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I?m with Jos and Gene on this one: neither cap looks good to me. Sorry for that, Regards, Sandro

Many thanks for your kind words, Chris. Regards, Sandro

Many thanks, Carlos, that is exactly how I try to treat my collection. Regards, Sandro

And for reference, this is what the old style parade tunic looked like. Regards, Sandro

Rick, The 12 button front is correct for prussian General?s tunics of around 1910 (see the enclosed scan, taken from Kn?tel/Pietsch/Collas - which deals with the German army?s dress immediately prior to WWI -Volume II ), they were, however, never worn with all 12 buttons closed: the lower four buttons were normally left open (Kn?tel/Pietsch/Collas Volume I, page 26). As to price, Helmut Weitze and Ken Greenfield (der Rittmeister) offer similar tunics, in Ken?s case for a (much rarer) Saxon General, both of them with epaulettes i.s.o. shoulderboards, and both of them in better shape. Regards, Sandro

Congratulations, Dan, beautiful, well executed vignette. Regards, Sandro

Gents, Many thanks for your kind words, it is a pleasure sharing pics of these items with people who enjoy them. Mike, fantastic postcard, many thanks for sharing. I?ve been looking for that one for ages. If you ever wish to part with it, or ever spot a double, please let me know. Rabatte is the technical term for the white piece of cloth, and it was only worn for parades. To remind himself not to make a mess of it, Alfons often wore a dead sheep suspended from a ribbon around his throat, as evidenced by the pic posted by Mike Dwyer (The dead sheep is, in fact, the Spanish order of the Golden Fleece.) To permit wear of decorations when not on parade, the tunic itself sports numerous loops, similar to those evident on the rabatte. The tunic in full dress configuration is shown on plate 5, upper hand corner, of Volume II of Kn?tel/Pietsch/Collas - see below - and in Mike?s postcard. The tunic in daily wear configuration is shown in the pic of Alfons set out earlier in the thread, without the rabatte, and with shoulderboards instead of epaulettes. Regards, Sandro

And a pic - separately acquired - showing the prince wearing this very tunic .....

The full set .....

Pic#5: detail of the bandoleer

Pic#4: side view

Pic#3: back of the tunic

Pic#2

Well, time to live up to my promise. The set has arrived, and I had some time to take pics, so here it goes: the tunic of Prinz Alfons von Bayern as General der Kavallerie and Inhaber of the 7th Chevauleger Regiment. Enjoy! Regards, Sandro

Thanks Paul, yes it is in near mint condition ......

Part of the grouping as well, and the item that permitted positive identification of hte original owner ....

Oh, forgot to add this one, which was also part of the same grouping .....

Many thanks, guys. I hope to receive one further set in the coming weeks, and will post that when I have pics. Regards, SAndro

with a similar taylors label ......

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And now the interesting bit: Max K?thners gala ......

Third pic of the same tunic, showing the taylors label with the name.

Ok, back from leave but not back in the office yet, so I thought it would be fun to revive this thread with just a few more pics. First up: a gala jacket to Max K?thner, who finished his career as a Konteradmiral. The second pic shows the place where the ribbonbar once sat (sadly, no longer part of the tunic). Regards, Sandro