Pair of shoulder boards sailor of the 4th naval crew REEF

Despite the fact that the army has all the codes since 1874 to conserve put on shoulder straps with oil paint on the stencil, conservative Navy until 1896 used old waffle-codes. These shoulder straps were produced using special dies, prosaically corresponding letters or numbers in cloth workpieces. When sewing a ring of numbers or letters podkladyvanie cloth was white and looked obmenyalis thread. Due to the high cost of this method is the insignia for the sailors was built centrally, in banderoling workshops of the Navy Department, who was in St. Petersburg (New Holland) and in Kronstadt. Specifically made these shoulder straps could not be determined. The 4th crew was quartered in Kronstadt, so it is likely that there were made and shoulder straps. Obstrochka symbols of the cipher machine stitch instead of hand covering typical 1880s – 1890s unfortunately, the white backing fabric is lost, insignificant pollution field shoulder boards. Minor restoration can decorate any collection insignia REEF as a very rare early badge is presented, a couple. The guarantee of authenticity.