Original Imperial German Pre-WWI Rare Garde Kürassier Regiment Pair of Glass Lidded Beer Steins with Tremendous Painted Lids - Wilhelm Frodermann - Dated 1897 MG 08-15 Maxim The serial number 4543 appears

The serial number 4543 appears on the barrel

This bears scroll initials presumably of the original owner

and his son would take over the business

In her outstretched left hand Britannia holds an olive wreath above the ansate tablet bearing the deceased's name cast in raised letters

strong traces of gold inlaid designs

Original Imperial German Pre-WWI Rare Garde Kürassier Regiment Pair of Glass Lidded Beer Steins with Tremendous Painted Lids - Wilhelm Frodermann - Dated 1897 MG 08-15 Maxim The serial number 4543 appearsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Perhaps no other collectible is so shrouded in myth, misinformation and mistaken identity as German regimental steins. These pieces have been steadily reproduced since the 1960s and most experts agree reproductions far outnumber authentic examples. Yet few buyers other than stein specialists know how to identify the fakes. We have examined this stein thoroughly, with reference to several websites such as RealorRepro