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    Chris Boonzaier

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    1. Chris Boonzaier
      I started out collecting Iron cross Documents... but there are simply too many... so i specialised on Infantry... still too many.... i am getting ready to cut away a loooot of dead wood, and at the end of the day, still dont know if i should collect ALL infantry... or just Active and reserve... tossing Landwehr, Landsturm etc....
    2. Chris Boonzaier
      My first thought were "patches" for the cooling sleeves of the MG08 and MG08/15 ;-)
    3. Chris Boonzaier
      Looks like a kiddy... makes me feel really old....
    4. Chris Boonzaier
      I cannot answer that :-( I rememember reading it in an "interwar" book some time ago... if they were talking about the French 75 or German Field artillery, or one of those assault guns, i am not sure... and for the life of me i cannot remember where it was.... So the term must have originated 14-18, but only gained popularity in 39-45
    5. Chris Boonzaier
      The French had names... only German one I am aware of is a Ratsch-Bumm... but that may usually refer to the gun itself?
    6. Chris Boonzaier
      That clears up the Abrahamse grave then.... The Turn over of Graves was probably every 20 years or so? Abrahamse is a coloured name, District Six the coloured area at the time...
    7. Chris Boonzaier
      Interesting article... http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/shellshock_01.shtml
    8. Chris Boonzaier
      Most armies had them as issue items for small repairs in the filed, I have seen Issue French, US, Brit, Belgian... I guess the Germans had to buy them... Here are some of the contents of an issue French one..
    9. Chris Boonzaier
      I think it may be pretty hard to date... maybe any time before the war?
    10. Chris Boonzaier
      Hi, Interesting... it seems to be for members of any FK?
    11. Chris Boonzaier
      Very nice document!!
    12. Chris Boonzaier
      Agree, I think a nice commercial product, probably had buttons, threads and needles...
    13. Chris Boonzaier
      The 2nd one is very hard to make out... what are the other dates? I see 3 on the doc, but very hard to read....
    14. Chris Boonzaier
      Hi, approved by the 50th Infantry Division August 1917.... i imagine you want to check where the 50th ID was in June-July ;-)
    15. Chris Boonzaier
      Here is an example
    16. Chris Boonzaier
      Then I assume the badge for a Forestry Officials/Wardens service cap.
    17. Chris Boonzaier
      Hi, Finally identified, It is a badge for Forestry Officials Best Chris
    18. Chris Boonzaier
      Fantastic !
    19. Chris Boonzaier
      Please check out whats new..... A Passchendaele Machine Gunner, Mutiny in paradise and a new page of Minenwerfer Photos... http://www.kaiserscross.com/152301.html
    20. Chris Boonzaier
      Hi, what is the name and rank on the GSM? Best Chris
    21. Chris Boonzaier
      Yeah, but my thoughts run more along the line of the Platoon commander has a number "5" and as it is all within the same company anway... he keeps that as company commander, and the old company commander is given to the new platoon commander. I imagine the number on a pistiol is of little interest to an officer... at the limit they can give him the one with the best bluing...
    22. Chris Boonzaier
      Yeah, but they are all in the company weapons room, what if in 1912 the commander of the 1st Platoon was promoted and took command of the company... would he switch Lugers? Silly Question, but mostly we see officers with Private purchase smaller calibre pistols... was it like this before the war as well?
    23. Chris Boonzaier
      Hi, I would not put too much stock in the number within the company. Best Chris
    24. Chris Boonzaier
      Hi, I am pretty sure it is 36 Füsilier Regiment no matter if script or not. I imagine the company numbering of the 08s was random, otherwise they would have to trade weapons whenever someone left or there was a reshuffle? Best Chris
    25. Chris Boonzaier
      Best just show the stamp pops ;-)
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