The Prussian Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) Here I have a nice photo of an Unteroffizier of the Staff, I. or II.Btl./ Inf.Rgt.78 in Osnabrück. Note the Litewka for soldiers and NCO´s, with the Unteroffizier´s chevron, worn only upon Litewkas Edited February 5, 2015 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Andreas, I had not seen that before. Was this discontinued at some point? I don't remember ever seeing this on a Litewka before. Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Hi Chip! This Litewka is a M1892. As far as I know, it was replaced in 1899. In 1900 the Litewka had pockets. This Litewka was worn between 1892 and 1899. BNecause of the both covades the photo was taken between 1897 and 1899 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Andreas, I don't suppose they got rid of the M1892 Litewka right away after 1899, so I still wonder how long this Ärmelabzeichen was worn. Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Hi Chip! We have different "Litewka´s key features" 1893: Litewka with red red collar-patch, covered buttons. In that time the rank-chevrons came out: Gefreiter: One white chevron (with a coloured line for the state), made from "Borte" Unteroffizier: One chevron from Tresse Sergeant: One Unteroffizier chevron and a Gefreiten-Chevron above Fähnrich and Vizefeldwebel: Two chevrons Feldwebel: Three Chevrons 1900: Litewka with four visible pockets 1903: Litewka with two visible pockets The "Pietsch" says, that at 7.6.1894 the rank insignias were the same as at the Waffenrock. Only the Feldwebel held his three chevrons. That doesn´t fit to my pichture, because he has two cocades. I assume he wears his old Litewka around 1897/98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Thanks Andy. I never thought to look in Pietsch. I was used to seeing the post-1894 insignia (same as the Waffenrock) and was unfamiliar with the earlier chevron system. Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Like me... I always forget to look into Pietsch. By having a huge library one don´t know which jewels are in the shelf... Edited February 7, 2015 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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