Royal Welsh Regimental Museum
Chris' Curious Museum FindsI visited the Royal Welsh Regimental Museum in Brecon and was suprised to see this display of German WW1 shoulder straps.I also filmed the museum and its…
3rd Guard Ulan Regiment Uniform- Istanbul Military Museum, Turkey
Chris’ Curious Museum Finds3rd Guard Ulan Regiment Uniform- Istanbul Military Museum, TurkeyThis is a display of a Tschapka, Ulanka, Hosen and portrait of 3rd Guard Ulan Regiment. The caption says…
Admiral Souchon’s Medal Bar
Chris' Curious Museum FindsAdmiral Souchon's Medal Bar- Imperial War Museum, London (no longer on display)The medals on this bar in order of seniority from left to right are-Prussian 1914 Iron…
A memorial to the football kick about
Chris’ Curious Museum FindsNot really a museum this one, but another example of finding something interesting when least expected. This is a memorial to the football kick about between British…
Prussian M1842 and Oldenburg M1895 Pickelhauben- Lisbon Military Museum, Portugal
Chris' Curious Museums FindsPrussian M1842 and Oldenburg M1895 Pickelhauben- Lisbon Military Museum, Portugal Great to see a Portuguese Pickelhaube and I was pleasantly surprised to see an old tall Prussian…
Medal Bar of a Herero Campaign Veteran- Swakopmund Museum, Namibia
Chris' Curious Museum FindsWill you spot the oddity straight away on this medal bar?Medal Bar of a Herero Campaign Veteran- Swakopmund Museum, NamibiaThose of you familiar with German medals will…
German Officer’s Uniform, Palestine c1916
Chris' Curious Museum Finds #2German Officer’s Uniform, Palestine c1916- Museum of the Great War, Meaux FranceI don’t think these two items belong together, though I believe they are both privately…
Bavarian Officers’ Helmet of the Alpenkorps- Bavarian Army Museum, Ingolstadt DE
Chris' Curious Museum FindsI've been lucky enough to visit some great museums and photograph them (not all of them in great quality). I've got a YT channel on my museum…
Chris’ Curious RegimentsChris’ Curious Regiments 119th Grenadier Regiment “Queen Olga” (1st Württemberg)119th Grenadier Regiment “Queen Olga” (1s119th Grenadier Regiment “Queen Olga” (1st Württembert Württemberg)
The Grenadier-Regiment Königin Olga (1.Württembergisches) Nr.119 was originally formed on 1 June 1673 as the Herzogliches Regiment zu Fuß. The first company however traced its roots further back to 1638…
Chris’ Curious Regiments..117th Life Infantry Regiment “Grand Duchess” (3rd Grand Ducal Hessian)
The Infanterie-Leib Regiment Großherzogin (3. Großherzoglich Hessisches) Nr.117 was originally formed on 10 June 1697 as the Kreis-Regiment. They saw action in the war of Spanish Succession, the War of…