Curious cuirass

[Victrix]

Originally Posted by cel7

That's a very nice cuirass you have there!

Thank you! Yours is nice too. Maybe it belonged to Kaiser Wilhelm? I understand he had something wrong with his arm.

[Akanthus]

Originally Posted by Victrix

Thank you! Yours is nice too. Maybe it belonged to Kaiser Wilhelm? I understand he had something wrong with his arm.

Was his left arm....

[Victrix]

Originally Posted by Akanthus

Was his left arm....

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Victrix

Thank you! Yours is nice too. Maybe it belonged to Kaiser Wilhelm? I understand he had something wrong with his arm.

Yes, this would make cel7 assumption plausible; if it wasn't for the fact that the Kaiser with the uselless left arm was Wilhem the second (1859/1941), Emperor since 1888; a bit too late for the use of a cuirass, and as he isn't recorded to have engaged in combat episodes... i think. If he used one for parade events, i would realize that an Emperor's cerimony cuirass would have a rather more embellished aspect.



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[fernando]

Gentlemen, don't tie me to the whipping post. I just saw an oil painting by Paul Beckert (1890) of Kaiser Willem II wearing a breast plate... posing for the artist; his left hand resting on his waist.


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[Akanthus]

Originally Posted by fernando

Gentlemen, don't tie me to the whipping post. I just saw an oil painting by Paul Beckert (1890) of Kaiser Willem II wearing a breast plate... posing for the artist; his left hand resting on his waist.


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Yes,Fernando .This cuirass is much more elegant than the ones of the common soldiers.It's the uniform of the Garde du Corps,the first and finest cuirassier regiment in Prussia at this time.Look at the eagle helmet.