Hi Ross,
very nice to see a figurine of the history of my country. I'm Bavarian and not German and we Bavarians still claim to be different in menthlity and lifestyle from the rest of Germany. Bavaria is one of the oldest states in Europe and had the very interesting history of a small country between two Empires, Prussian and Austria. Until 1860 we could preserve our independence. Than after a war initiated from Prussia Bavaria was forced to become a part of Germany and Bavaria was also forced to join the French-Prussian war, the Bavarian people don't wanted. From this time is the Post Militair Figurine. Until the first World War, the Bavarians refused to us the "Pickelhaube" as helmet but had their traditional "Raupenhelm" "Catterpillar helmet", like this Jäger.
Thank you for presenting the history of my Country.
Best regards
Bruno