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Very nice example.

Just back from picking this up, as you can see it's a zink infantry assault badge, unfortunate the retaining hook is missing, but for the price I just had to have it. The badge is an un marked example

No Paul, these two images of Bulow were e-mailed to me by a friend, he knows I like photo's of WW1 pilots.

Nice photos of Bülow, the second postcard I have seen before, the first photo in the uniform of a Sergeant or perhaps Fähnrich, I never saw before. Are these in your collection? With the Austrian photos, I assume the first card is of two Gebirgsjäger - or possibly Kaiserjäger, there is an Edelweiß on the green collar patches (grüne Egalisierung), I think this is the new pattern of uniform with puttees and tunic with turndown collar rather than the standing collar at the beginning of the war. Field grey was introduced to replace the previous "Hechtgrau".

Here are two photo's of Walter von Bulow Bothkamp, in August 1914 he and his younger brother Conrad joined the Braunschweige Hussars Regiment 17 . In April 1915 he applied for pilot training in the Luftstreitkrafte. Born 24th April 1894- 6th Jan 1918 he was credited with 28 victories.

Thanks Paul. Here are two more of Austro-Hungarian soldiers

Right - 2. Hannoversches Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 14 based in St. Avold-Mörchingen. The facings were crimson - However, the Tschapka-Rabatt has been wrongly coloured here, it should also be crimson and not dark blue. I hadn't noticed the scroll to the emblem, which is just about visible in the photo, introduced 1899. The 3 Saxon regiments had somewhat different uniforms to the Prussian regiments. Description all correct, the uniforms were also of a lighter blue, as with all the Saxon cavalry regiments.

First photo is said to be a soldier of 2nd Hannoversches Ulanen Regiment No 14. 2nd photo is said to be a soldier of 17th (1st Royal Saxon) Ulanen , Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, King of Hungry parade dress home depot Oschatz XII Army Corps. Is this info incorrect Paul ?.

The first picture, as taken in St. Avold - would be most likely Ulanen-Regiment 11 or 15 (both stationed in nearby Saarebourg) - both regiments had all yellow facings, so I asume the photo has been coloured wrongly.

Here are two more these look like they have been digitally colorized.

Here's A few more interesting posters.