Chris Boonzaier

I think the back side of the EK2 gave the guys more chance t show the quality of their work though...

Hi, The core of the WK2 can range from fantastic, to butt ugly... Lets see both extremes... ;-) This WS is a nice example...

A fantastic Photo Study of the Machine Gun Abteilung of the German 1st East Asian Regiment in 1906 ! These Machine guns predate the Infamous MG08. Harry is in Baluchistan this time following Operations Mekran 1898 - 1902, the medals on the left belonged to John Beaumont Corry, decorated in the operations. The Article is dedicated to the Baluch men who served in Dhofar Province with Harry in 1973 - 1975 and includes a link to some fantastic Landscape Photos of Baluchistan. There have been two extra photos added to the Juba River article

Here is an interesting Mini in fantastic quality!! Would never have thought they were so nicely made....

WOW!! If it was not from the family I would sell it right away!!! Notice the small ring, made to hang in the medal bar... it is almost too thin to put a ribbon through....

I am curious why you think that. Do you mean it is the best book...period. Or the best book because of the amoount of effort went in to it. I agree it is a fantastic achievement, but I want to here the reasons folks like and dislike different books. Best Chris

Hi, Well.... I felt morally obliged to buy it.... I sold my 250 page version for about EUR150 4-5 years ago.... so i can drop the EUR99 for the 650 page version.... I blush to tell I just bought the Bowen book again for EUR35.... I think I got USD150 for mine 6-7 years ago.... But the Bowen book was just a lucky find this week on a used book site....

Years ago I flogged off most of my books. Having decided to concentrate on Documents i did not need a lot of them, so out they went. I kept the Nimmergut EK book, Gordon Williamsons 1939 EK book and as a doc collector the most important... hammelmans book on WW1 EK docs book. Recently I began to rebuy... Bowen, Iron Time, now the new Geissler... I must say, my focaus is just WW1, so I dont need them all... But lets hear what you have, what you cannot do without, .... from 1813-1945... what are the essentials?

Fantastic, amazing how well preserved it is!!!!!

Hi, One source I had says 550 000 Germans mobilised. Wikipedia is waaaaay different.... 300 000 Regulars 900 000 Reserves and landwehr 120 000 dead 128 000 wounded Am not sure where those figures are from.... One sourc

Hi, Does anyone have an idea how many German soldiers served in 1870-71, how many were wounded, and how many were killed? Thanks chris

Hi Marc, very interesting! makes me wonder what other gems they have tucked away! Thanks Chris

I think the KO, being so comman, were probably THE bulk cross, many old photos of grimy soldiers being awarded a cross probably show the guy getting a KO. I am curious as to how many KO variations we get in the book project.

I would have put better music...... Its irritating, but I always see it as follows.... the guy who did this this is a ######, you can see that right off the bat, secondly, although choosing a really crap song, he is probably not german "Fuhrer" ?? The problem (for me) is not that he scammed the photos, but to be associated with an idiot like him. But... its like advertising, if nothing is done to bring outsiders in and interest them in our parts of the hobby, then in 10 years time it will be the same 5 of us interested in this kind of stuff sitting here measuring willies. Maybe a complaint to youtube will get it erased? His screen name should be enough. How did you find it??

Veteran nailed it... They are indeed two bottles of "Puyloubier" They are sold in the foyeur of the regiment, but are not the usual "Issue" wine which is usually a bit cheaper. Best Chris

I did it.... I went ahead and picked one up cheap.... Ages ago I got rid of the KO crosses, they were ugly... and I never wanted another one.... But I saw another ugly one, and because they are so comman, thought "hmmmmm.... probably many guys awarded one of these in the field got an ugly KO...." Does anyone have a NICE looking KO??

selection of headgear...

A bit more....

Here you go....

No she did not... :-(

Hi, can you post the pics on the thread for future reference? What exactly is the ninth bead fake? Thanks Chris

Of course there are certain repairs that are post war... but there are many wartime repairs as well... Lets see what repairs you have in the collection ?

Can a segment of the army make its own wine ;-)

Am not sure if I posted this before. Just after the Boer war the South African Garrison Institute was founded, a South African Version of the NAAFI (Which I am told was the motto of the units soldiers? No Ambition And F-all interest) "The South African Garrison Institutes Fund was created in 1902, with the object of supplying the regular troops in South Africa with goods at favourable rates. Shortly after the conclusion of the Great War it was decided that regular troops should no longer be maintained in South Africa, and the balance of the fund, together with the value of certain buildings sub- subsequently sold (a total of approximately £24,000), was remitted to England and has been partly expended and partly invested by the Army Council for the benefit of the British Army."

Nice post Wild Card. Best Chris