Garde du Corps Regiment Leutnant Pre-1912

[JohnM]

Folks,

This cuirass would be for a pre 1912 officer which was before the trophy was awarded and worn on the cuirass.

Enjoy!

John

 

[cptbob]

Stunning John! Wow!!

 

[JzPf]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Dennis

 

[b.loree]

An Imperial German collector’s dream! Congratulations John!

 

[pionierhorn]

Very Nice to say the least.

 

[Louis]

I have no words that could descibe the images before me that would do it justice

 

[Jeff R]

Wow - that is magnificent.

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

Tough to beat, a dream display, way to go John!

James

 

[Sandmann]

John, this is an incredible uniform. Congratulations and thank you for sharing

 

[dave mosher]

Beautiful!!...

 

[Snaffles]

Another fantastic display! Thanks for sharing.
All the best
Michael

 

[2nd.Leibhusar]

Wow ! what a WHOPPER !! stunning, John

 

[Tony without Kaiser]

That’s cRaZy! Even if a person could afford those pieces, finding them is next to impossible. Especially in that condition. Way to go John. Looking forward to seeing them.

 

[pickelhauben]

This would be the center piece of any collector's collection.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[michiel]

absolutely stunning

 

[ccj]

beautiful display…

 

[JohnS3rd]

John,
Thank you for sharing this outstanding group from way back in the day. Can you or someone explain what you mean by the cuirass being pre 1912 officer because a trophy isn’t on the cuirass?
Thanks
John

 

[JohnM]

All,

I thank you very much for the kind words. It brings me great joy to share with you my collection and to know you enjoy them as much as I do.

John,

In 1912 the Kaiser awarded the GdK regiment a battle honors trophy. This meant that both officers and enlisted men would affix this trophy to the front of their cuirass as a symbol of honor. Prior to 1912 though, no trophy would be found on GdK cuirasses.

John

 

[JohnS3rd]

All,

I thank you very much for the kind words. It brings me great joy to share with you my collection and to know you enjoy them as much as I do.

John,

In 1912 the Kaiser awarded the GdK regiment a battle honors trophy. This meant that both officers and enlisted men would affix this trophy to the front of their cuirass as a symbol of honor. Prior to 1912 though, no trophy would be found on GdK cuirasses.

John

John
Thank you, do you have a picture of one mounted on a cuirasses?
John

 

[Sandmann]

Here you can see a cuirass of the Garde du Corps post 1912:
Cuirass GdC post 1912
The was a brass plate with the royal cypher of Frederick II (the Great) surrounded by a crown, as well as the standards, kettledrums, swords and the name of the Emperor on a band with the dates 1712 and 1912. It was screwed onto the breast of the cuirass or worn on s chain, as a necklace.