Reserve Hat Rah

[klr]

First one of these Swagger stick/cane I have ever owned. It is a little over 34 inches long and the whole stick part is covered in the red, black and white patterned material with a metal tip. The top has four sides with a soldier, a sailor, what I believe is Emperor Wilhelm II and a panel with a working compass. Around the pommel is Reserve Hat Rah. The top of the pommel has the name of the seaside town Wilhelmshave and a Kriegsmarine shoulder strap.


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[pauke]

3rd

The third word is actually "Ruh'". "Reserve hat Ruh' " is a traditional saying.

[klr]

Thanks my mistake.


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[kaiserwilhelm2]

cool item

[Chip M]

That is the shoulder board of a deck officer (NCO).....nothing to do with the Kriegsmarine (name of the post-WWI navy).

Chip

[kaiserwilhelm2]

That is the shoulder board of a deck officer (NCO).....nothing to do with the Kriegsmarine (name of the post-WWI navy).

Chip

I let that slide as I was already very happy with the fact that Kriegsmarine was spelled correctly as a lot of Americans seem to think that it is actually the Kreigsmarine.

[klr]

I didn’t know the Imperial Navy wasn’t called Kriegsmarine. Learned something new. I have a lot of Imperial items but very few Imperial Navy. A couple of buckles. The guy I got this from had another one but the pommel was broken in half. The shaft part looked fine. If someone has a loose pommel they could be matched them up.


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[Chip M]

I believe the imperial navy was called the Kaiserliche-Marine. I've collected imperial navy for many years.

Chip

[klr]

I have wondered why the crown on the Navy buckle is so different than the Army buckle?


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