Robin Lumsden Posted October 4, 2009 Author Posted October 4, 2009 Oops. Don't know what happened there. Bulgarians in the postwar period: Nice! I wonder what unit they were in.
Thomas W Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) Nice! I wonder what unit they were in. I haven't been able to find out yet. As you know the death's head is often the sign of a specialist unit. Bulgarian flamethrower troops in World War I did not have any official badge or insignia. They were pioneers (pionery) of the First Army Assault Battalion, which was modeled on Sturmbataillon Nr. 5 (Rohr). Flamethrower pioneers may have worn a breast badge in the form of a small metal fire-breathing dragon, but if so it was unofficial. I should say that I've been told that this image is postwar, but it could also be a wartime image. Edited October 4, 2009 by Thomas W
Sergeant 08 Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) I searched in my photos and look what I found! A Wehrwolf with an unusual skull. No Prussia, no Brunswick skull! It seems it is a similar large skull like the other one. Ok, not the same, but similar I think. We know, Wehrwolf members used all kinds of skulls during early years. Edited October 4, 2009 by Sergeant 08
Sergeant 08 Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) No bones behind the skull. No Wehrwolf, I think. But again a similar skull. Edited October 5, 2009 by Sergeant 08
Sergeant 08 Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) Thoughts? Edited October 5, 2009 by Sergeant 08
Robin Lumsden Posted October 5, 2009 Author Posted October 5, 2009 Thoughts? Yes............similar. Difficult to say what that skull would have been used for, though. Could be...... military........wehrwolf........masonic........even SWJ !! :cheeky:
Sergeant 08 Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 Yes............similar. Difficult to say what that skull would have been used for, though. Could be...... military........wehrwolf........masonic........even SWJ !! Masonic and SWJ? They had nice items! Why not? I think, we will not find answers for all of our questions. But we can try it! Btw, did you see new interesting SWJ stuff in this year, Robin?
Robin Lumsden Posted October 6, 2009 Author Posted October 6, 2009 Did you see new interesting SWJ stuff in this year, Robin? Now on eBay..............
Chris Boonzaier Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 Who said... "The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done." " question for a champion...
Thomas W Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 George Carlin, American comedian. "Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flamethrower." --Bruce Feirstein
Chris Boonzaier Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 Who said... "The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done." " question for a champion...
Thomas W Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 George Carlin, American comedian. "Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flamethrower." --Bruce Feirstein
Sergeant 08 Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 Robin, did you notice? Somebody tries to sell his SWJ collection
Robin Lumsden Posted October 11, 2009 Author Posted October 11, 2009 Robin, did you notice? Somebody tries to sell his SWJ collection Ha! There's a little antique shop under the arches at the Friedrichstrasse Bahnhof in Berlin that has dozens of these old SWJ TK items for sale.........crosses, medals, etc., all with original ribbons.
Robin Lumsden Posted October 11, 2009 Author Posted October 11, 2009 But.............the black TK is still a mystery. No anticipated 'third one' has turned up so far. :cheeky:
Sergeant 08 Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 No anticipated 'third one' has turned up so far. Right! And I'm watching the market daily.
Sergeant 08 Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 Thomas, you was right! The seller split the lot of flamethrower photos. Now he sells a photo with the same guys in Montigny, that were in my photo in #271.
Thomas W Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 I won't bid on that photo, Sergeant 08. You can have it if you want.
Sergeant 08 Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 I won't bid on that photo, Sergeant 08. You can have it if you want. No, I'm not interested in this photo. A chance for another collector.
Robin Lumsden Posted October 14, 2009 Author Posted October 14, 2009 I'm watching the market daily. Ich auch! :cheers:
Sergeant 08 Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 (edited) I still try to find out what kind of skull this one is. It has a size like an armshield. I found this table of Abzeichen von Freiwilligen Korps and I thought it could be interesting for some other collectors, too. Look at the different skull patterns! Edited October 17, 2009 by Sergeant 08
Sergeant 08 Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 (edited) Bottom left! Is the skull, next to the Freiwilligen-Regiment Reinhard shield badge, a skull armshield? I'm not sure, what is the lettering under this skull? Edited October 17, 2009 by Sergeant 08
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