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    Kaiserliche marine / Imperial German Navy tallies in wear


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    Torpedo & Mine Service

    Men of the Torpedo-Abteilung en Minenwesen dressed as seamen were issued cap tallies with gilt letters, but per A.C.O. of 12 April 1887 it was also ordered that they would be recognized by a red piping around the top of their hat and around their collar tabs.

    The P.O.s Torpedomaat and Torpedo-Obermaat are to be recognized by white metal buttons, a red piping and a cap tally with silver letters.

    On the white cap cover no coloured piping is worn. 

     

    A nice hand coloured photo showing a seaman of the Torpedo Branch, wearing the cap tally TORPEDOBOOTS - HALBFLOTTILLE.

     

    [1]              A.C.O. van 12-04-1887

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    Like his British counterparts, the German sailor was a Jack of all trades.

    Here we see a naval black smith's workshop of the Heavy Artillery in Flanders, in 1916.

    The cap tally SCHWERE-KORPSARTILLERIE (introduced 15-05-1915) is visible.

    The woorden shield reads "Kriegsjahr 1914.15.16  //  Schmiede  //  Schweren Korps Artillerie"

    Later, two Naval Corps Heavy Artillery Regiments were formed, below a tally of the 1st Regiment (total length of the text = 42 cm!). Perhaps of interest to know that the Original owner of this tally served subsequently in the Marine-Artillerie of the Reichsmarine and the Kriegsmarine.

     

     

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