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Awesome collection of M.G.S.s. history gentlemen, thanks for the interesting subject and sharing your treasures Not headgear, but here is my M.G. Scharfschützen Abteilung 74 J.P. Sauer & Sohn selbstladepistole 7,65mm

You all are awesome !! Thank you so much (y)

I am thinking maybe Landsturm XII. (1st Royal Saxon) Army Corps / Dresden Regiment No. 45 ? Can anyone ID the rank of this fellow?

Jupiter66, those are wonderful ! Congratulations !! I agree with Matthias, "special charisma" !!!

Yes, Josef was a cousin, but I use that term generically (he was more a like a distant cousin, a few generations back)

Not a pickelhaube, but some paperwork of an IR170 cousin of mine KIA 1915 in France: ................ Josef was promoted to Gefreiter at some point (reference unit history)

Sauer & Sohn Selbstlade-Pistole 7,65 property marked to Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 13 4. Kompanie weapon number 69 ............ but what does the "2" designate? Zug (platoon)?

Anyone have any artifacts or stories to show and tell? I've scoured this website and come up empty-handed.

Mike that is a very nice grouping - congratulations! Here is a Sachsiche Lande Gendarmerie city of Zittau police-issue Dreyse pistole I believe a member on this forum has a Zittau police pickelhaube

Feuerhand, that is interesting information, thank you. Here is the cover of a 1926 unit history of IR 170 - my relative's details are listed in the Verlustliste

A relative of mine from Freiburg im Breisgau served with 9. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 170. Alas, no pictures of his pickelhaube

Bravo adalbert !! Here is an Elsaß-Lothringen customs marked Dreyse 1907 in case it's of interest:

Great post guys - thanks everyone for the information !

Neat buckle, lach470 !! Here's mine paired with a Dreyse 1907 pistol. Now I need the "matching" helmet ;-)

JustinG, yes I am still looking. The price/condition factor is my personal issue on the item in the link provided.

Unbelievable coincidence and amazing stroke of luck. Congratulations !

Thank you Clovis, excellent explanation !! About the saber marking, I would have thought the second "R" would indicate a "Reserve" (?)

Thanks Alan (y)

So Clovis 57, would you say that the unit-marked pistol above would have been carried by a soldier (not an officer)?

Oh that's nice - love it !! Thanks guys :-)