That just seems insane that a General in the German Army would be wearing the cypher of an enemy monarch (country) especially during wartime.
I would never have believed it, nice looking board though. I would have thought for sure that it was a mistake by a dealer when the tab was being put together.
Very interesting and beautiful thanks for that
I will say IMO that the strap never had any parts added or changed.
I first saw the strap in a Thies auction .
He mis I D 'ed the strap calling it KAGGR # 1
I guess because he saw the Russian crown
but he should have known that the cypher was NOT KAGGR # 1
It was purchased by Der Rittmeister and placed for sale on his site .
A collector friend , Mike Kelso purchased the strap
Later in a trade deal I got it from Mike
That is the history of the strap as I know it
A point of interest IMO , is that as collectors today
we pay a lot more attention to items that we see and buy,
because we are paying top dollar for it . I think the Royal
who worn it paid little attention to details .
Also some of these royals were attached to several units
and had all sorts of different uniforms .
Steve