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General stitch. Stitch of shaved black fabric with woven gold band and gold tassels and kidney-shaped cockade, of a General This stitch has a smooth knot instead of a knot with a W. At the inauguration of Wilhelmina in 1898, the generals had to wear a stitch of the new model, but the buttons were not available and so smooth buttons were used. Made by F. Pauwels, The Hague, The Netherlands, ca 1900, with original drum (no longer in own collection due to exchange) Smooth knot from 1898 to 1917. From 1917 onwards a grenade leaping from the button. This has nothing to do with the grenadiers, but was commonly used for the general stitch! Her Majesty's Adjutants wore the same band in W motif around the stitch, although it was in black. The lever feathers were now in green. A very rare stitch is the one worn by a militia general, where the gilded ornaments have been replaced by silver ones. Copyright photos: Michel van Grinsven
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