These African American Christmas Nutcrackers
are 14 inches tall and stands on a red trimmed with gold square base. The Wooden Nutcrackers Soldiers jacket is red with gold ribbon bordering the front of his jacket. It also has gold looped ribbon epaulets with some blue plastic jewels. His pants are white with gold lace trim down the outside of his pants. The African American People Nutcracker Soldiers kepi style hat is red with gold lace trim around the bottom and a yellow plastic jewel in the center. Black shoes and belt finish off his radiant uniform. He is holding a silver sword with gold hilt and black handle with red strips in his right hand. This African American Christmas Nutcrackers also have a scimitar at his waist. The scimitar has a red and gold handle with a black case that has a gold tip. There is also two diamond designs with a red oval in between the two diamonds. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

Military Uniform History:
It is unclear when the first military uniforms were developed, and for what purpose. Uniforms are typically a sign of well-organized military forces equipped by a central authority. It is important to distinguish between uniforms and ethnic dress. If a particular race or culture favored a distinctive dress style that could easily create the impression of uniformly dressed warriors. Select to learn more about Wooden Nutcrackers Soldiers. The colorful clothing of the Hungarian hussars became the uniform of hussar units all over Europe. Soldiers could also develop their own fashions, which set them apart from civilians. The clothing of the German Landsknechte of the 16th century is an example of distinctive military fashion. There are a few recorded attempts at uniform dress in antiquity, going beyond the similarity to be expected of ethnic or tribal dress. One example is the Spanish infantry of Hannibal who wore white tunics with crimson edgings. Another is the Spartan helot in his red garment. Select to find more Nutcracker Decorations ideas for the holidays.

The Story of The Nutcracker.
The combination of a useful tool and a figural form with a human appearance was well accepted by the mid 18th century. In the toy making center of Sonneberg, in the Thuringian Forest, there was mention in 1735 of nut biters that operated according to the principles of leverage. These nut biters were described as sturdy, energetic forms with large heads. Two moving arms on the back of the head allowed the lower jaw to push the nut against the upper jaw. In a carnival parade in 1783, students from Freisingen, Germany presented large models of Berchtesgaden wares, including a nut biter in the form of a little man whose mouth and stomach were one and the same. Select this link to view our Christmas Nutcrackers Village People.