Chris Liontas

Second skull with closer look at obersvers badge in wear

Close up of one skull. I see one individual with a Observer badge on in the back row, I dont know if this is a flight group, or a gathering just for the photo. Since I only see one aviation badge, I assume it is just a gathering for a photo.

I was able to snag this photo off e-bay last week. I thought it was a neat chance to look at a very nice visor with skull attachment. The officer is wearing what looks like a field grey Attila.

Outstanding!!! Thanks a ton guys for the information! I'm in the process of learning the Wrappen for the spiked helmet, and I understood the Landstrum wore the cross--but this leather "baseball hat" was outside my scope..thank you very much for the information!!

Rick, I agree--they might as well have placed a big bulls-eye on their shakos for some French sniper.

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Hi all, I just recieved this photo, and I am not sure the unit designation. Is this a Landstrom Jager? The shako has quite a shine to it, so in the second close up I played with the color scheme to bring out the insignia. Thank you for the help!

You must have asked a Third Ricky since like Sergeant Schultz, I know nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnothing about 1870s! Before "my" time.

Lol--I think you had it at the time is what I meant. Your evil twin dropped it off or something

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an ugly side shot--my lighting stinks

The IC again--the double strike is something I am not familiar with--can anyone shed some light? Too much celebrateing after Pairs fell?

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Since we just got that awesome list posted, thanks Glen I thought I would post this bar. It has been on the forum before, and Stogie sold it to me last year. The draw for me was the IC2 Non combat version of the IC 1870. Being very interested in the Chaplains in the German military, I really found this bar interesting. I know of one definate award of a IC2 NC cross to a chaplain in the Fraco-Prussian War, and I hope Glen's list will shed more light on this for me.

The cross has a few features that I would like to ask about. Rick (x2--both of them) thought this was an issue rather than a later piece. Is that noted by the double strike on the 1870? How are you able to tell an issue piece, rather than one made after the war. 4,000 IC2 NC were awarded during the war (according to Gordon and The Iron Time) -- but how many of those were actually given out. Was this like the 1813 IC, where less than were awarded were actually given?

Sorry if I have a few of my facts wrong. I am making the pleasent switch from III Reich militaria to Imperial German (for which my wife blames all of you...esspecially you Boonzaier ), so I'm trying to really learn as I go along--thanks all

Thanks a ton guys! It means a lot that people remeber (or even know what Orthodoxy is)

Awesome! thank you!

Any idea on the two helmets? I know one is a type 90, but what is the one on the left in the photo. It does not have the brim of a T90, and it is sort of rounded rather than oval on the top. I am really not sure what it is

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Bayonet and US 80mm (?) mortar caseing (dewat--no internal fireing)

This is an interesting grouping I picked up when I was about 10 from a neighbor. The father had been stationed at in the Phillipines as an Air Force Officer, and the son had done a lot of relic hunting/buying. At the time I met him, he was more into his ?72 Charger than Japanese relics, so he gave me these items. Any idea what marking is on the bayonet? I have always wondered.

From what he told me, he bought the larger helmet, and the more beat up one he found in the jungle (this would have been about ? 1972?) along with a knee mortar. Pretty neat, as I don?t see relic items from the Pacific as much as the European Theater (could be that I just don?t look) I never got the knee mortar, but I have a Arasaka Rifle barrel around someplace ? found at the same place.

Is there any interest in relic items from the Pacific Theater? I know there is a lot of interest in German/Russian items from 1941-45, but I don?t see much on Japanese/American items for the Island Campaigns.

I too like to think of what these men lived through. From the birth of the airplane and the car, to mass world wide transit, space flight, and the internet. It must have been an amazing ride. Rest in peace

Awesome! Thank you for posting that. The dates of promotion to Oberpfarrer are neat. You dont see that rank very often in the III Reich, thank you again for posting this!

WOW!!!! A sword for that time period is just....WOW!!!

Thanks Rick for such a great posting!! To know that things are still out there, and we can actually give them some life like this is so great!

Thanks for shareing

Ed that cross is absolutely outstanding!! Thank you so much for showing it. The Orthodox Crosses from Russia can be such works of art! Love seeing them

The reverse is the same. Maybe it is Austria?

I've never seen a Russian cross in this type of configuration. Usually, crosses from Orthodox Russia are of the pattern with the tilting scales on the base

This looks more like a malteese cross--I've never seen an Russian Orthodox cross in this style. Still really neat looking.