Chris Boonzaier

I wish I had a neighbour like that!! Nice start to the weekend I think...

Sorry, I guess this may refer to a black "Afrikakorps" title?

Hi, How rare is the Blue Luftwaffe "Afrikakorps" title? (Not the blue "Afrika") Thanks Chris

I like very much! especially the bavarian M10!!!

Captured examples The Wehrmacht used a number of Bofors guns which had been captured in Poland and France. The Kriegsmarine also operated some guns obtained from Norway. In German naval use, the gun was designated the "4 cm Flak 28", and was used aboard the cruisers Admiral Hipper and Prinz Eugen toward the end of the war.[6] Beginning in 1942, several E-boats were equipped with the Flak 28 to enable them to fight against British MGBs and MTBs on equal terms. Japan captured a number of Bofors guns in Singapore and put them into production as the Type 5. Both Japan and West Germany continued to use the Bofors gun throughout the Cold War. The Federal German navy used it in destroyers, frigates, and fast patrol boats until 1984, in minesweepers to the present day.

Called the L/70 by the Bundeswehr germans... probably earlier as well? http://www.geschichte.luftwaffe.de/portal/a/geschlw/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP3I5EyrpHK9nPL49NTi5Iyccr3yxLS0VL3EpPLUjCK9tJzEbBMD_YJsR0UA6_hWLQ!!/

That looks veeeery much like a Bofors indeed!!

Indeed... but evey piece has a naysayer, a yeahsayer and a guy on the fence who does not know (in this case, Moi). I seriously know nothing about these.... did not know the Saxons even wore Tschakos this shape, and have an open ear to all arguments and sides on this.

Looks like it could be a French 75mm high explosive shell... also used by the Americans in WW1...

Hi, I know very little about Saxon Tschakos, I did not even know there were Saxon ones with the peak at the back. So I cannot comment with any authority and have no idea if its good or not. I would be interested in any definate info as to why it may be good or bad? The Nay sayers must also have something concrete? Are there any known examples to compare it to?

I must admit, it is not a one looker... and I don't know if it is good or not... so I would be interested to hear opinions...

Hi, What is the exact criteria used to identify it as a fake? All the goodies look OK, but it is pretty ugly.... Maybe the Pricetag is the key? Many people do not want something in this condition? Best Chris

Hi, although technically still wartime. Somewhere I have an officers order list from 1917, he ordered 2 Grey sets and 2 silver. I think it fairer t say they Grey ones are the "cooler" ones and the silver ones also wartime. I also have a M07 ordered by an artillery officer in 1917, he also has silver boards and not grey, Or am I missing something (i.e. red underlay..)? Best Chris

Muchos Grazias! Thars fantastic! With that infformation another mans place in History is secured. I will use it to redo the write up. best Chris

Hi, fantastic complete group!! best Chris

One of the research gnomes can close out this story... http://kaiserscross.com/136501/414985.html With some archival extra info :-)

Hi, From what I can see the upside down chevrons are not rank, but good conduct chevrons? The star being a Territorial force proficiency star? So his rank is Gunner, the is proficient and he has 2 good conduct stripes? I really like the tunic!

A small group to the same officer ... I think it is IR104. Usually I never split groups, but 3 sets of boards and 2 buckles to one unknown guy is too much... but here they are together for now....

I dont know much about British WW1 Uniforms, but I do know I like this group! Nice indeed!

Fantastically rare, they stopped that very early in the war....

Harry has an article up about the 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) describing their campaings in some less than hospitable regions... Egypt, Palestine, Somaliland and Portuguese East Africa. Also, a small tribute to Father Jean Desonay, one of the key Belgian resistance agents during WW!, along with his British War Medal.

That is really very fantastic indeed!!!! I love boxes like that!!!!! I am not sure which is cooler, the tunic or the canvas.... I guess maybe the canvas.....

I picked up this nice little group to an NCO who seems to have served all through the war....

Does it date from the Charge era? Best Chris

Yes indeed... I specially like the austrian one...