Stickpin

Stickpin

Stickpin

Stickpin

Stickpin

Stickpin

Stickpin
Prussian Uhlan at parade rest

Stickpin
1870-style Prussian cuirass worn by dragoons and heavy cavalry Uhlans

Stickpin
An actual tschapka

Kaiser Jewelry

Stickpin
The eagle that would go on the Uhlan tschapka

Kaiser Jewelry
Presentation case

Stickpin
Tschapka with combat cover

Spectacular! Set of German Uhlan Heavy Cavalry Jewelry (Item KJEWELRY 3-10; SPECIAL ITEMS)

DESCRIPTION: Here is a set of fine jewelry of the Kaiser Reich period that is comprised of the uhlan cap called a Tschapka and the body armor is known as a cuirass. This was the battle dress of the lst Guards Uhlans that was first established as a Garde Landwehr Kavallerie regiment. It was a light cavalry regiment of Uhlans of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was later reorganized as heavy cavalry Uhlans and renamed into 1st Garde Uhlan Regiment in 1826. It fought in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian wars. In World War One the regiment was part of the famed Guards Cavalry Division fighting on the Western Front. In peacetime it was stationed in Berlin and was part of the elite Royal Garde Korps. Its members wore a very gorgeous and resplendent uniform, but in combat they wore the necessary metal chest cover known as a cuirass that covered the gorgeous tunic and protected the soldier.

The Set

The two stickpins are in the original case that they came in and it is intact, but shows much outer wear after about 150 years or so of handling; the pins themselves are in excellent condition. The cuirass is absolutely historically correct and is in perfect detail. You can see plainly the many small brass links that would be laid over the straps (chainlike). The links and straps appear to be in “gold.” The Tschapka, or helmet, has a Prussian Empire eagle also in gold plus the chinstrap is also crafted in the precious metal. The other parts of both pieces are formed in fantastic detail in what appears to be “835” silver, but is not marked as such. We have left a familiar object near the pieces to give you an idea of the size of the pieces. That object is a 1903 German 5-mark piece. For stickpins they are quite large. If we were to guess after many years in this field we would have to say that this beautiful assemblage was possibly presented to a retired officer of Uhlans in appreciation of his service to Kaiser and Fatherland. The case still snaps shut and the hinges are good. This very probably unique and certainly beautiful to you and me, but then neither of us is politically correct, right?

PRICE: $1,950.00