Turkish Mauser M1893
Today for Gus' Gear, I have a very nice Turkish Mauser M1893 that was given to me by a good friend, John in Tennesee. It was manufactured in the first…
Italian Adrian based helmet, Lippman Model 1916
Today for Gus' Gear I have another Italian Adrian based helmet. This is a Lippman Model 1916, they were produce domesticly in Italy based on the Adrian pattern. The main…
Italian Adrian helmet
Today for Gus' Gear I have one more Adrian helmet, this helmet was shipped to Italy. On the 23rd of May 1915, Italy declared war on Austria. Italy had been…
Adrian helmets, these are Belgian
The Belgian helmets are basically the same as the French helmets but with a Belgian Lion's head insignia and unique mustard brown color. The one on the left is a…
The helmet worn by the Metropolitan Infantry.
The first helmet shows some of the original light horizon blue finish from the factory under the darker over paint.The lack of rivets shows this helmet was manufactured by Japy.The…
A very rare bayonet with quite a strange history
Tore’s Tuesday, only this time on a Wednesday…I just bought this and had to show it. This is a very rare bayonet with quite a strange history.This is a model…
Some ephemera
More of Andy’s Rubbish and Ramblings for you.We are on the fringe a little this time with some ephemera, don’t you just love that term? It sounds very important. If…
French Engineer’s helmet
Today for Gus' Gear, I have a French Engineer's helmet with the badge depicting a helmet and cuirass with “FR” embossed. It is possible to see two shades of blue…
French Adrian Zouave helmet
Today for Gus' Gear I have a French Adrian Zouave helmet. The Zouave Regiments were raised in the region of French Algeria. This type of helmet was also worn by…
Soldbuch and Wherpass
Hi AllHere is another Andy’s Rubbish & Ramblings to suffer through.I finally managed to get into spend some quality time with my collection this evening, and immediately went down the…