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Hello Tosun, Maybe I'll make it there one day. Tony

Sorry Chris, my keyboard is playing up and I didn't read the post before posting it. Five letters should follow the n, these are eedle / needle. I should have written pin, might have made life easier and you wouldn't feel cheated. I hope this little faux pas hasn't made you hit the bottle. Tony

I have one too Chris only the core looks slighy different. There's another little stamp about 3 mm above the hook that I can't make out as well as the Y (although a strange looking Y) on the n and 800 below the hook. Do you have the third stamp too? Tony

Thanks again Dave. Very interesting Chip, that's the first time I've ever heard of that. Tony

Thanks for the info Dave. I've just checked the date of death; it was the 6th of April. I would think they were probably somewhere on the Somme or at least on the way there on the 6th. Does the divisional history mention the 6th? Thanks Tony

Hello, Does anyone know the whereabouts of 1 Komp. RIR 46 in April 1918? If you don?t know the actual trench, the nearest town would be good. Cheers Tony

nice eh!

Nice one Jens. Do you know when they stopped using cord covers or were they issued with felt and cord covers at the same time, depending on the materials to hand? Tony

The reverse

Thought I'd show my one too. Strange that the reverse is plain, as if the core from an EKI was put in an EKII frame. Tony

I visited the museum a year or so ago, a very interesting place with great displays. Tony

My wife just had a look at it and reckons the original owner would probably have been a 165 cm tall Trakehner (don't know how many hands that is but it's about 5' 3") going by the size of the hoof. She couldn't tell me its name though. I asked what she thought may have been kept inside and she said it looks like the kind of stupid birthday present a bloke would buy for his wife and he then probably kept his cigarettes inside. This was said before knowing what you suggested Kev. Anyway, I've put a some WWI period smokes in it and have taken a pic. From left to right we have: a Woodbine a Princess Mary 1914 Christmas smoke another Woodbine a Will's Whiff Tony

It isn't British 08 pattern (5 pocket cartridge carriers) which can be seen in the scan below. The belt buckle and clasp aren't British 08 pattern either so it could well be US webbing. Tony

Hello Kev, Yes I noticed that on the lid too, the handle must have been there to open and close it. The inside just smells old, the clips are brass under the material and a bit too strongly sprung to hold smokes without damaging them I think. The plate on the front says happy birthday, below that are the initials MH. Tony

Nice one David Baldrick could have done with a horse hoof for storing his Charlie Chaplin moustache between shows.

Thanks for that Dave, I wonder if that explains the blue colour too. It's a shame his name isn't on their. Is a Gefreiter really a L/Cpl? I thought a Gefreiter was a senior Private, not a junior NCO. I bet he had to get up early in the morning to sort out that cracking hair style and moustache. Almost forgot to ask, can you (or anyone else) give me a rough date for when the photo may have been taken? Cheers Tony

He's a lancer isn't he.

The shoe/box or whatever you'd like to call it

The badge on the lid

Hello, I?m hoping someone can help me out here with the ID of the uniform being worn in the photo. 1. Prussian, Bavarian or something else? 2. Can anyone tell his rank? 3. What might this birthday present have been used for apart from sticking on the end of a horse?s leg and galloping? It looks like something to keep your pens in. 4. Does anyone know what the badge is for on top? It looks more like a jockey than a cavalryman on the horse. 5. Just in case Rick R sees this upon his return, what?s his name (the horse), where did he live and who?s the trooper pictured? The light coloured ribbon type decoration around the top of the hoof and bottom of the lid was originally blue but has (probably) faded in sunlight. Thanks Tony

Matt, As far as I know and I have no books on the subject (so could be wrong), pre 1915 overseas service was denoted by a red chevron. Chevrons were worn again post WWI, these being blue and as far as I know, this colour stayed. As I said, I may be wrong. It's all from memory. Tony

That's very possible David, the little eagles and hooked crosses do make things sell. Luckily I didn't notice that till after I bought it although it was at a militaria fair so I assumed it was WWII. I just thought it may have belonged to someone in the same sort of trade as me. Tony

A saw and a hammer. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks Tony

Here's the handle with the faint eagle.

Hello, Can anyone tell me anything about this pocket tool set or the maker (Bonsa)? The DRGM number as well as maker can be seen on the parts. The handle (looks like a penknife) has a faint eagle and swastika on both sides. Does anyone know anything about these or which unit would have used them? Cheers Tony