Tony Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Can anyone help me out with the markings inside this hat please? I imagine 56 is the size and 16 is for 1916 but the others? Thanks Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Tony, The original marks are the B.A.XIX.16 and the size stamp. The rest are re-issue stamps. "B.J.A.Chemnitz18" stands for Bekleidungs-Instandsetzungs-Amt Chemnitz 1918. This was the repair section of the clothing office in Chemnitz. Once repaired, the cap was given a new Garniture classification. The "g" and the "gb" indicate it was suitable for garrison wear, but in worse condition than normal. These stamps are in black, which indicates that they were made after January of 1917, when the color of the stamps were changed from green. Unfortunately, I cannot decipher the smudged regimental stamp. Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 Thanks very much Chip. I thought a soldier would have sewn that repair himself but it was obviously sent back to Chemnitz for that, if it ever left the area in the first place. Would soldiers in Thüringen units have worn the same colours? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E Williams Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 If I was to take a guess, it's 102 Regt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Interesting. Any particular reason why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E Williams Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Just looking at it closely, following the number lines vs the smudge lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I see "107" :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E Williams Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I see "107" :-)107. looks more acceptable. You'll have to excuse my age, I'm deaf and dumb in both eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Would soldiers in Thüringen units have worn the same colours? The states of Thüringen had several different cockades. Reuß, Sachsen-Weimar, the Sächsische-Herzogtümer (three states), Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen all had their own distinctive cockades. Regarding the regimental number, I'd say it's 107 too, with a period between that and the "R.". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, I've had this hat for so long and never knew that, until now I didn't have a clue about the markings. I'd best check where they were during the second half of the war, perhaps the hat saw a bit of France and Belgium. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I'd best check where they were during the second half of the war, perhaps the hat saw a bit of France and Belgium. Tony Tony, If it was only rated for garrison duty after the repair in 1918, it probably would not have left Germany again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Tony, If it was only rated for garrison duty after the repair in 1918, it probably would not have left Germany again. They were at Cambrai in Nov. 17 but the condition is probably far too good for anything that went near a frontline so perhaps it never left Chemnitz at all. Tony Edited December 30, 2013 by Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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