My first “Säbel”
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***My first “Säbel”.And I believe, it is going to be the last one… but it had to be from a particular Regiment: The Royal Bavarian 5th Field…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 182 Hans Leybold
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 182Hans LeyboldTHE YOUNG DADAISTHans Leybold was born into a middle-class family in Frankfurt am Main on April 2, 1892.He was raised in Hamburg where he completed school at…
An interesting Webley revolver.
Today for Gus' Gear I have an interesting Webley revolver. The Royal Irish Constabulary was a quasi-military organization that supported British rule in Ireland until 1922. These constables were armed…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 181 Arthur von Brietzke
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 181Arthur von BrietzkeFriedrich Moritz Arthur von Brietzke was born in the Brandenburger town of Kemnitz on April 30, 1848.At the time, a liberal revolution was spreading across Europe.…
A Mini Chain with a Hohenzollern.
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A Mini Chain with a Hohenzollern. Today, I will be showing another Miniature Medal Chain with a few new “Minis” entering in my collection. Unfortunately, this time it…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 179 Hans Imelmann
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 179Hans ImelmannHans Imelmann was born in Hannover on May 14, 1897. His first known military service was piloting a Fokker Eindekker for one of the early fighter units,…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 178 Karl d’Elsa
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 178Karl d’ElsaMILITARY RISEKarl Ludwig d'Elsa was born on the first of November 1849 in Dresden (then in the Kingdom of Saxony). He was the son of Lieutenant Colonel…
A Foto (CDV) with a lovely Medal Bar.
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A Foto (CDV) with a lovely Medal Bar.Well, this picture left my collection a while ago but still, it is worth to talk about it, the Bavarian…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 177 Friedrich Friedrichs
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 177Friedrich FriedrichsFriedrich "Fritz" Friedrichs was born in Spork, Westphalia on February 21, 1895, the son of a customs official. Young Fritz attended the Hermann-Tast Gymnasium and received his…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 17 Eugen Schiffer
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 176Eugen SchifferLEGAL ROOTSEugen Schiffer was born in the Prussian Silesian town of Breslau on February 14, 1860. He was the son of Bernhard Schiffer (a merchant) and Mathilde…
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