Chris Boonzaier Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Hi, would it be a 100% sure thing to say this is a saxon 13th Jäger? Thanks Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Hi Chris! To me, yes! Saxon Tshako, saxon cuffs, and a number 13. Why are you not sure for 100%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Its not a field I know much about.... my first thought was "Hmmm... a guy with a chicken on his head!" :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 I thought the same thing, but wondered if there was some other unit like field police who wore Jäger shakos and also happened to be numbered "13". Are the feathers a Saxon Jäger thing, like Italian Bersaglieri, or is that a personal choice to keep a chicken up there in case you get hungry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 (edited) No, a saxon chicken looks not like that. Here is the homepage of the saxon breeders... http://www.sachsenhuhn.de/ Well, joke aside... The saxons had a different kind of a tshako. It had a straight horizontal visor. The "chicken", in fact is a horsehair-tail, worn by saxon Jg.Btl.12 and 13 and Schützen-Rgt.108. These three units also had a posthorn upon their shoulder-straps. BUT! What is that for nice photo? R25 and a horsehair-tail??? Well, that´s easy. The saxon Res.Jg.Btl.25 was set-up by the Ers.Abt./s.Jg.Btl.13. The other saxon reserve Jäger unit, Res.Jg.Btl. 26, was set-up by the Ers.Abt./s.Jg.Btl.12 The other photo is a photo of the 8th company/Schützen-Rgt. 108 Edited June 12, 2014 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Hi, Thanks, that makes me a happy camper indeed :-))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
15THPACAV Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Yes, it is Konigl. Sachsen 2. Jager-Batl, Nr.13. raised in 1809, garrison Dresden, in XII Armee Korps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Here is a better look at one, in this case, a M15 version with steel Wappen and fittings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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