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I'm not an expert on these but the hardware on the reverse it very unique to me. I've not seen similar...

As a pipe smoker I often wonder if these are fun to smoke or if it is mainly for show :-)

I've often wanted to try one out myself.

Detail

Here's a very nice Bulgarian Colonel of Artillery that I own.

I'm trying to find a visor cap for this uniform and a few orders. I have a few medals but not enough for a display at this time.

Chris, try to contact the guys that wrote the articles on the site below for permission to use (parts of) their text for your project.

Romania in WWI

I've always been fascinated by Romania and Bulgaria in WW1 but there's not very much in English available. I'd be very happy to find a book on the Romanian campaigns.

Charles,

Joe Robinson just posted a very nice article about German military service and structure at http://www.pickelhauben.net/articles/MilitaryService_08.html the part about the Landwehr is on page 2.

By the way, that's a beautiful coat!!!

Thank you.

Charles,

in peacetime no Landwehr Cavalry units existed although Landwehr officers of the cavalry branch were held on the strength of their respective Landwehrbezirk (District) and wore the distinctive Landwehr Cavalry officers' uniform. Numerous Landwehr cavalry squadrons were formed at mobilisation and indeed 2 Landwehr Cavalry Regiments - Numbers 1 & 2. Regiments 90-92 were formed in August 1915. The regiments were redesignated as Kavallerie-Sch?tzen-Regiments in August through October 1916.

Regards

Glenn

Glenn,

I greatly appreciate the information you've provided. How were Landwehr units raised? Were men drawn from cavalry units or were there Landwehr cavalry men without a organized unit?

Charles

VERY UNUSUAL

Has anyone ever seen a hole (in a tunic of course) to support such an arrangement?

Can anyone offer information on this not so common branch? It must be rare because little to no information can be found.

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28075

Thanks a lot Rick. Would have been impossible for me to identify

No idea how the switched cockades came into place,but best thing is they are the right ones

Thanks again!

Very nice visor cap. Dragoons were allowed to wear this cap with their field grey uniform as well at the pre war uniform. Very attractive.

Mike,

I'll keep my eyes open. I haven't visited Picklehaubes.com in a while. I must say the "Google"ing Landwehr mainly gives 1800 era Landwehr units. The Landwehr must have been a very big deal in the late 1700s and early 1800s...

HELLO!!!!! Surely someone has a photo...

Charles,

I do not have a photo, but somewhere within the last 2-3 weeks I saw a photo that had either this uniform or a field version in it. It was a photo of a group of officers some sitting in chairs, some standing, two enlisted mess orderlies standing on each side. The photo made me think they were having after dinner cigars. In the very front row was an older officer wearing a Landwehr cavalry jacket. I'd never seen one in wear and it was the very distinctive cuffs that caught my eye.

I can't find the photo now. I don't know if it was on this forum, or WAF, or Picklehaubes.com since I cruise all three of them every day.

Mike,

I'll keep my eyes open. I haven't visited Picklehaubes.com in a while. I must say the "Google"ing Landwehr mainly gives 1800 era Landwehr units. The Landwehr must have been a very big deal in the late 1700s and early 1800s...

Does anyone have photos of this uniform in wear?

This thread is soooo old... brought up for Charles' Landwehr Cavalry Leutnant tunic thread, to compare an overaged Lt's possible awards:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28075

and I have to go look for Adam in Berlin's online city directories, which I didn't know about when this was first posted.

Interesting. I wouldn't think the Red Cross medal would precede the Order.

Question

I have a Landwehr Cavalry Lt's Friedensrock. There are loops for either a 4-5 place ribbon bar or a 2-3 place medal bar. What awards are most likely for a 2Lt in the Landwehr? I guess its Prussian though that leaves it wide open for a man from nearly anywhere.

Yes, it's very wrinkled. I need to steam it a bit to release the wrinkles.

Idiocy.

I don't look at eBay... am I reading this situation correctly and bidder "s***s" with "(1)" is the ONLY bidder?

Bidder "s***s" has s*** for "brains."

A total dumb assk.... He must not have patience to wait for a proper deal. Or, maybe he knows thats the one awarded to Richtofen...

What's this?

Very nice ribbon bars. But I see you have got one ribbon bar with Ernestine ribbon ? Usually this bar should be in my collection

Christophe

I was just complaining to someone how I've seen no nice ribbon bars to sale lately. Well, at least someone is finding them.

For Chris

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Regards, Hardy

LOOKS LIKE HE CUSTOMIZED HIS CUFFS

Hello!

Please post some photos and close up.Thank You.

All the best

That's the problem. I can't get good photos and scans aren't possible because we bought a new scanner and it doesn't work well on medals and stuff like the old one.

Nesredep

Can anyone help me ID a German Luger?

Date 1914

Serial number on all parts is 4600

On top is ERFURT under a very nicely detailed crown.

Several very small marks. One is an RC under a crown and another is what looks like an old german script L under a different crown than the RC. Maybe more detailed. The may be two other marks but I can't make out what they are.

Check out this general who wears a Bravery Cross for enlisted men.

Not sure what you mean. All are jpg except the originally posted image.

Check out this Captain. He has many grade of the Bravery medal/order.

Question,what determine the grade of the order? Was it rank or was it similar to the French Legion of Honor where a person received a higher grade each time they were awarded the same order?

Look at this colonel. He have a Bravery medal leading his group.

Okay,

That's why I see it two times now? I'm