WW1 British Royal Navy Officer Shoulder Epaulettes . BMX139

WW1 British Royal Navy Officer Shoulder Epaulettes (other branches). Epaulettes are gold with 2 gold star like devices and with a silver edging around the strap and crescent. Some heavy wear/damage to one area of the silver edging on one of the straps. Overall good condition for age and would be nice for a WW1 British Navy Display.

Additional Notes: The epaulettes of the military branch were all gold with silver devices, while other branches had gold devices and a silver edging around the strap and crescent. When engineer officers became part of the military branch in 1915, they began to wear the epaulettes of the military branch, and in October 1918 the military branch epaulettes became standard for all officers. Flag officers had thicker and longer bullions, with a smaller diameter for captains and smaller again for commanders and below. Sub-lieutenants and their equivalents, mates and commissioned warrant officers, wore epaulettes without bullion fringe, known as shoulder straps or scales.

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