German traditional Gifts - handmade wooden art from the Erzgebirge in Germany

Product Information - German Christmas Nutcracker Guard

Among our nutcrackers you will find a great number of prominent personalities. Now these may be kings, businessmen or other important persons, who from times of old always clustered protective troops or guards around them. In times gone by, it was a distinct honor to be a member of the guard. Only specially selected people were accepted for this service, and they gave their all, including their own life sometimes, in faithful fulfillment of their duty. In our day and age we have two kinds of guards. We can observe them at all visits of state: on the one hand, the personal bodyguards dressed in civilian clothes accompanying persons in high positions, and on the other hand, the uniformed guards, whose splendid uniforms make a magnificent and imposing spectacle at special events even to this day.
When you look at honor guards you can naturally get some kind of an idea about the condition of that country. Who could even imagine, all the endless drills that went into fine tuning a properly functioning guard or watch battalion! Even the Papal Swiss Guards have to practice their drill exercises regularly. Usually men that join the guards are athletes.

This Nutcracker is made by the legendary Steinbach company. For generations Steinbach has brought joy and pleasure to collectors from around the world. The Steinbach Nutcrackers are undoubtedly the most famous ones in the world. Steinbach means highest level of quality and brilliancy in design. Some of the limited editions by Steinbach have increased considerably in value through the years. This Nutcrackers belongs to the BIG series. Please consider that Steinbach products are very popular collectible items that are not stored in warehouses in mass quantities. On some occasions the item will be specially made for you. The regular period before we will be able to ship this product is 1-3 weeks (+ time from us to your home). Depending on the production process at Steinbach this period could be up to 6 weeks. With limited editions it could be possible that the produced number of pieces has reached the limit before we are notified and we are not able to deliver. In this case you will be informed as soon as possible. The size stated is the approximate size of the item. Minor differences are possible.

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