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    mchapman

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    1. Gents,  is this a wartime private purchase troddel?   At present I dont have any book reference to work from,  just what I can find searching forums, although I haven't found anything that would match the one I am showing here. 

      In the photos it appeared to be more grey... in hand its more grey/green.   Im a bit stumped,  your feedback is greatly appreciated, thanks!!

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    2. I agree with Bolewts58's assessment of dealers and increase in the amount of fakes coming to market.  Some pieces will spark controversy among some FK collectors, but at the end of the day you must lean on what is already known.   When one of the better known FK collectors gives your item a thumbs down it tends to close the book on the matter....  its a relatively small collecting group with more people joining the ranks regularly.   

    3. So far, the references I've seen to it are WW2 sources, it did cross my mind that maybe the label was Reichswehr.  Just making an assumption the label was WW1 era.

      Nice catch Chip!   Once in hand I'll post pics. 

      Chris - was your einheitsmutze missing the the cockades?  Seems to be a common attribute with these things. 

      Thanks for all the input everyone, I appreciate it greatly!

       

    4. Greetings Gentleman,

      I picked up something (will post once its in hand) and the clothing label has me a bit stumped...I see evidence of a P.B.9 as well, but cant be certain until I can inspect up close.   Disclaimer,  I ve got a lot of learning to do regarding ranks and structure of Germany's wartime army, forgive my ignorance in advance!

      Br. Kol. 2. (Pr.) Pion. Batt.   If Im not mistaken, this is: Brucken Kolonie 2, Prussian, Pionier Battalion... bridge engineer? 

      Also, what is an Oberpionier?  

      I came across a WW2 abbreviations document which says this is a sapper, but I haven't seen anything from WW1 with this rank.  Any clarity on this is greatly appreciated.  

       

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    5. Ive paid to keep a group together, and Iam lucky the collector who bought the other pieces was of like mind and in a selling mood, (he is a member here actually).  The group is still scattered, however the really relevant pieces are with me.  Its a paper and photo group and a bit of a different beast compared to uniforms.

      Some sound advice given already, so I'll refrain from repeating whats been said.  Just sharing a fairly recent story  

       

    6. Provisional Reichswehr had Polish cuffs,  which seems to have been phased out and replaced by the normal upturned cuffs within the first few years of the 1920's.

      The tunic has issues, material seems ok but - collar is wrong for the tunic type, button count down the front is less than *usually* encountered on Weimar military/paramilitary tunics, cuff buttons are bizarre,  interior lining is not typical even for a private purchase tunic, no scalloped pockets, no breast pockets, no rear buttons at the waist.  Its pretty confused..

      Are we sure the collar tabs and shoulder boards arent 1930's 3rd Reich?  

    7. I'd like to sell these two medals but on closer inspection I am just not sure either of them are authentic.  The ribbon of one medal has a non-combatants ribbon which I'm pretty sure is bogus to begin with, although the combatant medal... Im not 100% sure. 

       

      It would be nice to get more feedback from more knowledgeable folks, since this is not my typical area of collecting.  

       

      Thanks!

       

      Medal 1 (combatant ribbon), I am unsure of:

      http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_01_2015/post-16199-0-60380800-1422727784.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_01_2015/post-16199-0-86315900-1422727791.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_01_2015/post-16199-0-86315900-1422727791.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_01_2015/post-16199-0-17698800-1422727800.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_01_2015/post-16199-0-95805300-1422727806.jpg

       

       

       

      Medal 2 (non combatant ribbon), looks like a repro: 

      http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_01_2015/post-16199-0-88810900-1422731011.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_01_2015/post-16199-0-02281700-1422731021.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_01_2015/post-16199-0-85413600-1422731023.jpg

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