Description
This is a pair of leutnant dress (banjo style) epaulettes from Grenadier-Regiment Prinz Carl von Preußen (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr 12. The regiment was founded in 1813 and garrisoned at Frankfurt a. O. The regiment was assigned to the III. Armeekorps. The epaulettes sport gilt trim and gilt numerals on a red background. The reverse of the epaulettes is also red. It shows evidence of both a moth nip and some moth tracking.
