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Hi Jerry Thanks for your help with these again. The detail on the dragon is, as you say, clearly different. The wings and also the tail points down on the copies. I’ll keep trying thanks again tony

Hi Ian just spotted this thread.... i have a few photos, I will keep an eye out for anything similar. Where would these have been worn? 5cm is a fair old size..... tony

Hi gents im still not sure about the relationship between by bits but I have since noticed silver ones elsewhere..... this pic is on another thread.... different weave but reassuring to me none the less. tony

Hi Gents I believe the caption reads .... ‘The Russians have completely destroyed almost all the railroad tracks that lie on the Berlin-Warsaw route. our picture shows us a German patrol, which investigates the railroad track’ ————///———-// this next one shows the handing out of bayonet frogs. Freshly trained perhaps? Yet I think the flowers mean these men are about to deploy.... tony

Hi Gordon It seems there was one design awarded to men and a different design for women..... cheers tony

Hi Gents I was going to post elsewhere but I think it belongs here. it is in the spirit of the “what were they thinking...” theme yet not a trench. August 1915..... Of them, taking just one man in particular who catches my eye... He does not want to be there now. Shoulders down and Slumped’ - not happy I reckon! As he is positioned at the end, at the front, likely.he was either on of the first there, and has been waiting so long, he’s had enough or he was one of the last there because he didn’t want be there..... maybe no one to post a picture to, better things to do or a bad day. then I ask why etc etc Hope you like gents excuse my ramble! tony

Hi Gents tony ———/———-///— Nice one GreyC I wouldn’t have known.... always appreciated, tony

Hi Gents tony ———/—/——— Thanks Bayern always appreciated....

Hi Gents fingers crossed for these two... Only one lug left out of four I picked these two collar.(thanx Terry) tabs up together... Apparently they were found at a closed scrap metal yard —— Such a difference to this one : . So I hope these be genuine and escaped the melting pot! hope you like Gents tony

Hi 1812 Overture Great photos of it in wear.... Your example is a lovely thing! And the box is a beauty even without the clasp. Surely a scarce example?? tony

Hi Gents a fun one tony

Hi Bayern, Sadly impossible to make out the date stamp and unusually its not handwritten either. However, with an eyepiece, I can make out ‘ Fji ‘ on the cockade... and also just noticed an edelweiss, only one, on the cap of the man in the centre of the back row. ——-/://—— hi Gents Annotated. Names him as Herbert Von Bitter and I think it’s 301D or 30ID ‘X marks the spot’ man in the left - ‘Lans Kotsoki’ (I think...) and tony —-//—— Hi again Bayern, Just a thought- is there anything relevant about the finish of the peak of their caps? Does it help date it? the last pic above on this post has a black peak as do all 3 in the pic on previous post #63 the first picture on #63 (below) with 4 in it, just 1 ‘dark’ and rest pale.... cheers tony

Hi Gents a couple with older tunics.... And tony edit : waffenrock..,

Hi Gents, i was thinking maybe this was worth a couple of grand or so and buybackable.... Then i thought 42k was a typo? whats it worth please Gents? tony Agree!

Hi gents 1910 1911 tony

Hi Gents looks like 3 of the same cemetery tony

Hi Gents, nice one Mike, tony

Hello Alan it may be of no help however I believe it is possible to request information about service of family members following a certain period after death. If you are still in contact with his family perhaps you offer to help them do so. The service number issue might not be such an issue in that case best wishes tony

Hi Gents, Congratulations Stefan - what a great find, a really cool ‘thing’! I do like the back its not just the writing I like It looks to me like it is in its second or maybe third frame already and the current frame is quality and aged.... This has, I would say, been special to more than one generation. ——//——- I do like the front too! Your first post said ‘picture’, can you tell if it is painted? Or a print? As Its old and yet in colour and someone has framed it and it’s been preserved..., Do you think it is a unique bit of work? Nice one tony

Hi Gents First is posted home and dated 9th sept 1917 i’ve the colour up a little on the image.... I think this card was is titled soldiers in cover or similar, and the image seems somewhat older than when the card was written.... A 1917 Rppc annotated by ‘Oscar’ I think. 3 Iron Cross holders to the left, one of whom, I believe has musician shoulder insignia. And a picture in the snow, sadly nothing on the back. tony

Hi Gents More than a few with silver bravery, bronze bravery and Karl cross combinations... On the back row, right side, to me it looks like he has a large silver too.... and this Hungarian liked badges! I think 3 or 4 of them on his cap something on his right pocket flap And one on his left breast pocket - even with eye piece not sure if it’s an 8 or 9 on it. tony

Hi Gents tony

Hi Gents First one: Feldwebel Karl Klein 3komp RIR 81 Died in hospital 11/8/1916 and tony

Hi Gents This one from 1904 1905 and 1906 tony

Hi Gents /// tony