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Merchant sniffs 150-year-old Hussar uniform – that’s why
Dealer Fabian Kahl smells the 150-year-old uniform of the Red Hussars at “Bares for Rares”.
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A jacket from the red hussars can be bid on at “Bares for Rares”. In the dealer’s room, Fabian Kahl examined the object in an idiosyncratic way.
Annett Schadeberg has something very special to say about “Bares for Rares” brought: The 48-year-old logistician from Menden in Sauerland would like to sell a uniform jacket of the Red Hussars. It has been in the family for 150 years – a photo with her great-great-grandfather proves it.
“Oh, Militaria”, calls Horst Lichter when entering the studio. However, Sven Deutschmanek does not feel like talking, he wants to concentrate on the object. The expert first looks at the attached photo, which shows the reserves of the 1st Squadron of the Guard Hussar Regiment from 1874, 1875 and 1878.
“Bares for Rares”: The jacket dates from 1870
Then he explains some peculiarities of the uniform. It is a tunic called Attila. The buttons show the Prussian eagle. The jacket was sewn in 1870, the expert suspects. The saleswoman would like 700 euros for the picture and the uniform. This is confirmed by Deutschmanek, who estimates the world at 600 to 700 euros.
In the dealer’s room, Fabian Kahl first sniffs the uniform extensively. “It doesn’t smell either,” says the 31-year-old, who was looking for traces of moisture, mothballs or anything else. She tells the dealers her family story and proudly shows her great-great-grandfather in the photo.
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Fabian Kahl starts with 200 euros. Several dealers drive the price together to 500 euros. But Schadeberg does not want to sell for this. Christian Vechtel then raises the stake to 550 euros. That’s how business ends. “I think it’s mega! I would wear it too,” Susanne Steiger congratulates her colleague on the deal.
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