Chris Boonzaier

Very nice... am i mistaken in thinking I have seen these with the German officers association name on them?

It was a British Auctionhouse, can not remember which... it may be over by now Aaaaahhhhhh ... I did not know it would go so cheap!!!!!!! I would have gone double that.... https://bid.candtauctions.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/57/lot/18785?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F57%3Fpage%3D3

The high bidders look really fishy....

Living in Bavarian, and married to a Bavarian... I always set my goal to understand more and more of Hans Sollner's lyrics... he is for me the greatest Bavarian musician... Sie san a gmüatliche Rasse, Sie denken nicht viel nach, San z'friedn, wenns was zum Fressen ham, Sie trinken gern a Maß, Schlagen sich gegenseitig ins Gesicht, Doch keinem tut das weh, Sie urinieren an weiße Wände, Laufen barfuß durch den Schnee, Nennen sich Loisel oder Giagel Und sie schrein die ganze Zeit: "Hey, Bedienung, bring ma noch a Schneider Weiße, aufs Erdinger bloß speib!" Sie mähen ihre Wiesn, Treiben Kühe durch den Wald, Ihre Fraun, die wer'n gechnackselt, Nicht gevögelt und geknallt, In der Kiche wird gesungen Und im Wirtshaus wird gerauft Und der Beste unter ihnen Ist der, der am meisten sauft, Fahr'n ihre Scheiße naus auf'd Wiesn, Dass bis Minga nauf no stinkt, Kletter wie Affen auf die Bäume, Was man Maibaumkraxeln nennt. Oh Gott, schau hin, ich glaub das ist der letzte echte Bayer, Aber haaregenau Mann, so wie der ausschaut das kann ja nur ein Bayer sein, Ein großer Kopf mit roten Ohren und er kotzt grad wie ein Reiher, Ja man er kotzt grad wie ein Reiher in sein dreizwanz'ger BMW. Sie erschlagen ihre Kinder, Und verheizen ihren Wald, Im Sommer wird's noch wärmer, Und im Winter nicht mehr kalt. Sie kletter auf die Berge, Und sie jodeln im Verein, Sie singen furchtbar schöne Lieder: "Zipfel raus und Zipfel rein". Sie verklagen ihre Nachbarn, Wenn dem sein Gickerl zu laut schreit, Ja und Advent blasen dean's a jedes Jahr zur Weihnachtszeit. Ihre Fraun, die kochen Klöpse, Nennt man Knödel oder so, Vierzig Meter musst Du laufen, übern Hof, bis zum Klo, Sie sind so stolz auf ihre Lieder, Die ein Wolfgang Fiereck singt, Ein Karl Moik dirigiert, Ja ein normaler Mensch verreckt, Aber ein Bayer hält das aus, Und darauf ist er auch stolz, Und ihre Weiber, wahnsinns Titten, Nennt man Hütte mit viel Holz. Oh Gott, schau hin, ich glaub das ist der letzte echte Bayer, Aber haaregenau Mann, so wie der ausschaut das kann ja nur ein Bayer sein, Ein großer Kopf mit roten Ohren und er kotzt grad wie ein Reiher, Ja man er kotzt grad wie ein Reiher in sein dreizwanz'ger BMW. Es ist zum schamma, ja und i frog mi, Wo woi die echten Bayern san, Die, die noch sagn, was sie sich denga, Und net die mit die großen roten Ohr'n, Und die am Tisch haun und gscgeit schrein, Wenn eana irgend was net passt, Ja und net die, die man immer nur b'suffa Aus der Wirtschaft aussi schmeißt, I kann mi deischn, aber i glaub, Der letzte Bayer is verreckt, Auf der B20 hot ihn a Prei' mit seim Mercedes überseng. Oh Gott, schau hin, ich glaub das ist der letzte echte Bayer, Aber haaregenau Mann, so wie der ausschaut das kann ja nur ein Bayer sein, Ein großer Kopf mit roten Ohren und er kotzt grad wie ein Reiher, Ja man er kotzt grad wie ein Reiher in sein dreizwanz'ger BMW.

Some interesting combinations!

Prinz Heinrich von bayern was of course famous for being in the Leib Regiment and being killed as temporary commander of the Regiment... But before the war, ad at the outbreak he was a Jolly Jumper in a Cavalry regiment... Here we have a large photo dedicated by him, I assume to the NCO mess at the regiment? His signature is pretty scarce as he did not sign nearly as many docs as Luitpold, Ludwig or Kronprinz Rupprecht....

Kooking at his head, I would say rather a Chicken magnet....

A goodbye gift to Duncan Rykaart Some googling will give you some info... Retired after commanding the South African 5th Recce Regiment, then with Executive Outcomes in Angola, The first commander for EO in Sierra Leone, then founded his own company with some interesting contracts in Libya, then in Sudan against US backed troops.... A pic of him receiving a medal, then with one of his Recon teams in the 80s..... really not my collecting field, but I am very happy to have it..... He can be seen in this video, the guy in the pink t-shirt... this was a night off for the men of Executive Outcomes at Cabo Ledo in Angola...

Initially I wanted a single blue tunic... and it just grew and grew ... I still prefer the Feldgrau... but the blue is growing on me....

Hi, for some reason all of his posts were missing the photos... so 90% of the thread was titles, but the covers were not there to be soon. I invisabled them for now

Hi, Not wide enough, I think it may be a liner for the collar?

A nice Alpenkorps related one.... 10th Jäger Batl.

It took some time to find one for some reason, and then for a regiment I had given little thought to (6th b.I.R. from Amberg)... but I was pleased to finally add an officers blue tunic to the collection.... Was also happy to get the white gloves... Am not 100% how this neck cloth is worn....

I assume it was a dislike of the Prussians... it was strong back then... I remember a book by a Prussian who landed up in a Bavarian hospital... he was treated terribly until he convinced them he was a saxon.... It is not rare to see Bavarians wearing the EK backwards, the Oakleaves to the fore...

The sash is a bugger to find. I don't know that anyone had specifically prewar or wartime uniforms, unless they were a pattern no longer worn after a certain date. I thought of the EK ribon after seein a number of photos of very highly decorated officers wearing just an EK1 and ribbon... all the way up to GFM... Having said that... as he probably had a homefront EK2, I am not sure he would have pushed it to the fore....

Our dudes are here....

Just the tailor tag, I must check the date. There were 2 in the auction. ihave a postcard somewhere of him wearing one around 1914.... the HH auktion had many nice pics, but just very early ones of him from what I could see

I am wondering if he maybe did wear it... he was still Obersthoffmeister until the end of the war, and continued to be in the close entourage until the death of Ludwig III... and then looked after the family affairs for a short while afterwards... He did visit the front on various occasions with Ludwig but I am assuming on regular duties back in München he would have made use of all the Blue stuff in a wardrobe?

Hi, indeed... but as it is the Überrock of Leonrod, I need something he would have worn ?

Bah!... Fieldgrey tunics are so much easier.....

Why does he not have an MVO on the bar?

Indded, there is a minimalist approach which fits here... I had missed the fact that it does have loops for a single steck kreuz. The Plettenberg Photo is about as much as I would go, but Price is an issue as it is not really my collecting field. You sometimes see Generals or GFM with only an OK ribbon and EK1... As Leonrod had an EK2, maybe just the ribbon? Although a fitting neck order would look very cool...

oooooohhhhh.... I was hoping for something a little bit cheaper... like an EK2 ribbon? ?

Hi, thanks, that is clearer than I have found in a day of hitting the books... So with my Überrock of von Leonrod I could go with achselbänder, belt, sword, and Pickelhaube ? The Medal situation seems to have been totally minimalist, on neiter of his Überrock are any loops at all.... Thanks Chris

Almost as bad as modern Australian ones!!!