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21 hours ago, MarcAnthony1 said:

My grandfather

Apparently ,gefreiter in a Bavarian Cavalry regiment, either Chevaulegers or less probably ,Heavy Riders

After the introduction of thr Kunftigefriedensuniform

Its a nice piece, good quality wool cloth, well tailored and well preserved. many thanks for share !

Glenn , the sabre he carries is of the type used by officials 

Hello Morar Andrei, If you are looking for metal tank models , you must explain more. first ,scale ,second model of which tanks and what is available in Romania . time ago ,existed metal tanks miniatures usually in 1 72 scale destined mostly to play .existed too others in 1 35 scale for example those of the French manufacturer Solido ,quite well made with rolling tracks and other details, today existed large scale Tank models made in England or China priced between 6000 sterling pounds and 10000 us dollars in kit form.

ccj , sexy ? its rather lascive

Hello cslamo, Your answer to Glenn inclined the possibilities to a Official , that is your great grandfather served in the AH Army as one . Civil servants weared uniforms also and in war time these were Pike or Field Grey.but the use of cap badges as in the Army was not in use among them. Regarding the Mourning armband, i have no other info apart of the concerning to FJ1 death.The Army Chaplains weared in service a black armband like that of your GG fther . but Chaplains either Roman Catholics , Orthodox Catholics , Protestants ,Jews and Muslims all weared on the cuffs golden rank stripes, those of the Hungarian Honved with lace trefoil over the others.

Yes , a good quality one 

Not a fake

The last career rank reached by William II was Generalmajor und kommandeur of the 2nd Garde Infanterie Brigade tje 27th january of 1888. his birthdate . after his fathers death ,the 15th June of 1888, He became Supreme commander.

Hello, your great grandfather wears Austro Hungarian Army uniform , the cap is that of a officer. He wears also a Karls Bluse , a model of field coat allowed to officers and  officials. altough his beard obscured the collar ,on it appears to be either a star or a rosette and behind that a strip of cloth in regimental colour . his coat is without shoulder boards ,another officers feature. he carries a sabre ,not a infantry officer one , its a model for officials. the badges on his cap are unidetifiable. the black armband possibly is the mourning one for the death of Francis Joseph  I .weared after November 21th of 1916 ,

Hello ,certainly the Scot Greys badge is a Napoleonic Eagle 

Hello ccj . The rank of Generaloberst mit der rang eines Feldmarschall was conceded in peacetime in place of the wartime rank of Generalfeldmaschall. These Army Chiefs weared four pips on epaulettes or Shoulderboards intstead of the three of the Colonel General. 

Officer de Reinseignemet ?

Yes ,Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustadten was born the 18th September !860 in Hermannstadt

Hello Henry 24th , They were used in the war and ceremonial use long time in fact until the beginning of WW1 . Prussian Cuirassiers went to the War without cuirasses . their French counterparts with their cuirasses under a khaki cover. I personally no reccomends restoring the piece , neither remove the interir lining. a discrete cleaning is allowed . for example a non abrasive cleaner for the strap and the rivets

Hello, Maschinen Buro , Perhaps ? roughly translated Machine Room , or Maschinisten Buro, that is Machinists Office

Hello, dont dismay, with a bit of luck.....

Hello Gentlemen , The loss of a regimental flag was a war contingency but if in the Napoleonic wars or later wars these loss usually took place during the battle with fight , in the first World War the thing was different .

Hello, Wilhelm Jaeger was the supplier of cuirasses and helms for the Prussian Cuirassiers .It was a manufacturer of the city of Elberfeld in the Rhineland. since 1929 Elberfeld forms with other cities the city of Wuppertal. Jaeger produced in 1841 the first Prussian Army pickelhaube made of steel .it was for the Cuirassiers . as with was rather heavy it was not distributed to the Infantry Your cuirass is a nice piece , model 1867 , complete with proof shot ,of a black powder rifle .

Hello ,The blessed Karl ,Emperor during the war weared normally Austrian uniforms . except in occasion of State visits either travelling him or receiving guests. In November 1916 he received Kaiser William II in German hussar uniform. In 1917 he travelled to Bulgaria there he weared the uniform of a Bulgarian General . in the Site of the Imperial War Museum you could see a video about that travel . Karl visits Bulgaria and Turkey. under this title . appears the Emperor ,the Bulgarian King his two sons Boris and Ciryll in Austrian uniform the three and the Empress Zita .the ubicuous adjutant Prince Lobkowitz

Hello dave123, after the desintegration of Yugoslavia in March April 1941, the Serbian nation remained . under the administration of General Nedic who formed a puppet government. Serbia got reduced to her 1914 borders. Nedic government controlled the Police and the Gendarmerie remaining. both ex Yugoslavians . surely both weared the uniforms in use until 1941 and in the case of the Gendarmerie thats means the modified one

Hello again , Reserve Officer . Well a reserve officer not diplomated of Staff School , attached to the Staff of an Army Corps ? not impossible, Andre Tardieu ,a politician and Reserve lieutenant was attached to the Staff of the in the year 1914 still General Foch

Hello saxydog8, Please tell me ,us which is the answer in your mind

Hello, Kaiserbunker shows a pic of a 1910 peaked cap of the schwedter Dragoner with the Adler between the two cockades.but the waffenrock of the Unteroffizier in the pic is an Infantry one