October 4, 20205 yr #1 A friend is down-sizing and I acquired this Regimental Stein from him. 120th Infantry (2nd Wurttemburg) garrisoned in Ulm. Along with the soldiers name and fellow reservists being hand painted, it also has some hand painted details to the lithopane.
October 4, 20205 yr #2 Excellent piece. The bird on the "Druecker" (pusher) is the "Ulmer Spatz" (Ulm sparrow) the landmark/symbol of the city Ulm.
October 4, 20205 yr Author #3 Thank you! I knew the bird had some history with the city, but did not know what type of bird it was. I have dabbled in Imperial so I hope this does not lead to starting another new collection
October 4, 20205 yr #4 Beautiful stein Dirk. I love these things, and feel they are one of the most under valued category of militaria out there. I mean where else can you find something so beautiful and colorful, and at the same time, historically captures the exploits of a particular unit with a list of names of all involved and the town they were assigned to? And while I don't ever do it, you can drink beer out of it! I blinked and over the years amassed ten of these things and love every one of them. Thanks for sharing, yours is really nice. Kevin
October 5, 20205 yr Author #5 Kevin thanks! I am trying to hold myself to just one. I remember in the 70's they were very pricey, but the market seems to have dropped off so I am glad I was able to get one within my budget.
June 13, 20215 yr Author #6 Pulled out the IR 120 Stein yesterday and took some closeups of the paint, and finishing marks, and lithophane work
June 13, 20215 yr Author #8 Lars thanks! Under the microscope I started to find hand painted details that I had not noticed before.
February 1, 20224 yr #11 I am late to this discussion, having just come across it. I too have held back for years on collecting steins. They are everything you would want in a military collectible: colorful, historic, and each one different. You can collect artillery, infantry, cavalry, flying and probably more. As was noted, you can also collect examples to various cities or regions. I know they have been reproduced over the years, so the buyer definitely needs to beware. If I add one more thing to my list of collectibles, my wife will ask me to move out! Maybe if I can convince her that we can plant flowers in them, I'd be safe...!
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