Germany, Heer. A Pair of Engineer Major Shoulder Boards certificate_of_authenticity with a single silver aluminum

with a single silver aluminum bullion acorn suspended from the braided head

1916 and to Unteroffizier (NCO) on December 10

“I am a deserter

and has been deliberately painted over

Inscribed “For the brothers in distressed lands

Germany, Heer. A Pair of Engineer Major Shoulder Boards certificate_of_authenticity with a single silver aluminum(Heer Paar Schulterklappen fr einen Major der Pioniere). A matching pair of Heer Engineer Major shoulder boards, each constructed of a black wool base with a rigid card stock core, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, and featuring a magnetic metal button grommet, the interior edge of each featuring an embroidered bar likely indicating use on a summer tunic, both unmarked and measuring 40 mm (w) x 100 mm (l), in uniform