Eiserne Wehr's portrait corner.

[Eiserne Wehr]

Instead of posting multiple dedicated threads of the photographs i would like to share i thought of making this thread if there's no objection to it.

Although my main collection consists of thousands of World war I German soldier graves/graveyard photographs and postcards of it's monuments erected after the war i also own a humble collection of trench knives. During the almost two decades of collecting i picked up some interesting and beautiful portraits featuring at least one soldier sporting a Grabendolch. In most cases the soldier proudly poses with his trenchknife prominently in view of the observer. The photograph i would like to start of with is this trio from Konstanz with their knives drawn, the soldier in the middle displays a rarely seen dagger.

Edited 20 hours ago by Eiserne Wehr

[Eiserne Wehr]

The next portrait is of an officer of Infanterie-Regiment Graf Werder (4. Rheinisches) Nr. 30.
This photograph is amazing due to the lighting and pose of the soldier, around his shoulder he wears a strapped case for his map. On his privately purchased belt.sits a small pistol on the right, a Grabendolch with an officer Troddel on the left and a water bottle next to it. From the button under the button with the iron cross second class ribbon he appears to have a small braided cord for a whistle. The bouquet could be an attribute chosen by the photographer or he chose it as if by sending this very photograph he sends these flowers to his loved one.

[Stogieman]

Nice and interesting! Thanks!!

[Eiserne Wehr]

Could this thread be removed, i realised i posted it in the wrong section.