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…
The infamous German Paris gun
The infamous German Paris gun blasting away at Paris during the Spring Offensives in an attempt to subjugate the French and their will to keep on fighting.Though only 21cm in…
French Adrian Chasseur helmet
Today for Gus' Gear I have a French Adrian Chasseur helmet. The Chasseurs were light infantrymen who had greater skills than the standard infantryman, they often served in mountainous areas…
The Stein of a Bavarian Hero
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***The Stein of a Bavarian Hero.Back to the Bavarian side of the force, I am happy to show you the following “Reservistenkrug”. It is damaged, as you…
25 pull fuses
Another belated Andy’s Rubbish & Ramblings for you. After dodging all the weekend jobs I was supposed to be doing I managed to poke my nose into my collection momentarily…
French Adrian artillery helmet
Today for Gus' Gear, I have a French Adrian artillery helmet. The French were the first to adopt steel battle helmets to protect their soldiers from head wounds from artillery…
Roth Steyr M1907
This photo shows detail of the relatively complex stripper clip, it has a follower that is pressed by the thumb, keeping the cartridges properly aligned as they are inserted into…
captured German A7V 542 ‘Elfriede’ holding the mounted MG08.
A British Soldier sitting in the rear left gunner's seat of the captured German A7V 542 'Elfriede' holding the mounted MG08.A7V 542 'Elfriede' was originally issued to Abteilung.2 in early…
Imperial German Nahkampfmesser
Hi AllHeres a well overdue Andys Rubbish and Ramblings for you, I apologise for my absence, Its miserably cold here at present in the midst of our New Zealand winter…