E Williams

Soldiers are not the same............hence: Yanks..over paid, over sexed and over here!!!! Tommys...under paid, under sexed and under Eisenhower!!!!!

Gotcha......thanks. If it should happen to arise on the market again, please let me know, if you decide to let it pass. Ed

He was in an ALPENKORPS and then later in the ALPENKORPS? Did you mean to say he was in the Lieb Rgt and then later in the AlpenKorps? Confused a bit...........

Thanks for your input...............Cheers

Chris..............True, I'm going on that assumption and from info I read of Kaisercross, at the outbreak in 1914, there were only two Signal Units, one was out of Berlin and the other was Bavarian which was attached to the Bav Cavalry Corps at the outbreak. I don't believe the High Command would transfer them out and into the Lieb Regt but create a new Signal unit for the Lieb Regt since it was 1915 the German High Command realized just how important battlefield communications were. They could have taken some experienced signalmen from teir original Signal Abteilung as they did when they created the MGSSS Trupps. Just speculating here...... Since they were Lieb Regt shoulder boards and wear mountain boots, I would understand them to in the newly formed Alpine Corps. The telegrapher's belt buckles are of brass and not late war steel also. Ed

Chris, what's your take on what related assumptions I have made? Do you concur, disagree; etc etc?

You guys crack me up!!!!!!

I'll make it all up, I'll commit to another Gigolo job.....................

In Dollars, Pound Sterling or Gold Bars?

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First one is just a young fellow, studio shot. My interest in this one was he wears mountain boots. This second one was quite sought after which drove up the price, for me, it had more than one interest: Group Shot Bavarain Lieb Regiment and with the presence of mountain boots, I would understand they are part of the newly formed Alpine Corps, formed from the Lieb Regiment as it's core in 1915. I believe these guys were formed from the Signal Abteilung that were part of the Bavarian Cav Corps at the outbreak in 1914.If this is a possibility, my S.A. Luger could be related. What can be seen in the photo is: Two Iron Crosses Two Telegrapher's Belt Buckles Field Telephone Telephone Earpiece Signaling Light Telephone Earpiece Leather Case Leather re-enforced Trousers Mountain Boots Luger Holster My budget for photo cards has just about reached it's limit already but, considering it was the Crème de Crème for my Signal Abteilung display, it was worth it, I was prepared to go higher.

Nice article, very interesting. Thanks

Nice piece front and back.

Nice......how about the front? Nice too?

Mulhausen became Mulhouse after WWI.

Nice group there, Chris. I think it's the beginning of a very interesting year.....for everyone.

I agree the cert looks fishy but it does say: "This Knight’s Cross will be sold framed and displayed with the original certificate – Signed By Adolf Hitler." Maybe this is a copy for website display only. I would suggest anyone interested to contact the auction authority

"Come with me and I'll show you where the Iron Cross grows" Sgt Steiner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nope, I haven't a clue, Chris.

http://www.kaisersbunker.com/ht/kokarden.htm

So it says....................

1917, part of the 9th Bavarian Res Div. sent to the Somme to reinforce the Saillisel and Transloy sectors in Jan 1917. It was sent back in Feb and returned to the Ville au Bois sector where it opened an offensive against the French in April and then to Lorraine from May to Aug. Aug it was in Flanders and then on to Ypres, then off back to Flanders to Ostend in Oct and Nov for rest.

Original signature? More than great stuff, yours is for his Oak Leaves. http://www.lsbauctions.com/464/heinrich-schuler-knights-cross-consigned-at-lasb/

That be it................... I found no other Lugers in Jeff's book with similar unit markings.

107. looks more acceptable. You'll have to excuse my age, I'm deaf and dumb in both eyes.