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PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 194 Karl Allmenröder

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 19, 2023
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 194Karl AllmenröderMEDIC TURNED ACEThe son of a Lutheran minister, Julius Karl “Karlchen" Allmenröder was born in Wald (in the Rhine Province) on May 3, 1896. Quiet, amiable, and…

Colt M1909 .45 caliber revolver

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 15, 2023
Post category:Gus' Gear Weapons

Today for Gus' Gear I have a Colt M1909 .45 caliber revolver. The M1892 to M1903 .38 caliber revolvers were deemed insufficient in knockdown power, and it was decided that…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 193 Elisabeth von Knobelsdorff

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Post published:September 13, 2023
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 193Elisabeth von KnobelsdorffElisabeth von Knobelsdorff was born in the Berlin suburb of Potsdam on June 17, 1877. She was the daughter of Major General Heinrich Wilhelm Kurt von…

A Calendar from 1914

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 13, 2023
Post category:Antonio Herrera

***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A “Flohmarkt” Find – A Calendar from 1914I was recently in a Flohmarkt in Munich. There is a big one just besides the Olympia Stadium but to…

Colt M1903 .38 revolver

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 8, 2023
Post category:Gus' Gear Weapons

Today for Gus' Gear I have a Colt M1903 .38 revolver. This revolver evolved from a very similar Colt .38 revolver adopted in 1892. It was the first Colt double…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 192 Eberhard Graf von Schmettow

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 8, 2023
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 192Eberhard Graf von SchmettowEARLY YEARSEberhard Graf von Schmettow was born in Halberstadt (in Prussian Saxony) on September 17, 1861. He was born into an old aristocratic Silesian family…

Or how I burnt myself with a Fake.

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 6, 2023
Post category:Antonio Herrera

***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***Eine Gurke…. Or how I burnt myself with a Fake. Gurke means Cucumber in German and it is used to mark fake pieces or copies sold as authentic.…

Smith & Wesson Second Model Handejector revolver

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 1, 2023
Post category:Gus' Gear Weapons

Today for Gus' Gear I have another revolver that was used by Commonwealth countries to fill in for the shortages of Webley revolvers. This Smith & Wesson Second Model Handejector…

A visit to the Burg Hohenzollern maximum possible

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 30, 2023
Post category:Antonio Herrera

*Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A visit to the Burg HohenzollernI haven’t written in a very long time. So far, I made a pause with my collection, added to the amount of…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 191 Moriz von Lyncker

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 29, 2023
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 191Moriz von LynckerMoriz Freiherr von Lyncker was born in the Prussian town of Spandau on January 30, 1853. His family had a rich military heritage; his father Arthur,…