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Baden M1895 Filzhelm.

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 5, 2023
Post category:Gus' Gear

Today for Gus' Gear, I have a Baden M1895 Filzhelm. Ersatz helmets were produced when it became apparent that a large number of soldiers would have to be uniformed and…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 187 Franz Büchner

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 3, 2023
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES Things that Fly

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 187Franz BüchnerYOUNG SOLDIER TURNED PILOTBorn on January 2, 1898 in the Saxon town of Leipzig, Franz Büchner was the son of a businessman. At the age of only…

Model 1915 Bavarian Tschako

Post author:joerookery
Post published:July 28, 2023
Post category:Gus' Gear

Today for Gus' Gear I have a Model 1915 Bavarian Tschako. The Tschako was the most common form of military headgear in nearly every army during the Napoleonic Wars. In…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 186 Alfred von Böckmann

Post author:joerookery
Post published:July 25, 2023
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 186Alfred von BöckmannEARLY YEARSAlfred Hans Emil Friedrich von Böckmann was born in Potsdam on September 22, 1859. He joined the First Hanseatic Infantry Regiment Number 75 (based in…

Bavarian Ersatz Picklehaube

Post author:joerookery
Post published:July 21, 2023
Post category:Gus' Gear

Today for Gus' Gear I have a Bavarian Ersatz Picklehaube. The spiked helmet was the iconic headgear of the Prussian Army since 1842. Bavaria was the last of the German…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 185 Karl Schlegel

Post author:joerookery
Post published:July 17, 2023
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES Things that Fly

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 185Karl Schlegel:the last German air ace to die in the Great WarKarl Paul Schlegel was born in Wechselburg, (in the Kingdom of Saxony) on May 7, 1893. At…

Rifle mounted barbed wire cutters.

Post author:joerookery
Post published:July 14, 2023
Post category:Gus' Gear

Today for Gus' Gear are a few rifle mounted barbed wire cutters. A number of different devices were developed to cut wire. Barbed wire is still a widely used defensive…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 184 Wilhelm Cuno

Post author:joerookery
Post published:July 12, 2023
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 184Wilhelm CunoEARLY YEARSWilhelm Carl Josef Cuno was born in Suhl (in Prussian Saxony, now Thuringia) on July 2, 1876. He was the son of August George Wilhelm Cuno…

1893 Japanese Type 26 revolver

Post author:joerookery
Post published:July 7, 2023
Post category:Gus' Gear Weapons

Today for Gus' Gear I have an 1893 Japanese Type 26 revolver chambered in 9mm Japanese. It has a 6 round capacity and fires only double action. The holster is…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 183 Viktor Kühne

Post author:joerookery
Post published:July 5, 2023
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 183Viktor KühneMILITARY RISEOtto Viktor Kühne was born in Mogilno (in Prussian Posen) on March 28, 1857, the son of a district administrator. At nineteen, young Viktor joined the…