Shoulder straps of the lower rank of the 2nd brigade of the 37th Infantry Division RIA

The original shoulder straps are in satisfactory condition. Cloth, paint. They were found in the attic. They could belong to a private of the 147th Infantry regiment of Samara or the 148th Infantry of the Caspian E. I. V. of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of the regiment. Guarantee of authenticity.

The 37th Infantry Division is an infantry unit in the Russian Imperial Army. Division Headquarters: Saint-Petersburg. It was part of the 1st Army Corps, later-in the 18th Army Corps.It was formed by the Highest Order of October 13, 1863, along with the 35th and 36th Infantry divisions from the battalions of the 4th Reserve Infantry Division, which were deployed to infantry regiments. Initially, all three new divisions were included in the 3rd Reserve Corps. In August 20, 1904, she landed in Mukden as part of the I Army Corps and from August 30 took part in the Battle of the Shahe River. From February 12, 1905, she participated in the Battle of Mukden. At the beginning of the First World War, she was in Warsaw, in the Stavka reserve, as part of the XVIII Army Corps. Division composition: 1st Brigade (St. Petersburg) - the 145th Infantry Regiment of Emperor Alexander III Novocherkassk and the 146th Infantry Regiment of Tsaritsyn; 2nd Brigade (1903: Novy Peterhof, then St. Petersburg) - the 147th Infantry Regiment of Samara and the 148th Infantry Caspian Regiment of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna; 37th Artillery Brigade (Novgorod province)