Today on Gus' Gear, another Spanish made revolver chambered for the British .455 Webley cartridge. When studying weapons used in the Great War, the most common phrase that one encounters…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A Medal Bar …. A bit earlier as the WW1. I will be showing today a Medal Bar, that I had in my collection… It is nothing to…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 166Joachim von RibbentropTHE NAZI DIPLOMATTo most people, the name Joachim von Ribbentrop is linked with Nazi Germany. He was named Reich Commissioner for Disarmament in 1934, Nazi German…
Chris’ Curious Museum FindsNot really a museum this one, but another example of finding something interesting when least expected. This is a memorial to the football kick about between British…
Today for Gus' Gear I have another French revolver. France turned to the Eibar region of Spain to acquire hand guns needed in the conflict. This is an example of…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***A Commemorative Medal of the 92. IR. In the past, I have been showing a few Commemorative Regimental Medals in this section. You can find an example here: https://german1914.com/antonio-wednesdays-wonders-the.../ They…
Chris' Curious Museums FindsPrussian M1842 and Oldenburg M1895 Pickelhauben- Lisbon Military Museum, Portugal Great to see a Portuguese Pickelhaube and I was pleasantly surprised to see an old tall Prussian…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 164Hans von FlotowTHE PRE-WAR ERAHans Ludwig Carl Theodor von Flotow was born on September 10, 1862 at the family estate of Felsenhagen near Pritzwalk. He was part of…
Today for Gus' Gear, I am going back to the French section of the collection. I have recently added a couple of new French revolvers to the collection that I…