Jump to content
News Ticker
  • I am now accepting the following payment methods: Card Payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal
  • Latest News

    Recommended Posts

    Posted

    Is that a thing?

    I have an entry for an Ehrenwaffe to a Jägeroffizier, but his handwriting is hard to read. I don't have the original (still in the archives) so I just copied the handwriting as best I could. I tried deciphering it and looking for something that matched, and this was the best I could come up with.

    I take it from dict.cc that a Hirschfänger, or "Deer catcher", is a specific type of hunting knife. Is this something traditionally associated with Jäger battalions? In this officer's case, the Garde-Jäger-Bataillon?

    I've come across a number of entries for Ehrenwaffen, but they are mostly the expected ones: Ehrendegen, Ehrendolch, Ehrensäbel, Ehrenseitengewehr. What others are there?

    Thanks,

    Dave

    Posted

    Hi,

    A Hirschfänger is a very traditional hunting knife/Short sword indeed... Many of the "Clamshells" are Hirschfänger... I think for a Jäger Battalion it would be a very logical battalion level award.

    Best

    Chris

    Posted

    The Wiki Page mentions this tradition...

    Im Gegensatz zur Linieninfanterie, welche mit dem Bajonett ausgerüstet war, trugen die Jäger den Hirschfänger als Seitenwehr. Dieser wurde nicht aufgepflanzt, sondern diente nur als blanke Seitenwaffe. Typisch war, dass die Jäger das Gewehr nicht wie die Infanterie übergehängt über die rechte Schulter trugen, sondern in der Jägertrageweise unter dem rechten Arm mit dem Gewehrriemen über der Schulter, so dass die Laufmündung nach vorne zeigte.

    I think I may have some officer pictures with one... will look whenI get home...

    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now
    ×
    ×
    • Create New...

    Important Information

    We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.