Austria, Empire. A Pair Of First War Shoulder Boards By Gebruder Schneider certificate_of_authenticity The Reina Cristina and Castilla

The Reina Cristina and Castilla suffered 81 hits between them

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Sharing names with Captain Nemo's fictional submarine in Jules Verne's classic 1870 science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

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Austria, Empire. A Pair Of First War Shoulder Boards By Gebruder Schneider certificate_of_authenticity The Reina Cristina and Castilla(Shulterklappen). A pair of Austrian shoulder boards, each constructed of a cardboard reinforced orange wool base, trimmed by band of magnetic gold bullion wire around a black velvet field, bearing three gold bullion rank pips and a single gilded button presenting the coat of arms of Austria, maker mark BSW within a clover on reverse, each measures 42 mm (w) x 130 mm (l), and are in extremely fine condition.