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The Korporal stars were made either of white bone or Celluloid ,the Oberleutnant ones were metallic ones either Gold or Silver according to button colour . the cords of the Pelzulanka were different too, for officers they were gold interwoven with black , for NCOs and troopers were the shorter field grey the longer yellow and black

On 22/05/2014 at 18:25, Odulf said:

Some photos with French Great War medals from my collection

Eugene Sylvain Reynal ?

Appears to be Romanian from Pioneers 

I agree , rare indeed 

Looks as of the Polish Legion in the Austro Hungarian Army WW1 Infantry

Sadly after noticed your posts i turned hepatic yellow green skinned ! jajaja . a wonderful collection ,gratuliere Ihn !

On 10/05/2022 at 15:47, Mattyboy said:

Wilhelm Ritter von Reitzenstein 

 

By the Shouldercords he was in the Vorlaufige Reichswehr 

The pickelhaube remained in service until the end of the War .  if not in the Frontline as combat  headress ,it remained for walking out   and other orders  of  dress for those who have it 

At first look , Prussian Kurassiere Vizewachtmeister in walking out uniform .he carries the straight sword called Pallasch .

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Hello tony , looking the pics doesnt appears something strange 

Antonio , dont you have any other possible clue ? a signature on the paint for example? the date ? 

Hello Tony , I am well thank you ! hope you too . a few more tips : first the cut of the different pieces of cloth to form the coat, appears correct pattern that is many pieces to spare cloth and to fit better to the body of the wearer. second ,the white piping appears to be made of twisted cotton cord on the right false pocket thats right ,finally ,what about the inner lining and the stuff over the shoulders ?

I believe that its Spanish . the South Americans Navies tended to the use of British Style Uniforms . the Spanish Armada was nearly the only to use Blue and Red ,apart the goldened Serreta on the cuffs over three eight pointed stars points to Spain.

Hello Farkas , Perplexity ,I suggest you a little ,how to say ? forensic research , the lace must be made of cotton thread ,i am looking at least part of the lace with a glossy appareance suspicious of rayon content ,the red cloth is key also it must be wool made , the colour appears too good preserved , but that could be for a number of reasons ,ditto for the yellow cuffs . En Fin , Good Luck !

Probably a Tunic 

Gentlemen, Italy was allied with Great Britain in WW1 and a British Army Corps served in Italy against the Austrians under the Earl of Cavan .after the War Italy remained in good terms with Great Britain , by other way many  British choosed Italy as place of retirement or holiday including probably ex Servicemen . Dino Grandi count Mordano was a ex Italian officer in WW1 (Alpino ) and a fascist & Diplomatic . he was Anglophile 

Hello ,The badge bears the K for Emperor Charles . Charles was Emperor after the death of Emperor Francis Joseph in November of 1916, then the bage was made from December 1916 until November 1918 . By other part all the Gentlemen speaks of a Russian but forgets a possible Galician Popov , Galitzia and Lodomeria were a Crown land of the Empire and their inhabitants were Polish and Ucrainans and Ucrainans used Cyrillic Alphabet . Finally , Why not a Bulgarian Popov ,after all Austria Hungary and Bulgaria were closer and in 1915 ,Allies 

Hello RedNoseScout , the German Luftstreitkrraft , used during WW1 basically two types of Parachute . one the so called Korbfallschirm , Basket Parachute , for captive balloons observers and the Heinecke Parachute for pilots and observers of Airplanes . the Basket Parachute was called Paulus Parachute for the designer Khate Paulus a well known German Balloon Flyer and Jumper , she designed and used before WW1 the first pliable and secure parachute. she made 165 jumps from a Balloon . The Heinecke was designed By Unteroffizier Otto Heinecke , ground crew in the third feldflieger Abteilung and was distributed in the year 1918, it weights 30 pounds and was rather bulky but adequately safe . it was of the static line type. if you want more info ,enter in the web Khate Paulus , and Heinecke parachute 

Thanks fo share ! regarding the last pic if the man portrayed is von Feldman he his not General yet . note the absence of the Garde Star over the eagle of the helmet and the round base of the spike ,finally he dont have Alt Larisch braid on the collar 

Typical WW1 General uniform . i like !   a question ,Is a silver soutache among the three that are below the crown ?

Hello RedNoseScout, bitte entschuldigung mir but .... the Three stars used by Feldwebels were not Gold coloured they were made either of bone or celluloid in white colour in both cases . they tended to yellowish with the ageing . Only Officers wear rank stars in silver or gold  . 

Servitore !

Hello filfoster , You looks fine !  herzliche grusse 

During november 1990  I went to a great exposition about the German Unification in 1871 and ..Bismarck .among the many exhibits were a uniform that belonged to the Prince including a pair of his riding boots of the old Kurassier type ( Stulpstiefeln ) that is reaching over the knees in the front and the back . I feel impressed by the size of the boots and it height