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High Quality WW1 Photos - Central Powers
Gildwiller1918 replied to Gildwiller1918's topic in Photos and Paperwork
German soldiers with G98's in a storage rack with the Grabenmagazin, which was a magazine extension or trench magazine that held 20 cartridges, this increased to total amount in the rifle to 25. -
High Quality WW1 Photos - Allies
Gildwiller1918 replied to Gildwiller1918's topic in Photos and Paperwork
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Edelleute in der Dienstaltersliste der Waffen-SS 1944
Fritz replied to Fritz's topic in History Forum
https://adelsquellen.de/adelsforschung/gefall.htm Gefallenenphotographien Adeliger aus dem 2.Weltkrieg - Last week
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A 7/ 18/ 1931 dated post card showing the new finished entry road and the vistor building and the staff care taker building . A nice view of the woods with a lack of trees from the battle even in 1930.
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Neupreußisches Infanteriegewehr M.1809 u/M
Fritz replied to Fritz's topic in De-activated and Antique Guns, Munitions and Fuzes
It is quite well known that older European weapons were exported for the American Civil war. Here is a period photo of two soldiers with the Prussian 1809 musket,unfortunately cannot see whether this is original flintlock or percussion, but can assume it is percussion, as in the late 1830s remaining guns were converted to percussion, two examples I had were 1840 and 1843. -
deactivated lewis gun Deactivated Lewis Gun
Gildwiller1918 replied to Gildwiller1918's topic in De-activated and Antique Guns, Munitions and Fuzes
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A collector enquired on a forum about the markings on the scabbard tip of K.98 bayonets, something that had not come to my attention before. On my two examples, there is nothing much to note, the one clc 43 has an illegible marking to the rear of the ball tip, which has some corrosion and light pitting rendering almost completely illegible, I had previously understood this to be a WaA mark. On my other early, almost mint example S/155G, there is simply a rounded indentation to the rear of the tip. The bayonet scabbard in question looks as though it has been post-war re-worked and the tip almost completely ground down and re-blued, the rear bearing a mark, which looks like "GAELE", which is puzzling. Has anyone come across marks like these before?
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Badge 3 BM M1/122 is a known fake, badge 2 looks almost the exact same, so I would say this one was bad too unfortunately.
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Hi Kenny Had it confirmed that M1/70 (badge 1) is a well known copy. Badge 2 is marked RZM m1/22 (hard to make out the number) Badge 3 has an RZM mark, the letters BM and M1/122 cheers
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1. M1/70 HJ Honour Award is a copy unfortunately. 2. Can't make out the maker, is it maker stamped? 3. Can't make out maker ? 4. Looks OK 5. Looks OK 6. I don't like this one either
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They look alright, apart from badge no.6, and possibly no. 1, not sure on these.
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Hi all HJ badges are not my strong point and I’ve uncovered these that have sat in a box in my storage unit for a while. Can anyone with any knowledge comment on whether they are genuine or fakes please. Thanks First up - a gold HJ honour badge
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VB Grenades and cup launchers
Gildwiller1918 replied to Gildwiller1918's topic in De-activated and Antique Guns, Munitions and Fuzes
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VB Grenades and cup launchers
Gildwiller1918 replied to Gildwiller1918's topic in De-activated and Antique Guns, Munitions and Fuzes
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High Quality WW1 Photos - Central Powers
Gildwiller1918 replied to Gildwiller1918's topic in Photos and Paperwork
German soldiers with a Schießgestell or shooting frame – Model 1913 with the M1914 rod grenade and G98 rifle. -
High Quality WW1 Photos - Central Powers
Gildwiller1918 replied to Gildwiller1918's topic in Photos and Paperwork
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I think, original, till proved otherwise, much too difficult to fake this
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Yes, he is wearing the fieldgrey wartime uniform instead of the brown pre-war party uniform.
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Picture is a two-piece officer''s visor cover for junior grade from my collection of Kriegsmarine antiques. The cap has a hand-embroidered gilt wire national emblem and, cockade, as well as gold wire piping. This cap belonged to Werner Wendt (1916-1988), Captain of U-765. The U-765 was sunk in the North Atlantic on 6 May 1944 by depth charges on its first war parol. Werner and 10 crewmen survived, 37 dead. Pictured below is the underside view of the visor cap. Pictured below is the two-piece visor cover disassembled. In this configuration, a white or blue cap-covers could be worn. Because I do not like to take this cover apart, I used a photo taken years ago.