Epaulettes of the adjutant wing, Colonel of the Guards Infantry RIA

Officers who had the military court ranks of adjutants had the right to wear two uniforms: the retinue, common to the ranks of His Majesty's Retinue, and the so-called regimental, assigned to the military unit in which they were serving. In which cases a military uniform was worn and in which a regimental uniform was worn, it was determined by the rules of wearing the uniform, but as a rule, in most cases officers wore regimental uniforms. At the same time, on the shoulder straps and epaulettes of the regimental uniform, as a sign of belonging to the retinue, the imperial monogram was worn in the color opposite to the color of the metal device (in our case, silver on gold). The color of the epaulettes (gold device, red stripe) indicates that the wearer served in the regiments of the 1st or 2nd Guards infantry divisions, or in the artillery brigades attached to them (1st or 2nd Life Guards). Good collector's condition, fragmentary damage and contamination of the braid are visible in the photo. Guarantee of authenticity.