M15 Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 7

[Stahlhelm]

Hello All,

It's been a while since I've posted on this forum.

Here is a nice untouched example of a Westfälisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 7 (Bückeburger Jäger) M1915 Tschako with ersatz wood Feldzeichen. The interior is profusely ink stamped including to a Barmen maker, size 56, dated 1915, B.A. VII 1915 and also W. J. B. N. 7 in purple ink. The name Th.. Apel or Auel is inscribed into the visor.



The Bückeburger Jäger served exclusively on the Western Front throughout the war.


All comments welcome. Thanks.


Hans

 

[Stahlhelm]

 

[Amybellars]

Very nice especially with the markings

 

[Lars13]

Congratulations Hans,

What a nice Tschako, good condition with super markings!

ersatz wood Feldzeichen

I think the practice of painting the Feldzeichen dates from already before the war, typically when they are on exercise, these Feldzeichen damage easily . I have an album from 1912 where more pointy Feldzeichen are also used, and the example I have seen in the Army Museum in Brussels shows the same shape Feldzeichen and is painted.

exclusively on the Western Front throughout the war.

Aug-Nov 1914: France
Nov 1914-Dec 1917: Russia
Dec 1917-Mar 1918: Italy
Mar-Dec 1918: France

Regards,
Lars

 

[Westfront]

Very nice Tschako great markings.

 

[Kaiser Wilhelm II]

Very Nice Piece.

 

[Stahlhelm]

Thank you Lars for that information about painted Feldzeichen. I had never seen one up until this example and would never have thought that this was practiced pre-war. The pictures are wonderful.

Thank you all for the comments. What struck me about the Shako when I first saw it was how beautifully untouched it was. Thankfully, nobody had felt the need to polish it or to restore it.

 

[John Josef]

Beautiful example, I too love it just the way you found it

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

Nice find, congrats! Markings are awesome.

James

 

[KAGGR#1]

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Also a Kammer issue to W J B 7
Steve

 

[Stahlhelm]

Steve, that looks like a pre-war MG-Abteilung Tschako reissued to the W J B 7?

 

[KAGGR#1]

Steve, that looks like a pre-war MG-Abteilung Tschako reissued to the W J B 7?

Correct
I need to locate my photo of the inside of the
shako that shows the Kammer stamp
when I do, I will post it
Steve

 

[b.loree]

That is a lovely old warrior! Congrats.

 

[CLOVIS 57]

Hello,
Beautifull Tschako,
The helmet with the cockade of this state was reformed in 1897, the infantry battalion, being absorbed by the Lippe Detmodt of the IIIb 55JR .
The JB7 was the traditional heir to the Schaumburg-Lippe.
This is the first time I've seen a painted Fdz. I've seen ‘personal’ and contemporary reproductions but never such ‘old’ fabrications.
I remain dubious about the authenticity of such a work. At the very most, it's a wartime piece, Nothing regulatory, just ersatz wartime circumstances.
The wooden base is correct, but in keeping with the fabric-covered model.

 

[KAGGR#1]

Steve, that looks like a pre-war MG-Abteilung Tschako reissued to the W J B 7?

W J B 7 dated 1914.
Steve

 

[Stahlhelm]

That's a beautiful and very rare helmet Steve. Thanks for showing it.

 

[KAGGR#1]

That's a beautiful and very rare helmet Steve. Thanks for showing it.

Thank you it is one of my favorites.
I would have never owned it unless one of my collector
friends wanted a rare helmet that I owned at the time.
The personal helmet of the Chief of the Saxon General Staff.
So, I told him that in order for me to trade my helmet
he must find me another Saxon General Staff officers helmet
and kick in the W J B 7 M G Shako.
We did the deal.
And that is how I came to own it .
Steve

 

[Oldenburg]

Hello All,

It's been a while since I've posted on this forum.

Here is a nice untouched example of a Westfälisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 7 (Bückeburger Jäger) M1915 Tschako with ersatz wood Feldzeichen. The interior is profusely ink stamped including to a Barmen maker, size 56, dated 1915, B.A. VII 1915 and also W. J. B. N. 7 in purple ink. The name Th.. Apel or Auel is inscribed into the visor.

What a magnificent tchako, I'll take it immediately
Congratulations
Best regards
Frank