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    1. Chip
      There is a fairly recent book in English on the Imperial Russian army, written by Johan Sommers. While not specifically about Pogoni, there are quite a few shown (many from my collection). There are some big collectors here in the States, but most of the reference material is reprinted German and Austrian intelligence (I have a wartime Austrian manual, which shows all enlisted shoulder straps as of 1917). There are a few references that are reprinted that show uniform schematics from 1910-1911. Chip
    2. Chip
      I'd rather have that than a sofa!
    3. Chip
      That Saxon collar is wonderful! I've never seen it before on a field gray uniform. Would it be possible to see the entire Waffenrock? Chip
    4. Chip

      Chris,

      I bid on twelve lots at Stauffer's, but only got one. The one that I did get had four straps in it, three of which were different patterns (one m11 enlisted Flieger for the M95 Waffenrock, one M07/11 for the feldgrau Waffenrock and two M15s. Funny thing was, the M07/11 was the other half of a pair, the single of which I got seven years ago! Now, the private purchase pair is back together. Small world.

      Who was the guy that you bought the Leib boards from? Was it Ebayer Ulan9?

      I probably should have bid higher at Stauffer's, but I subtracted the 22% VAT from my bids and I was a bit conservative, as I was afraid I might get more than I could afford. Stauffer's charged me 35 Euro to mail four straps to the States. They then sent me another bill with a 60 Euro packaging and mailing fee. Fortunately, I had already paid the lower amount and they did sent the straps out. What a rip!

      Chip

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        Chip

        Bavarian Jäger straps are few and far between, especially wartime models, which are very non-descript. A gray strap with a "1" or a "2" is really not very noteworthy. One would easily pass them up. The M15 green versions are very tough to find. I have owned three enlisted ones from the 3.Jäger Regt. and have never seen issue versions from the 1st or 2nd. Maybe someday....

        Chip

      3. Chris Boonzaier

        Chris Boonzaier

        How about starting a "Jäger strap" thread? :-)

      4. Chip

        Chip

        For all Jäger or just Bavarian?

    5. Chip
      I can't remember where I saw those. It was either on Stauffer or Ebay (or maybe both!). It seems many of the lots from Stauffer are being cherry-picked and broken up with the extras showing up on Ebay. Due to the way the lots were put together, there were some things in each lot that drove the price up and now the winners have to try to recoup some of their money on the items that they didn't really want. It will be interesting to see what else surfaces. Were these straps originally pairs when they were sold?
    6. Chip
      Don, I would think a relatively concentrated punch. I have some AP 37mm rounds and they could do some damage with a direct hit. The HE and canister type rounds are not nice either, especially when fired in rapid order by something like a Maxim.
    7. Chip
      Chris, All the state buckles have variations. Perhaps Saxon examples have a bit more. Brass buckles were subdued for field use. I'm not sure, but I think this was factory or at least Bekleidungsamt (or Werkstatt or Instansetzungs) work. The finishes are normally a smooth feldgrau paint that is baked on the front, both top and bottom, but not the reverse. I have a Prussian example and I have seen Bavarian ones too. Perhaps yours is just Saxony's take on the process?
    8. Chip
      With an eye to perhaps publishing owned photos, I would not want to have mine spread over the Internet. I do post photos, but have found them all over the Internet and have, on a few occasions, had to prove they were mine before someone would give me credit. Due to that, I don't post photos that I may use for book purposes. I do post photos, but if they are something unique, I now normally watermark them.
    9. Chip
      Very nice Chris! That last one looks like zink. The punch-out on the back often "cracks" at the edges, as the metal is very brittle.
    10. Chip
      The owner of that photo has his web name under the shield (DrakeGoodman). I suspect it was lifted from Flickr. I've heard that he has removed many of his best photos due to them showing up on many other sites on the Internet.
    11. Chip
      Hello Newbee, There were 649 pioneer companies by the end of the war, so I would not say they are not rare by any means. Of course, they are not as numerous as infantry or artillery examples, but still, they are quite common. Just as an example, I have forty eight of them in my collection, not counting trench mortar (Minenwerfer) units, which were also part of the pioneers. Chip
    12. Chip
      Hello, These are enlisted man's shoulder straps from the Prussian Reserve Pioneer Company Nr.81. It was identified as part of the 79.Reserve Division in 1917-18. The division spent that entire time on the Western Front. These straps are the 1915 pattern, which was introduced with the new (Bluse) field uniform in September of 1915.
    13. Chip
      I think this depends on what you mean. If you mean specific from every other German soldier, I disagree. As part of the Verkehrstruppen, they were supposed to wear the uniform of that branch. Of course, that was not the case in most instances, particularly for officers (during the war). Perhaps you meant that officer's wore just about anything they liked. Enlisted men wore the uniform of the branch with the insignia of the Fliegertruppen. Mechanics also had a special black or dark blue work suit.
    14. Chip
      Karel, It sort of looks like the hooks were added later on this one. It may have been converted at some point during the period?
    15. Chip
      Officer's covers were normally form-fitted types with a "pouch" on the front and back that slipped over the visors. There was an elastic section on each side of the cover that would expand for easier installation and then would tighten back when the visors were covered. I'm not aware of officer's wearing the hooked type, but, of course, officers could do what they wanted.
    16. Chip
      Other than the Zeltbahn, I don't think there was any special rain gear for enlisted men before 1916. Kraus mentions that a raincoat (of Zeltbahntuch) was introduced for Macedonian front use in 1916. A waterproof Umhang was introduced in the winter of 1916/17. This was the one similar to the Radfahrerumhang, only shorter. The Radfahrerunhang (again, according to Kraus) was made of a waterproof "Manteltuch" and had a Capote (hood) built in under the collar. Manteltuch, says wool to me. The Radfahrerumhang had been around since 1911.
    17. Chip
      Eric, I don't understand your skepticism, as the piece looks fine to me. There was a Radfahrerumhang, and a Regen-Umhang, the difference being that the latter was 20cm shorter than the Radfahrer pattern. Certainly, they were not issued widely (originally only 5% of the troops) and thus the reason you seldom see them in photos. As the war went on, more were ordered and their use became more widespread. The one shown on the officer is the same general type of garment, but the officer model had a wool collar and has other attributes that enlisted ones lack. Here are some rather poor photos of my example. Chip
    18. Chip
      Here are four caps from my collection. Three are Hechtgrau and one is feldgrau felt. The first three are still in the collection.The last one was traded away. Brian is well familiar with them, as I photographed them for both of his books. Chip
    19. Chip
      Chris, Sorry you didn't get it, but I am happy to see that they have gone up in value. I paid about $300 for one back in 1992 and I thought at the time that maybe I paid too much.
    20. Chip
      Expensive boots.
    21. Chip
      Chris, Just a fun reference to what he paid for them.
    22. Chip
      I imagine your woman gets a little nervous too.
    23. Chip
      Andreas, The collar and cuffs you have shown in your photo are an earlier pattern for Bavarian generals. "Das Deutsche Heer" shows the style in your photo. This book supposedly covers the blue uniforms up to 1914. The insignia for the M1910 feldgrau Waffenrock was that shown above. Chip
    24. Chip
      Andreas, The first one is a Bavarian general's collar insignia. The specific general rank would be denoted by the shoulder boards. Officially, this pattern was used by the Bavarians until, during the war, they were supposed to change to the Prussian pattern.
    25. Chip
      Nice! I only have a single.
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