Germany, Imperial. An 1877 Petition To Kaiser Wilhelm I From Field Marshal Albrecht Von Roon consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac constructed of gilded and silvered

constructed of gilded and silvered zink

Metal posts on either side hold the chin strap in place

The kepi is in an otherwise near very fine condition

Instituted 1930

Durham City

Germany, Imperial. An 1877 Petition To Kaiser Wilhelm I From Field Marshal Albrecht Von Roon consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac constructed of gilded and silvered(Brief). A rare and interesting handwritten letter to Kaiser Wilhelm I from Field Marshal Albrecht von Roon (Pour le Mrite, 28 October 1870), petitioning the Kaiser for assistance to the widow of Oberstleutnant Hermann von Briesen, with particular concern for the wellbeing of the ailing and aged widows daughter, presented in black ink on two off white paper stock pages and dated 22 August 1877, measuring 21. 5 cm (w) x 27 cm (h), a researchable