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The soldier is 10 inches tall including his 2¾ inch gold, square base. He has a tall red hat with a gold chain across the front and a black brim. His coat is red with gold trim and amber plastic jewel buttons decorated with gold and a black belt. His pants are forest green with gold cuffs the tuck into his black boots. He is holding a silver bladed cutlass with a gold hilt. Select this link to view our Wooden Nutcrackers Soldiers.
German Nutcracker Fable
Once upon a time, in the mountains of Germany, there lived a young boy with his mother and father. The boy’s father woke up early everyday and went to work in the mines. The little boy was scared to stay at home without his father, whom he loved very much.
So that his son would not be frightened, the father carved him a wooden nutcracker which had fierce eyes and teeth. He told the boy that he should not be afraid because he was safe from harm with the nutcracker there to protect him. The boy was still afraid, so every night when the father came home from the mines, he worked on carving a new nutcracker for his son. He gave his son many different nutcrackers, a guard, a painter, a clockmaker, etc. These nutcrackers protected the boy and kept him company while his father was away. The boy always felt safe and when he was older and had a son of his own, he passed on the nutcrackers to him, so that he would always be protected from harm. As the nutcrackers were passed on, the collection grew bigger and bigger as each generation added its own special touch. Select this link to view our Christmas Ornament Sets.
Regimental Dress
The styles and decoration of military uniforms varied immensely with the status, image and funds of the military throughout the ages. Uniform dress became the norm with the adoption of regimental systems, initially by the French Army in the mid seventeenth century. Some Swedish infantry had been issued with standard coloured dress under Gustavus Adophus. However in the main the levies of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries wore civilian dress with scarves, pieces of foliage or other makeshift identification. Even Royal guards would only be issued with surcoats to wear over ordinary clothing. Select this link to view our Wooden Nutcrackers Soldiers.