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Wow, all those lead soldiers! I always feel that helmets with battle damage such as the one with the bullet hole are a bit spooky. Nice find!

I just watched I nice documentary about a story that was previously unknown to me. In 1915, the French army bought 450 sled dogs which were transported from Alaska across Canada to the Vosges in an epic voyage. With them an expert was also brought who trained a unit of Chasseurs Alpins to use...

Jägerschaft is not a military term, it could be used e.g. for hunting fraternity or a loose group of hunters. He probably meant just a small group of that Jöger Btl. This ending is found in many words were it means sort of a group or community as in Mannschaft, Belegschaft, Ärzteschaft..

Nice! And the Württemberg tschakos also have other chin strap buckles, so they are of different origin alltogether. The casualties list gives some clue about where they were at which time. In 1914 it mentions casualties first at Draaibank, then at the Yser channel. Evidently they moved into...

Yes I had proposed that the stamp means in full "Leichte Munition Kolonne der 1. Landwehr Feldartillerie Abteilung", i.e. "Light ammunitions detachment of the 1. Landwehr Feldartillerie Abteilung". Rather trivial and I do not insist on it.

Hi Glenn, they did not use lower case on that stamp as you can see and there are a lot of other examples, such as this stamp from a Generalgouvernement ("M.G. KOMP. D. GEN. GOUV. ). Do you have a different idea what it stands for in this context? Robert

Hi, looks like this model to mee - see here: http://www.cascoscoleccion.com/holanda/hol40.htm Robert

I just stumbled over this thread. I think D stands for "der" which is a common abbreviation, particularly because it is printed a bit smaller. "Leichte Munition Kolonne der 1. Landwehr Feldartillerie Abteilung"

I wonder, does anybody collect vivat ribbons? They are a nice decoration and usually prices are not too high (often below €10).

Good observation, thanks!

Hi all, is there some give-away about these chaps? They seem to have Russian rifles.

I just looked at the stamp but yes bigger is always better :D

Why PB28?

Very nice! If I read the first line of drakegoodmans card correctly which is from the same unit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drakegoodman/3676330875/in/photostream/) then that writer also points out that they are "im Westen" in early 1916. The further text could possibly give more details...

There are some pictures on this site, and you can run the text through the Google translator.. http://www.cascoscoleccion.com/italia/itafarin.htm

There is the a rumor that after outbreak of WWI she sent a telegram to Wilhelm II asking for a second shot. :D

What a thrilling picture, Buffalo Bill did have Arabs and all kinds of folks in his show. But a fully dressed Prussian Gardekürassier? The riders is evidently attempting to take French leave from the battle at the Waterberg taking place to the left (as the sign tells). The horse may be stuffed...

Thats an interesting chin strap, was there any information about the helmet under the cover (perhaps some sort of ersatz type)?

After asking the seller for more pictures I received a nice set of closeups. I don't like the liner. I don't like the green felt either - just my opinion.

You chaps have good eyes for identifying those bayonets!