Tores Tuesday.- Obsolete rifles still in use. The GEW 71/84.
Thinking about German rifles of WWI, one generally thinks of the Mauser Gewehr98 and Kar98A. Also used in huge numbers was the Gewehr88. However, as for all the countries at…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** Eine Bayerische / Braunschweigische Ordensspange.
I am going to write today about another Medal Bar with not common combination and made from medals from the Prussian, Brunswick and Bavarian States.It contains the following decorations:- Eisernes…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 73 Kurt Eisner
EARLY YEARS: THE EDITORKurt Eisner was born in Berlin on May 14, 1867 to Emanuel Eisner and Hedwig Levenstein. Newspaper reports of his death identify Kurt Eisner as being born…
Artillery Doctrine-4
Artillery Doctrine-4 The field artillery adopted a lofty attitude to the less mobile foot artillery, shaking their heads at the sluggish siege trains. In 1891, under the decisive influence of Schlieffen,…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday :RIR 241: The battle for Broodseinde crossroad part one21 oktober 1914
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday :RIR 241: The battle for Broodseinde crossroad part one21 oktober 1914A kilometre to the south of the crossroad, a battle broke out on 21…
Rui’s Renditions Jäger-zu-Pferde Regiment Nr.3
This Thursday, on Rui’s Renditions I bring you a used, but unfortunately undated, postcard from Sam Wouters collection depicting two tanned Jäger from most probably Jäger-zu-Pferde Regiment Nr.3 from Kolmar*.…
Tores Tuesday. Browning model 1900 -the gun that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
No, this is not the gun that started World War One, definitely not! However, you will find that “fact” in several publications.The gun that Gavrilo Princip used on June 28th…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***The Empire against the Dragon
Today, I am going to talk about an exotic and named Medal Bar. It has the following decorations (in German):- Roter Adler Orden – 4. Klasse – Maker: Johann Wagner…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 72 Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine by the Rhine (Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand) was the last heir apparent to the Bavarian throne.…
Artillery Doctrine-3
Artillery Doctrine-3 When trials for a new German artillery system began, two companies were in competition for the contract. The first company, Ehrhardt (later renamed as the better known Rheinmetall), offered…
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