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…
T-Gewehr
Today for Gus' Gear, a fellow member requested I post a few photos of the T-Gewehr. The T-Gewehr is probably one of the most commonly represented weapons of WWI in…
German infantryman in late-war uniform
Rui’s RenditionsAn anonymous German infantryman in late-war uniform. Possibly late 1917-1918.Of note are his trousers which, in my opinion, were made of feldgrau instead of grey cloth. Due to a…