Hi Susan, It seems to me, that unless the soldier in the photo is an officer, it is highly unlikely that a Swiss soldier would be in Germany in uniform. The year you mention suggests the Franco-Prussian War [In France and Germany the war is known as the Franco-German War, in French as Guerre franco-allemande de 1870 (French-German War of 1870) and in German as Deutsch-Französischer Krieg (German-French War), which perhaps more accurately describes the combatants rather than simply France and Prussia alone.] See Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War If the man in the photo is an officer, he could have been in Stuttgart as an observer. Since there were many different "German" states/kingdoms/duchies etc in the war, and various branches/specialties, there would have been a plethora of uniforms styles/types walking around a city like Stuttgart which is not too far from the border with France. I suggest you snoop about the web for groups that play war games using tin soldiers (miniature metal or plastic soldiers), military-historical associations, regimental organizations. If at first you don't find anything, keep trying for at least an hour. Use "Franco-Prussian War games" "Franco-Prussian War reenactment" and keep feeding of the info you find in each relevant site to fuel further searches. If that doesn't bear fruti, try Deutsch-Französischer Krieg and Guerre franco-allemande de 1870 in your search. Maybe someone on this list can tell you how to say "war games" and "reenactment" in German and/or French. Some military history hobbyist you contact through one of these web sites might find it a challenge to identify the uniform. Regards, Paul