Epaulettes of the captain of the 1st Guards Artillery Park RIA

Artillery parks were intended for the delivery of ammunition from warehouses located in the near rear, directly to the location of combat units. In practice, they were horse–drawn wagons equipped with a standard movable part - shell and cartridge boxes and two-wheeled vehicles. The fleets carrying artillery ammunition were assigned to artillery units, usually with the same numbers. This park was subordinated to the Life Guards of the 1st Artillery Brigade. After 1904, the Guards artillery parks remained the only guards units that relied on letter-numbered encryption on epaulettes and shoulder straps. The direct letters of the cipher belong to the period after 1911. The emblems (special signs) on the epaulettes and shoulder straps of the Guards artillery units, including the park units, were not supposed to, so they are fully properly furnished. An interesting feature of the epaulettes is that the ciphers on one of them are installed at a slight angle – perhaps this is due to the peculiarities of the body structure of the owner. Excellent collector's condition. Guarantee of authenticity.