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A study of different shoulder straps for officers of Baden I R 114 Not too many regiments with green underlay Steve

Here is a pair of Jager Batl 5 officers straps after they were to the green underlay Steve

Here , I want to show the difference of the color of the underlay fabric that the tailors used for the same regiment The example on the right , the M1915 when they changed to blue underlay for all Dragoon regiments shows the more rose/ pink color as well as the Officer S / T on the left Steve

Well , I was ready to hit the "buy button " on this one but I said to myself I had better do some checking first My first question was Why would a one year volunteer have a Kaiser Prize with 3 years in a row 1908 1909 1910 ? Then I checked the KFGGR #2 / 6 Kp the 6 Kp never won a Kaiser...

I got in 2 Feldgrau straps this week Grenadier Regt 4 and Wurttemberg I R 124 I am still missing half of the Grenadier straps in Feldgrau Looking for these straps with piping G R 1 ; G R 6 ; G R 7 ; G R 9 ; G R 10 & G R 12 I was wrong about my Wurttemberg Feldgrau Infantry shoulder straps with...

Here is my selection of Baden FAR 14 officers straps For the most part , the straps carry only a bomb the 2 straps on the right have the bomb with the # 14 I believe these are for reserve officers the first one on the right is the wide future Peace Time uniform strap Steve

Here are some shoulder straps of Oldenberg Dragoon Regt 19 The two on the left are pre war , silver tressa on white underlay The 2 on the right are M1915 when all Dragoon regiments went to a blue underaly they still retain the silver tressa Steve

I ran across these old photos of my generals helmets back before 1992 when I sold all of my non-Prussian helmets I was not sure where to post them but this looked like a good place to post them. Of course selling these was a big mistake I have been able to replace the helmets ( some ) but I...

I have a question about the pair of epaulettes for sale on the Helmut Weitze site . I don't understand Bavarian items very well. And I have no Bavarian GFM straps or epaulettes to go by I have quite a few Prussian GFM straps , including those of Kaiser Wilhelm II On Prussian straps & epaulettes...

Here are 2 pairs for the Bavarian I R 3 the same rank , maybe the regiment commander ? the second cypher , a late change the straps still have a red underlay by then they should have white underlay but the straps are correct Steve

1. Garde FAR the Col on the left was an adjutant to Kaiser Wilhelm II and also the Kaiser himself Steve

Here are my Officers shoulder straps for Oldenberg FAR 62 Steve

Here are my officers straps for Wurttemberg FAR 13 Each one is different in it's own way The center strap has the cypher & bomb in a silver color I have not seen that before Steve

Just arrived today .Back in the 1970's I owed this exact Waffenrock and sold it to a fellow collector .Now years later I am able to get it back I consider the condition of it to be mint or close to it The soldier still had the 1912 Kaiser Prize on his sleeve which was won by the 4 Kp He also...

I wanted to show my 2 examples of the 2 L H R 2 enlisted Hussars together On the left is the M1860 model with screws holding the scale chin straps and the earlier falling parade bush . I have found that photos of the M1860 Hussars are hard to find the one on the right is the later model...

Here is a quick photo of some of my Feldgrau metal body helmets Steve

This just arrived today Thanks to the Age of Kings for this example Years ago I had one of these and in a dumb move I let it go To Make things quick , I will just use A o K 's photos and description Steve Prussian Line Kurassier Enlisted Man stamped metal Ersatz helmet circa 1915. Unusual...

Here is 2 L H R 2 pre 1894 before the side lugs these chin scales are held in place by a screw which goes into a receiver inside the helmet body . as Francis says the inside frame is wicker This is the 1st pre 1894 Hussar that I have ever had in hand from what I can see all of the cavalry...

Just arrived this A M I bought 6 helmets from the same collector 5 Hussar and 1 Feldgrau Uhlan Here is H R 15 Ersatz in felt shown in Eric J.'s book from the 1970's somewhere along the way the silver fangschnur was added I do not feel that it is correct , but I don't know what it would be...

Also arrived today A really neat wartime Hussar for an NCO I have not seen another like it H R 8 or H R 9 Blue Kolpack so not sure which regiment more photos later over the years the Feldzeichen was corrected Steveh