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Congratulations Coert! Happy New Year

Thanks Francis!

Happy New Year!

Wow! Congratulations!! Beautiful display!

The wealth of knowledge here is impressive

Thank you gentlemen for the excellent information! I am away from home on holiday, but will look for any French manufacturer markings when I return

Thanks Tony! I was wondering what the AP stamp was.

It was probably carried in this battle

Thank you again!

Thank you!

I’m pretty sure this is the kurass pictured here in a photo provided by Francis from the Vornholz museum

A preview of the display

The front plate I believe is a Prussian model 1845. It is marked on one shoulder WJ ( Wilhelm Jaeger?) and on the other is an acceptance stamp along with 2 capital I’s and a 14. The front has the dent where it was tested. It is also marked GKR 3E on the skirt.

Because of the lack of stichblatt, I think the back plate may be a captured French piece. It is a bit smaller than the front plate so not a matched set. On the left side there are some markings. What looks like 4 capital I’s and what looks like AP. Unit marked GKR 3 E on the skirt. Both...

Prussian kurassier regiments were armed with 2 types of pallasches prior to the introduction of the model 1854. The 1817 French form and the 1819 Russian form. This is one of the former. Made by Schnitzler and Kirschbaum (S&K) and accepted into service in 1856, it was issued to the Leib...

Thanks Sander! Went for what I thought was a very reasonable price

Sorry to hear that Doug. They got mine out at the last minute on Dec 19. Otherwise it would have been next year. Took some time to get German customs to clear it. Not sure why. Maybe because it was over 10k?

I've been resisting the urge to pick one of these up and finally gave in to temptation. Guess I'll need to get an attila now.

This is a special saber that officers of the 1st Dragoon Regiment were authorized to carry. Very similar to the 1852 cavalry officer's saber, it also includes a large nickel silver dragoon eagle screwed onto the guard. This particular saber is pictured in Herr and Nguyen "The German Cavalry"...

Santa was on his way to my house on Christmas Eve but got detained by US Customs. He finally arrived today, and he brought my shipment from the HH November 6 Auction. Better late than never.