Germany, Prussia. A Cuirassier Regimental Body Armour, C.1875 GTRexclude papers (3) concerning his employment

papers (3) concerning his employment as an interpreter in British P

Stuttgart (RZM M9/71)” on the reverse

numbered "2155522" on the reverse

non-swivel suspension as manufactured

Although the Battalion narrative does not mention it

Germany, Prussia. A Cuirassier Regimental Body Armour, C.1875 GTRexclude papers (3) concerning his employmentThis armour consists of two basic pieces, a breast plate and back plate, both of which are manufactured from steel. The breast plate incorporates a series of 36 brass rivets around the perimeter, the four on the shoulders flattened, the remaining 32 domed. There are also two brass bolts that rise above the body of the breast plate and are placed on either side of the central vertical ridge on the chest, designed to receive the keyhole shaped