The woods of this impressive guardsman nutcracker are glazed in red and green, enabling the beauty of the wood grain to subtly show through the color. The guardsman, one of the most traditional and iconic nutcrackers, stands with his sword at his side.

Handmade by artisans of the Christian Ulbricht Company; they've been making nutcrackers by hand in Germany's Erzgebirge Mountains, where wooden nutcrackers first originated, since 1928. This is a working nutcracker (the lever in back operates his jaws), made by hand of solid glazed and painted woods with a bit of painted blush on his cheeks and faux fur hair and beard. Golden tassels on his epaulets, deep blue eyes, a feather in his hat, colors that make this a traditional Christmas nutcracker. This handsome fellow stands about 17" tall x 5 1/2" wide x 5" deep. Handmade in Germany.

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