Guest Rick Research Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Interesting. What would the shoulder board look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Massive massive massive coily buliion springs hanging off a banjo shaped board.Closest I can come pictorially are army generals-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Excellent. Many thanks Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytop Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Hi,here is another piece on a silver bullion:It is not an Epson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytop Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 And that is the complete Epaulette:This is not the General level.RegardsUwe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Hi UweThats 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytop Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Hi Laurence Strong,a very good question .But here is the answer, on the other Epaulette:RegardsUwe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Hi UweMany thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 It's not embroidered, but here is another huge Prussian Wappen.Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 What WAS he????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I think a police Wachtmeister, circa 1900. Here's what the whole board looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Actually, the former color of the cloth (which is now mostly eaten away) was carmine, so perhaps he was an Apoteker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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