Tores Tuesday – A cardboard ersatz pickelhaube, Baden.
Here is a rather peculiar pickelhaube, in several ways.First of all, it is made of cardboard. I did not know this when I bought it, I did not realize that…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday is going to the area of the river Yzer to follow a Belgian doctor
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. This week Sabine's battlefield guide Saturday is going to the area of…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** A Pipe, Verdun and the Hessian Regiment 117.
On the 21st of February, 105 years ago, started the Battle of Verdun. This Article is dedicated to the first few days of the offensive in February and at the…
Tores Tuesday – Ersatz Pickelhauben.
I have written about quite a few ersatz items already, so will not repeat all about the why’s and when’s about ersatz production. However, once again: The ersatz production was…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 60 Willy Rohr
Willy Martin Ernst Rohr was born on May 19, 1877 in Metz, Alsace-Lorraine (then a part of the German Empire). He attended military schools in Bensberg and Karlsruhe... and was…
Reuss Older Line
Reuss Older Line(1813-1871: Reuß ältere Linie)The Principality of Reuss Senior Line, (sometimes called Reuss Greiz) a small German state in Thuringia since 1673, was a member state of the German…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday is going to Houthulst Italians buried in Flanders
This week Sabine's battlefieldguide Saturday is going to HouthulstItalians buried in FlandersWeeks ago I visited Houthulst Belgian cemetery, I knew there were Italian prisoners of war there but never took…
Gus’ Gear — a selection of belt buckles.
Today on Gus' Gear I present a selection of belt buckles. There are a number of collectors here that have extensive collections of German and German State's buckles that I…
Tores Tuesday. A (practically) untouched vet bring back pickelhaube and cover.
Now, this is not my most well preserved or most valuable pickelhaube, but still I like it a lot, as it is what it is.It is an M1895 pickelhaube, all…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** Georg Dennerlein, one of many Beer Steins?
In the past, I have presented some Reservistenkrüge of my collection, which belonged to Jungs, who made the mandatory military service for 2 or 3 Years. This time it is…
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