Beamters In Bullion

[Guest Rick Research]

I was so overwhelmed by the Aladdin's cave of treasure that my friend brought by to Epsonize yesterday that I neglected to MEASURE this before it and all the other goodies went away, but I'd say offhand it is about 45 mm high. I'd guess it is off a General level Prussian civil servant's full dress epaulette.

It'd make a lovely Yacht Club blazer patch!

Aside from the sheer beauty of this, what I thought was worthwhile sharing it for is how the underside shows it was made-- something we would normally never SEE.

[Laurence Strong]

Interesting. What would the shoulder board look like?

[Guest Rick Research]

Massive massive massive coily buliion springs hanging off a banjo shaped board.

Closest I can come pictorially are army generals--

[Laurence Strong]

Excellent. Many thanks Rick

[speedytop]

Hi,

here is another piece on a silver bullion:

It is not an Epson.

[speedytop]

And that is the complete Epaulette:

This is not the General level.

Regards

Uwe

[Laurence Strong]

Hi Uwe

Thats very nice Thanks for showing this one.

Is it for a Prussian Beamten also? If so, is there a reason the bird is looking in a different direction?

[speedytop]

Hi Laurence Strong,

a very good question .

But here is the answer, on the other Epaulette:

Regards

Uwe

[Guest Rick Research]

VERY nice, Uwe! Yours look exactly the size this loose one is, so it was only some lowly Amtsrat, after all!

The rules of heraldry require birds on the shoulders to face forwards. The biggest mistake about that, oddly enough, was the sleeve eagle used by the Waffen SS!

[Laurence Strong]

Hi Uwe

Many thanks

[Chip]

It's not embroidered, but here is another huge Prussian Wappen.

Chip

[Guest Rick Research]

What WAS he?????

[Chip]

I think a police Wachtmeister, circa 1900. Here's what the whole board looks like.

[Chip]

Actually, the former color of the cloth (which is now mostly eaten away) was carmine, so perhaps he was an Apoteker.