Germany, Heer. A Set Of Infantry Swallow’s Nests Hold to Rear Admiral (1874)

to Rear Admiral (1874)

two are padded with a black cotton mesh backer

support added behind the lower left ball finial

Footnote: Württemberg Merit Cross with Swords is fairly scarce

inscribed in blue ink "Sorry I have no photographs left

Germany, Heer. A Set Of Infantry Swallow’s Nests Hold to Rear Admiral (1874)(Heer Schwalbennester). A matching set of Heer Infantry swallows nests, each constructed of a white cotton twill base, bearing seven bands of vertical silver aluminum wire tresses, and with an additional silver aluminum wire tresse trimmed the lower edge, the reverse of each embroidered with magnetic metal clips, one nest retaining a dark grey wool reverse liner, both unmarked and measuring 225 mm (w) x 98 mm (h), in addition to the missing backer