Prussian vs German

Ron Smith · 08-12-2004, 06:10 PM

I just took delivery of this WWI Prussian buckle. Who can tell me the difference between Prussia and Germany? And why would they have a different emblem on their buckles?
Thanks! Ron http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfupload/kk17.jpg

Ron Wood · 08-12-2004, 06:25 PM

That is a neat buckle and looks in nice condition. Actually, it is a buckle from the kindom of Wurttemberg, which was located between Prussia and Bavaria.

Ron Smith · 08-12-2004, 06:35 PM

Ron , I found it on ebay. I bought it, a brass WWI German EM buckle and a Weimar nickle-silver buckle. All from the same seller.Got a decent deal from what I've been told. It's actually the best cond. of the 3.

Ron

M38 · 08-13-2004, 06:42 PM

Prussia was part of Germany. Up until the late 1800s Germany consisted of a number of different principalities and did not exist as a unified Germany as we know it today. Germany became unified under the Prussian Chancellor Prince Otto von Bismark. I believe much of the former Prussia is now part of Poland, although I am typing this off the top of my head and I could be wrong.

Ron Smith · 08-13-2004, 07:17 PM

Alan, Thanks, I have wondered about the different regions. Should have paid attention in history class, instead of thinking about Chicks, Hotrods, and Football.
Ron

Lugerdoc · 08-14-2004, 09:06 AM

Ron, If you went to a school that even looked at history and geography from the European point of view, you're doing better than most of us. It wasn't until I got into collecting (stamp & coins, as a kid) that I discovered a lot of history, that's never covered by most US high schools. TH

Ron Smith · 08-14-2004, 09:35 AM

Tom, I had a world history teacher named Bob Meyers. We called him Hogan. He looked exactly like Bob Crane on "Hogan's Heros". He was the best teacher I ever had. He could get you spellbound about it. He taught us about Attila the Hun, The Weimar Republic, everything.He even talked about how the White Russian colonies came to be in the Willamette valley just north of here in Woodburn Oregon. He is largly responsible for my addiction to history. A great teacher.

Ron

08-12-2004, 06:10 PM	#1
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Prussian vs German I just took delivery of this WWI Prussian buckle. Who can tell me the difference between Prussia and Germany? And why would they have a different emblem on their buckles? Thanks! Ron http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfupload/kk17.jpg __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

08-12-2004, 06:25 PM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,091 Thanked 5,180 Times in 1,703 Posts	That is a neat buckle and looks in nice condition. Actually, it is a buckle from the kindom of Wurttemberg, which was located between Prussia and Bavaria. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

08-12-2004, 06:35 PM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Ron , I found it on ebay. I bought it, a brass WWI German EM buckle and a Weimar nickle-silver buckle. All from the same seller.Got a decent deal from what I've been told. It's actually the best cond. of the 3. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

08-13-2004, 07:17 PM	#5
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Alan, Thanks, I have wondered about the different regions. Should have paid attention in history class, instead of thinking about Chicks, Hotrods, and Football. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

08-14-2004, 09:06 AM	#6
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	Ron, If you went to a school that even looked at history and geography from the European point of view, you're doing better than most of us. It wasn't until I got into collecting (stamp & coins, as a kid) that I discovered a lot of history, that's never covered by most US high schools. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

08-13-2004, 06:42 PM	#4
M38 User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Northern VA Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Prussia was part of Germany. Up until the late 1800s Germany consisted of a number of different principalities and did not exist as a unified Germany as we know it today. Germany became unified under the Prussian Chancellor Prince Otto von Bismark. I believe much of the former Prussia is now part of Poland, although I am typing this off the top of my head and I could be wrong.

08-14-2004, 09:35 AM	#7
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Tom, I had a world history teacher named Bob Meyers. We called him Hogan. He looked exactly like Bob Crane on "Hogan's Heros". He was the best teacher I ever had. He could get you spellbound about it. He taught us about Attila the Hun, The Weimar Republic, everything.He even talked about how the White Russian colonies came to be in the Willamette valley just north of here in Woodburn Oregon. He is largly responsible for my addiction to history. A great teacher. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...