Russian Czarist era shoulder board
Article about: I am making a historic graphic novel situated to Russo-Japanese war. There fought this guy whose shoulder board really puzzles me. Since he is the main character and I would like draw his ra
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Re: Russian Czarist era shoulder board
Except the 2 stripes, the Lt-Colonel shoulder-board should have 3 stars. If I remember correctly, in cavalry, if the lace of the shoulder-board is silver, stars should be golden. If the lace is golden, stars are silver. In the centre of the board there should be number of the regiment. However, the shape of insignia shown on your photo is not looking like 52. Maybe you are wrong with ID of the photo? Is it possible to see the whole picture?
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Re: Russian Czarist era shoulder board
Relax: there were no horseheads on Imperial boards :-) I think it's a kind of photo defect causing unclear image. Normally there should be a regimental number 52 surrounded with 3 stars. I will later check my references on how exactly should look Nezhinsky dragoons boards during the Russo-Japaneese war.
As for the last picture you have attached, there is a uniform of Chevalierguards Regiment rittmeister (captain) wearing a service dress uniform. According to the Imperial table of ranks, captains were included in the group of junior officers (ensign, podporuchik, poruchik, staff-captain, captain). Lieutenant-colonels and colonels were chief officers. Highest group were generals. All junior officers had boards with one stripe, and the exact rank was marked with stars (or no stars at all in case of captain). Chief officers had two stripes (Lt-Col - with 3 stars, and Col - with no stars).
Another tricky thing was that Guards have seniority of one rank over the line troops. It means that in case if Guards captain was transferred to the line regiment, he had automatically become a lieutenant-colonel.
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