Chris Boonzaier
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Not really my collecting field... but nice!!
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Hi, it is for a supply depot.... "Centre Mobilisateur N 64 Matériel" at St Avold, All the ebest Chris
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scottish drum ?
Chris Boonzaier replied to blueman's topic in Great Britain: Militaria: Badges, Uniforms & Equipment
Chill Dudes! Here is the answer to all drum Questions. Personally from the Photos i would not give a wet Kleenex for the piece shown, but maybe a hands on is needed.... There is so much aged woodwork fakes in the shops that has made it here from the east.... -
Thats probably just at the time where they were being banned... will check when I get home when the Wehrpass was issued...
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haha... this lands with the "Prize possesion!" lot ;-)
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EK 1914 EK to an Anglophone...
Chris Boonzaier replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
If you want to like it even more than you did the second you liked it more than the second before.... look here.... http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/64796-faehnrich-alex-robinson/ -
That is a very nice doc... 37th Füsiliers is one of Regts I actively collect, have quite a few documnts to them... did not realise they had a Freikorps. I have a similar one to the 50th IR, ....
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General's M15
Chris Boonzaier replied to ccj's topic in Germany: Imperial Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Personal Equipment
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Another Kyfhäuser Document....
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Must look through my stuff... I surely have more... just need to find it... sooo much to do, so little time :-(
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Here is a nice Wehrpass with the Bewährungsabzeichen des V. Armeekorps entered... I assume he was then told it did not count because in a later awards entry it is left out.....
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They lost too many men getting the leather... http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30703082
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Hi, Minenwerfer had Drag Straps, 2-3 times longer...
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Thanks Dave!! Pieces of the puzzle come together.... I had bought this some time last year, and only found it today... was stuck in a bag and not unpacked after the show....
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Have not seen it for ages... must go and visit him again....
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Hi, different guy, my guy has had it for years, he is not online :-) Unfortunately one strap is missing...
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He keeps promising me the Bing... but cannot bring himself to part with it.... :-)
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You probably nailed it....for some reason i had not thought of "Ersatz"...
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Here is an interesting piece of detective work... http://dataomaha.com/media/news/2014/iwo-jima/
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Nice work! Saving History!!
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Thanks, had never seen that before, although a friend has a Metal (!!!) Tornister made by the BING firm, and it has canvas straps...
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You are kidding right? :-) At first I was sceptical, but it is period to the bag, no traces of any other sewing or replacing...
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Here is a nice shot of some fine Bavarian Pioniers.... Murphys law the stamp has to malfuntion right in the middle... Does anyone know what kind of unit this was?
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Thanks a million!! Dave, David, Tony and I were right there last year!!
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Thanks, that is probably correct, No Buckle to be seen, but Photo taken in northern Germany (Verden) so the 90th is probably spot on.....
