Bavaria Bavarian Leib Regiment association

[Chris Boonzaier]

A nice document given at acceptance into the association...

[Chip]

Chris,

I'm guessing that the Leiberring was a wartime thing and not given by the association in the postwar period. I recall seeing a Sterbebild with a mention of the ring.

Chip

[Chris Boonzaier]

Chris,

I'm guessing that the Leiberring was a wartime thing and not given by the association in the postwar period. I recall seeing a Sterbebild with a mention of the ring.

Chip

The Ring is my dream... it was exclusively for people who had a certain amount of real combat time (I think it was 24 months? I forget... when i am back near my books I can look)... I would kill for an other ranks one, and kill twice for an officers one (Have not even seen a pic of the latter!!!)

[Chip]

Man! Chris! The list of things you'd kill for is getting pretty long!

[Chris Boonzaier]

But I am talking about flies!

[spolei]

But I am talking about flies!

Hello Chris,

do you know this link?

http://www.kriegsopfer.org/Weltkrieg/Infanterie_Leib_Regiment/Leiberring.htm

The owners are soldiers and NCO's.

There only one ore two Leutnants.

Cheers Andreas

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi Andreas,

in the Leiber History it says

Für die Offiziere wurde der Ring in etwas andere Ausführung geschaffen. Der von professor Schegerle modellierte silberne Ring zeigt einen Löwenkopf. Innen ist der Ring vergoldet und trägt das Monogram ILR.

It seems it was for just under 60 officers.

[spolei]

Hello Chris,

do you have a photo of the officer's ring?

I know only the regular ring.

Edited December 18, 2013 by spolei

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

I have only ever seen a bad photo of thr regular one, have never seen a real officers one, or even a photo of one.

[spolei]

Hello,

here is a postcard of the 100 aniversary of the Leibregiment.

The picture shows the uniforms of the beginning.

Look at the stamp, it is from the "Leiberverein Aschaffenburg".

[Chris Boonzaier]

Very nice indeed!!

[IrishGunner]

Hello,

here is a postcard of the 100 aniversary of the Leibregiment.

The picture shows the uniforms of the beginning.

Look at the stamp, it is from the "Leiberverein Aschaffenburg".

Look at the guy to the left in the picture... He looks like a French Foreign Legion sapper with his beard, apron, and axe...

[spolei]

That was the "fashion" of the napoleonic aera. Bavaria fought with Napoleon until 1812.

[taube]

I just stumbled over this thread:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/18932-alpenkorps-headgear-edelweiss/page-3?hl=leibregiment

The man in post #51 could be wearing a Leiberring.

Maybe Naxos can show another closeup?

[taube]

Is Naxos still active?