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Armed Forces / Re: Galt Aircraft School, Cambridge Ontario Canada
« on: Tuesday 09 November 21 15:22 GMT (UK)  »



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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Does anyone recognize this German coat of arms?
« on: Thursday 08 June 17 21:02 BST (UK)  »
This is the regiment this cavalrman was with:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_(2nd_W%C3%BCrttemberg)_Uhlans_%22King_William_I%22

Uniform would have been very similar to this one, I believe:






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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Does anyone recognize this German coat of arms?
« on: Thursday 08 June 17 14:59 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for all the replies. There are no marks on the bottom of the stein at all. I suppose the crest could be a maker's mark, but seems a bit grand to me for this? Will check out steinmarks.co.uk.  :)

Dave

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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Does anyone recognize this German coat of arms?
« on: Wednesday 07 June 17 23:12 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for your replies. It's a glass beer stein, with a pewter lid that has a ceramic insert. The painting is on the ceramic.



The crest (or whatever you want to call it) doesn't appear to have anything to do with the cavalryman's regiment, or to Wurttemburg's royal family, or to Ludwigsburg - the city or the castle.

The crest on top is that of Wurttemburg - no mystery there!

I suppose the crown COULD be King of Wurttemberg's? The drawing does look a little like the real thing, though not much:






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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Does anyone recognize this German coat of arms?
« on: Wednesday 07 June 17 15:50 BST (UK)  »
Found inside the lid of a beer stein owned by a cavalryman by the name of Pfund, from the Kindom of Wurttemberg, stationed in Ludwigsberg Castle in 1883:



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