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.…
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…
*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 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,…
"Comrades in Life and Death" by Fritz Mauk, 1917..The following is excerpts of 27-year-old Danish-German stretcher-bearer Claus Juhl's report of April 12, 1918 - today 105 years ago - on…
Tores Tuesday. I have already written about German sawback bayonets. So, will not repeat all of it, but I just got a new one, a scarce maker too, so I…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 190Bertha and Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und HalbachHEIRESS TO A FAMILY DYNASTYBertha Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach was born Bertha Krupp on March 29, 1886 in Essen, home…
The construction of the helmet is the same as those worn by officers with the addition of a small, gilded eagle at the bottom of the Wappen. The Beampte-Adler was…