Description
This is a single enlisted man’s shoulder strap from 2. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr 77. It was an old-line Hanoverian regiment that was created during the Napoleonic Wars in 1813. It fought proudly in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo. The regiment was absorbed into the Prussian Army in 1866 when Hannover was taken over by Prussia after the 1866 Austro-Prussian War. It is black with white trim. The regimental number is embroidered in red. A gold button is attached. The shoulder strap is in very fine condition.
