Chef of I R 94

[KAGGR#1]

The rank of Col. General with the honorary rank of GFM
4 rank stars
the personal strap of Carl Alexander Chef of I R 94
one-of-a-kind shoulder strap
next to the post card of Carl Alexander are the pair
of his adjutant with the special silver tressa underlay.
Steve

 

[John Josef]

Beautiful board

Strange that there different styles of pips. the bottom one looks different. I'd think someone of that rank would be a picky as I am. I would have had the tailor shot

 

[KAGGR#1]

Beautiful board

Strange that there different styles of pips. the bottom one looks different. I'd think someone of that rank would be a picky as I am. I would have had the tailor shot

I have a strap that belonged to a Royal
The tailor put a Russian crown over the cypher
It should have been an Austrian crown
he wore it and never knew the difference
Steve

 

[JzPf]

Beautiful board, Steve!

 

[Oldenburg]

I have a strap that belonged to a Royal
The tailor put a Russian crown over the cypher
It should have been an Austrian crown
he wore it and never knew the difference
Steve

Yes, anything was possible with the high lords. My Oldenburgers always come with a little surprise.
Frank

 

[KAGGR#1]

I have a strap that belonged to a Royal
The tailor put a Russian crown over the cypher
It should have been an Austrian crown
he wore it and never knew the difference
Steve

Here is my strap that I wrote about .
Col. General with the honorary rank of GFM
worn by Bernhard of Sax. Meiningen
for the Garde Grenadier Regt 2
It should have an Austrian crown over the cypher
In fact, it is a Russian crown .A mistake.
The back side shows some Feldgrau material still attached
to the button . The strap was cut away from the uniform .
This strap is featured in Mike Kelso's book on I G shoulder straps
Steve

 

[John Josef]

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

 

[KAGGR#1]

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

 

[ccj]

I think you’re correct.