1797 RUSSIAN CZAR PAVEL ARMY ELITE GRENADIER MITRE HAT Start Price USD 4,775.00 Current Price USD 4,775.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 4,895.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 17, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 27, 2008 Location Boston, MA See more about '1797 RUSSIAN CZAR PAVEL ARMY ELITE GRENADIER MITRE HAT' Description YOU ARE BIDDING ON EXTREMELY RARE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ARMY'S MODEL 1797 GRENADIER'S MITRE OF EMEROR PAUL I OWN GRENADIER REGIMENT. Description: Extremely rare original grenadier's mitre from the elite Pavlovsky regiment. This is c. 1797-1801 type mitre - of the very fist type for this elite regiment, formed by the Emperor Paul I in 1797 and in use during his brief reign for only 4 years. Made of orange and dark green (regimental colors) heavy wool with brass front plate and flaming grenades. Original wool pompon, leather sweat band and linen liner. The front plate has an painted image of crowned Russian Imperial eagle above Emperor Pavel I's cipher and motto in Cyrillic "God is with Us." Size: small, unmarked. Condition: Minor surface dirt and patina on metal parts, o/w Very good (used) original condition. All-original parts including original wool pompon! A Bit of History: Pavel (Paul) I of Russia (1754 - 1801) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801. Paul became emperor after Catherine suffered a stroke on November 5, 1796, and died in bed without having regained consciousness. Paul's independent conduct of the foreign affairs plunged the country into the War of the Second Coalition against France in 1798, when he sent Suvorov to batter Napoleon in Switzerland and Ushakov to assist Nelson's operations in the Mediterranean. After great hardships endured and great victories won in either campaign, the emperor suddenly changed his mind and turned toward armed neutrality against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. Besides the previously abandoned plans of a joint Russo-French naval assault on the United Kingdom, another of his famous follies was the dispatching of the Cossack expeditionary force to fight the British in India. On the night of the March 23, 1801, Paul was murdered in his bedroom in the newly built St Michael's Castle by a band of dismissed officers headed by General Bennigsen, a Hanoverian in the Russian service, and General Yashvil. Reference: General and Grenadier of Emperor Pavel's Grenadier Regiment c. 1797-1801 GUARANTEED TO BE GENUINE FOR LIFE PLEASE READ INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE PLACING A BID: Shipping and Handling: $45 worldwide. Shipped direct from Europe, safe arrival guaranteed. METHODS OF PAYMENT: * PayPal * Money Order in US$ * Visa / MasterCard * Please contact me prior to bidding for approval if you would like to pay in a way not indicated here **** NO PERSONAL CHECKS PLEASE**** Payment must be made in U.S. funds within 10 days of notification. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions before placing a bid. Item is shipped upon receipt of the payment, feedback left upon completion of the transaction. Place a Bid!