Chris Boonzaier
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The Aschinger Borte is not an issue, many Bavarians did not have it, the point is, this is the Prussian style cuff on the simplified Feldrock, not Bavarian Style Cuff. Of course, everyone had this cuff on the Bluse later... but unusual on a Bavarian Feldrock. The Photo is obviously from after the introduction of the Wound badge, but no way of telling if it was postwar or last months of the war -
Am I right in seeing a member of the 12th Bavarian Inf Regiment wearing the Prussian version of a simplified Feldrock?
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Hi, can anyone help name this young man? Thanks Chris
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ooooohhhh wow! That kills it... post a jacket and get pics of the owner wearing it... why has that never happened to me??????
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Indeed.. although life expectancy back then, even ignoring the war, way quite a few years less than now...
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Fantastic Glenn! Retiring at 45.... wow.... I have to wait until I am 67!
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Does anyone have the history of the 66 Inf Regiment? They were in Magdeburg in 1914... Maybe the most likely WW1 connection?
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I wonder if he was a native of the Hansa Stadt?
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The Africa one is really, really sexy... and twisting wire like that shows you have some time on your hands!!!
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EK 1914 Double stamped 800 EK1
Chris Boonzaier replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
S'long they are not my nude selfies I am cool with it... I agree...there are cross repairs... but also makers who went for a cool look from the get-go... Iron Cross 1st class were like man jewellery... If I had been a recipient I would had a drawer full of cool versions... and lets not forget... people collecting things was more comman back then then nowadays... So Leutnant G. may have had 4-5 nice pieces.... and the plate would have been a sexy selling point back then... -
That fits, the 1899 has the new mantel in grey, but still with the Old Shoulder straps, and the phasing in of new straps was probably not finished by 1903... Which still leaves the question open... why did a man joining in 1913 have these in his group? were they wearing old stock during the war... i have to look through my Litewka photos
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The Blue ones are found on page 703 of "Die Deutsche Infanterie von 1871 bis 1914" , there are some Litewka ones from the 10th Infantry regiment pictured... "Nachdem bereits 1893 der Klappkragen sowie hellblaue Schulterklappen mit Gelb Gestickter Nummer oder Manenszug"... on page 704 they show the 1901 version with the red waffenrock straps... we know that sometimes 4-5-6-7 years passed before "new Models" were actually being used/Worn so the Blue ones would not have been replaced overnight. As far as red Piped straps on the Mantel, that was true for the 1873 mantel, but the one approved in December 1899, the new grey one, had Red waffenrock straps for the Infantry. I am guessing the drawing is from about 1900, in a kind of "Übergangs" period?
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Hi, it is not as clear cut as that, until 1901 the Litewka had blue straps with yellow numbers, only after that did they wear regimental/waffenrock boards. The Mantel ones were blue with red piping only until 1900, then changed to Regimental straps as well. However, the owner of these only joined in 1913, so I am not sure if these were just something he picked up, or if they were worn in some form after that date
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I was lucky with mine, it popped up on ebay at a reasonable price, so i jumped on it...
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I wonder if the ladders are practicle? Would they be heavy enough to push the wire down?
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SAS STABLE BELT
Chris Boonzaier replied to sftrooper86's topic in Great Britain: Militaria: Badges, Uniforms & Equipment
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Hi Julien, it is the initial of the artist. I have 6 in the series... I must scan them
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Ha! Coincidence... I just bought the same one!
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Some goodies from the 12th BIR... I am still a bit in the dark with the blue straps... can anyone confirm they are from the blue Litewka?
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I think this style was used by Bezirksämter to award the wound badge to soldiers who were invalided out of service or released from service for whatever reason.
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A selection of wound badge documents... feel free to add more.... more more... more.... more
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Those are sexy... look almost like weapons!.. but at the end of the day too big... I am guessing much of the contents were privately purchased owners preference.. I imagine in a HQ some of the above would be part of the staff equipment, but the contents of the map case must have been relatively affordable, light and easy to find commercially.
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OK, the compass is in there, but I think the dividers would be better... a logical addition?
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OK, I did some playing around today.... I think this is the final version.....
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Hi, that could very well be it, thanks! Chris
