Gus’ Gear … cartridge pouches
Today on Gus' Gear I present a selection of cartridge pouches used by Germany, The Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary and Italy, the next week I will cover Russia, Japan, Portugal, France…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** Machine guns, Peter Letzelter and his Militärpaß. – Part. 3
Before continuing with the last 2 Pages of his Militätpaß, we summarize in a few word, what he has done until this moment. The war started for him in Belgium…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 57 Ernst von Hoeppner
Ernst Wilhelm Arnold von Hoeppner was born in Tonnin on the Pomeranian island of Wollin on January 14, 1860. The son of a major, Hoeppner entered the Cadet School in…
Tores Tuesday – In memory of a brother.
I am always moved by the things that are in memory of the oh so many fallen. I have lots and lots of the German cards in memory of the…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 56…Gustav Dörr
Gustav Dörr was born on October 5, 1887 in Blindgallen, East Prussia, the son of a building contractor. He completed trade school and began work with Krupp AG at the…
Hesse-Darmstadt
Hesse-Darmstadt(1813-1871: Hessen (-Darmstadt))The Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt was a German state beginning in 1567. The Landgraf of Hesse-Darmstadt became the Grand Duke of Hesse (Großherzöge von Hessen) in 1806, after…
Sabine’s battlefield guide saturday–Albrecht Von Richthofen
Albrecht Von RichthofenMajor Albrecht Phillip Karl Julius Freiherr von Richthofen, Manfred’s father. Born on November 13, 1859 in Romburg Silesia died 1920 Schweidnitz. He served in the cavalry in the…
Gus’ Gear — haversacks
Today on Gus' Gear I present a selection of haversacks used by several armies during the Great War. This is an example of an Italian M1907 haversack constructed of canvas…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** Machine guns, Peter Letzelter and Militärpaß – Part. 2
…. Before continuing with the life of Peter through the First World War, just to make a quick summary from last week. Peter joined the army in November 1914, when…
Tores Tuesday – a cavalry rifle holster
As I mainly post obscure objects in my blog, here is another one, a leather rifle holster intended for attaching the rifle to the saddle. It was made by G&S…
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