Early shoulder straps of the 2-nd naval crew REEF

The 2 nd naval crew were among the oldest in the Russian Navy and at the beginning of the twentieth century quartered in Kronstadt. Sailors shoulder straps of the 2nd crew made in the traditional technique of the Russian Navy, which entered into use in the 1820's. To cut to the pursuit curve to its linkage with a special stamp punch contour figures, and then placed a white cloth and sewn around the perimeter (initially manually, and from the 1860s, machine stitching). Despite the age and yellowing of white cloth, the shoulder straps are perfectly preserved. Equipped with genuine button with image of an anchor. Fabric overhead a few coarse from time to time. The guarantee of authenticity.