Jock Auld

Cheers

Jock, what do you mean? FAR 46 is Niedersächsisches Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr.46. So, Niedersachsen is not only an option - it's the only option. FAR 46 was garrisoned in Hannover, Niedersachsen. (Lower Saxony in English).

I am looking at the tags when you post, it offers certian options of which Niedersachen is not one, I thought maybe back then it came under another larger area of responsibility?

Just trying to help the search engines.

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Can say I have never seen a Luftschutz one thanks for showing!

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Guys,

Song book for the local arty mob here in the Celle area, which prefix would that be by the way is it Saxony? since Niedersachsen is not an option?

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Guys,

Little did they know what was coming!

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The birdy is looking to the right! So no Wehrmacht at all. It's a party eagle. And it is even to big for a vehicle penant.

There are only two things with an embroidered golden party eagle this size, that come to my mind. But they are so unrealistic...

Maybe someone else has a better idea first?

Thats interesting because if you look at the next page in the reference and the (period)picture at the bottom of p316 between 3 pages they seem to be looking in both directions, maybe they knew something was coming?

Or perhaps it is to do with the way the penant is flying?

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Odulf,

That is something I never thought about as you see both sorts of picture around a lot, so he is an 'Apple' man (this may make you chuckle: http://www.epicrapbattlesofhistory.com/video/O80KPLVeUEoc/category/all/tag/all/section/most_viewed_episode/page/0).

It is the same guy, so safe to say 1911 +.

I have a few more bits from that group but it overlaps Weimar and KM, should I add them here as part of the story so to speak?

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Tony,

In picture 2 directly under the seat mount on the frame running verticaly is a serial number I suppose, I haven't really looked it over, I have stuck it in the cellar as the weather is closing in over here. I will add it to the summer things to do list.

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Either he has a huge chunk out of his right knee and that's a huge scar... Or... It's a wrinkle in his very tight trousers.

You guys seeing naked legs need to go hug your wives.

I thought something tucked into his gaiters but perhaps your right, maybe he invented 'Lycra', LOL.

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I am looking at Uniforms and Traditions of the KM, volume 3 p314, at the bottom is a schematic of veh penant sizes.

I have done the maths from the sketch and if it is 330mm in lengnth represented by roughly 55mm in the picture that would make the eagle in the picture roughly 15cm and a bit? Give or take since the other pic is 350mm so there must have been a bit of variation between different manufacturers?

A possability?

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Can you please tell us if it is painted or embroidered or whatever?

To me it looks like it was embroidered... and matches the size of a general naval officers breast eagle.

Not very exiting...

It could have been glued on any material for whatever reason....

What is the glue like? (modern or ancient?)

Value?

To my opinion, whatever...

Thats 185mm or 18.5cm by 75mm or 7.5cm, not even a German Genaral has a chest that big surely except on comedy sketches? Do you mean 85mil?

Please see as directed Sports docs from KM Admiral-Scheer School.

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The 1st and 3rd photo show a Naval Kadett, the middle a Naval Sub-Lieutenant of the Imperial Navy.

Makes sense, left to right 1911, 1914 & undated.

The jacket he wears inthe centre looks more like a clergical type thing or is this a normal lenght and cut for an overcoat/mantle?

Thanks for the steer.

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Kind of reminds me of the sort of eagle on a vehicle penant for a commander as such?

Without the rest the context is lost.

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Maybe he´s got his trousers oin the legs and he mends something

anything is possible, I can't see any more than you guys, probably less!

Found another, they look posh all of them and sadly no date.

The microscope has been no help today!

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Guys,

These are good quality pictures of a young officer spanning 1911 -1914, one is not dated.

Nick, you could probably do with a marine Topic tag and prefix or have I missed the correct area?

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I think that Sachsen-Meinigen one "belongs" in my collection.

I agree with you, what do you have 'buckshee' to swap from TR?

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Is the guy on the left wearing a kilt??

Don't know Chris thought it may be shorts as he looks bare legged, perhaps 'airing his tackle' during a lull? Looks like the skirt of his jacket on the left.

Well I guess it makes sense then from a recruitment point of view, not everyone had access to the coast.

Perhaps not that unusual after all.

Well I guess things were very confusing at the end as it all started to melt down, I suppose you family were lucky to be notified quickly by whoever it was that delivered the bad news.

Jock

This is some more I got today from a bloke that already sold me some stuff, this is his dad, I don't understand why he sold it but I'm happy to take it off his hand.

I like the staged pics with the two lads on the scissor binoes, I like his dads walking stick!

There are the small group as well that appears to show him getting dressed for a patrol.

I posted in the KM tallies section the Celle Marine HJ, this is also the same guy.

A couple of his travel warrants as well.

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I know it is not KM but has a nautical interest and is quite unusual?

Particularly when you bear in mind Celle is quite distant from the sea, I believe they exercised on the Aller.

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Some Brunswick lads during a quite spot?

another today!