Epaulettes of Colonel wing-adjutant RIA

By the beginning of the twentieth century . the imperial retinue included officers with the rank of no higher than colonel (adjutants), major generals of His Majesty's Retinue and adjutants General (lieutenant generals and generals). Some of them, in addition to the actual retinue uniform, could wear the uniform of regiments, institutions or educational institutions in which they served or were registered. With the regimental uniform, the distinctive sign of the adjutants' wing was the aiguillette, as well as the monogram on the shoulder straps and epaulettes. The monogram was made in the opposite color to the metal device assigned to the part, and could be embroidered or overhead. This coloring (golden Guards epaulettes on a red lining with a silver monogram) was supposed to be a wing-adjutants who served in the regiments of the 1st or 2nd Guards infantry divisions, or in the Guards foot artillery. The safety of the roller and the field is good, the epaulette has darkened somewhat from time, but is suitable for cleaning. An important feature is the cloth lining, although having losses, but completely original. The monograms and crowns on the presented epaulettes, in our opinion, are perfectly executed modern copies of heavy metal, otherwise completely harmless beautiful epaulettes. Guarantee of authenticity.