PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 195Theodor MengelbierMILITARY RISETheodor Wilhelm Albert Mengelbier was born in Mühlhausen im Elsaß on December 30, 1857. He joined the Prussian Army’s Lower Rhine Infantry Regiment Number 39 as…
Today for Gus' Gear, I have the iconic Colt Model 1911 pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. At the turn of the century, the United States Military wanted to…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A China-Bavarian Medal Bar. Well, finally I got this medal Bar completed. It took its time. A while ago, I bought in Ebay the following EMPTY Medal bar. Since…
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…
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 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…
***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…
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 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…
***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.…