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Thomas, In March of 1915, all contingents adopted the shortened (7cm) Litzen, which at that time were still white. So the change came some time between then and September 1915 when the new gray Bluse Litzen were introduced. I don't know the date of the regulation, but I do have a copy of the 1915 AVBs and will look through there to see if I can find it. Chip
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Just curious if anyone could locate an "H. Alpers". I have an officer's/senior NCO's visored cap from the pioneers/Verkehrstruppen (incl., pioneers, Kraftfahr, artillery, Flieger, etc.) with this name in the satin lining. Interestingly, there is a page from the 14th of July 1918 "Berliner Hausfrau" newspaper folded up and placed behind the sweatband as a "sizer" to adjust the fit. I looked in the Ehren-Rangliste and a 1911 Rangliste, with no luck. Chip
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An M07/10 artillery Feldrock's collar should be the same color wool as the rest of the tunic with black piping. Stand up collars would be strictly a private purchase item and could have been purchased by anyone, but normally would be seen on an NCO's tunic. I have an issue example of such a Bavarian artillery tunic with the stand and fall collar. Chip
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It looks like his Militärpaß says he was in the Jahresklasse 1903. If that is correct, he would have been 31 years old in 1914. In this wartime photo, he looks a lot younger than that. The photo was taken in Kaiserslautern, which is in the II.Bavarian Army Corps. In the photo it appears that he is wearing a Bavarian cockade, so it is hard to imagine that he is the same soldier that served in the Prussian RIR.76! It will be very interesting to see what the pass reveals. Chip
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,,,and while we are on the subject of good Ricky, whatever happened to evil Ricky? He has been absent longer than I can remember as well. I suppose burnout does happen, especially when you are constantly being looked to for all the answers. But still, I am impressed that they are able to walk away from the ego stroking that being an authority affords. It gives you a glimpse into their nature. I say....Bravo! While helping others is most admirable, I am happy that it is not deterring them from spending their time doing what they enjoy and that will ultimately (I have no doubt) help all of us. Chip
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Chris, Not denigrating your new pair. Just making some observations. I forgot that I also have a pair made from Papiergarn. They might be made for the government, as I can't imagine someone who wanted Gamaschen buying papercloth. I can see a cottage industry involvement in government procured items, but not with private purchase quality pieces. It is amazing how many items you see with cottage industry type markings on them. I have two papercloth sandbags, one of which has a paper label still on it. The bags were put together at a "Heimarbeit=Ausgabestelle". The tag was signed by a "Hausarbeiterin", probably so she could get paid for her piecework. Chip
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Chris, These are most certainly private purchase examples. I have never seen anything quite like them. The leather straps and buckles, the trim on the edges, etc.....all very unusual. Had I seen them without some provenance, I would have been very skeptical. I have had four or five pairs, made from everything from the bottom 4" of an overcoat skirt, to ones cut from a blanket, to navy issue ones made from canvas. The "Mars" and "Hindenburg" Gamaschen may be private purchase too. If Gamaschen were ever issued, you would think we would have seen a marked pair. I have not. Chip
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Hello Jay, If you are referring to the Litzen, they changed throughout the war. It really depends on the years you are talking about. If you mean 1917-1918, then they would have been sewn directly on to the collar of the Bluse, with no backing or Patten. They would have been gray with a central horizontal red stripe (Füllung) and with two parallel white stripes (Spiegel), one above and one below the red stripe. Here is a picture from the collection of the Bavarian Army Museum at Ingolstadt. It shows a Probe example of this type of collar Litze. I have three of these in my collection to scan if you need a closer view. Chip