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Title Prussian general's epaulettes, Hohenzollern family provenance
Nationality German
Period c 1914
Price £400.00

This is a pair of full general's epaulettes for wear on the field grey tunic, introduced in 1907. These formerly belonged to General Wilhelm von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Prince von Hohenzollern (1864-1927). The twin stars and triple braided bullion cords indicate his rank. The black fleck on the silver bullion indicates Prussian service.

Each measures 2.5" across by nearly 4.25" long. The condition is near mint - I've never seen a pair of general's epaulettes before in such nice shape.

These were bought by an old friend from Schloss Sigmaringen, seat of the Princess Sigmaringen-Hohenzollern, a cadet branch of the royal Prussian house. There is no paperwork to prove this, only my and my very reliable and reputable friend's word for it!

If you want to comment on this item—re quality, age, etc—please email me.


[Militaria : Tunics : German : 20th Century]

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Wanted to let you know the items arrived today. Great job on the packing. Too often I buy very expensive and irreplaceable items from the UK and they get sent barely packed to protect them from the various postal services - appreciate you going the extra mile to insure it arrived in the shape it left. Thanks again, look forward to doing business with you in the future. Items were very nice, exactly as offered.

M M, USA, 18.03.2010

I wanted to thank you for the perfect service that you did selling and packing the swords. Everything worked perfect. At the airport I had no troubles at all, the airline took the package without been astonished at all.

H S, Austria, 19.10.2007

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