The Spekulatius Cookie Hussar

[awdaniec666]

Thanks for replying Victrix.

Originally Posted by Victrix

but the item could also be a pipe (?) which could suggest that the hussar might also be Prussian

I wondered if that is the case - but I doubt it to be honest.

Originally Posted by Victrix

Austro-Hungarian hussars were the most renowned in 18thC, when they were copied by the admiring Prussians.

In fact the Prussians and French did not copy them in the beginning but "imported" Hungarian hussars to begin with. With those Hungarians came the first hussar sabers into those countries which were then copied, as f.e. the Prussian Model 1742 which was then copied by Sweden as M1757 and the UK as the Model 1788. The hussar depicted here has a saber with a guard resembling other than beforementioned sabers - namely Polish sabers. I wonder if that´s a purposely detail.

[awdaniec666]

The edit option should stay available for a little longer...
The skull has been first used by the prussian hussar regiment nr. 8 (belling) in 1758.

[cel7]

Here in the Netherlands we have a long tradition of speculaas. Traditionally the image was carved in wood. I've never seen them in stone.

[gp]

Originally Posted by awdaniec666

The edit option should stay available for a little longer...
The skull has been first used by the prussian hussar regiment nr. 8 (belling) in 1758.

some more info:

https://www.kaisersbunker.com/pt/pelzmutze.htm

and 2 more pics

[werecow]

Originally Posted by gp

some more info:

https://www.kaisersbunker.com/pt/pelzmutze.htm

and 2 more pics

Reminds me of "Are we the baddies?" by Mitchell & Webb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKcmnrE5oY