Gus’ Gear – soft head coverings used during the Great War
Today on Gus' Gear I will present some of the soft head coverings used during the Great War. I should include German Pickelhauben in this list, but as they are…
Gus’ Gear-Foreign Helmets
This week on Gus' Gear I will cover some of the other helmets worn during the First World War. Since Joe laughed at my request to have my compensation doubled,…
“Gus’ Gear” German helmets, steel Helmets and Trench Armor
When Germany declared war, the infantrymen were wearing the Pickelhaube, a spiked helmet that was first worn by Prussian soldiers in 1842. Shown here is an M1895 Ersatz Pickehaube, made…
Gus’ Gear- wire cutters
Today on Gus' Gear, I will cover a few of the different types of wire cutters used during WWI.Barbed wire was the most important defensive weapon of the war, and…
Gus’ Gear–Money
Today's entry in Gus' Gear is going in a different direction, today I will present some of the currencies used by the soldiers and people in the combat zones. I…
Gus’ Gear — bandages
From Gus' Gear today I am going to look at some bandages. I will start with German and try to keep on topic, but I fear that I will wonder…
Gus’ Gear — Mess kits
Mess kits, eating utensils, cups and canteens, another chapter of Gus' Gear. An army marches on its stomach and every soldier needed food and water to be capable of fulfilling…
Gus’ Gear–Grenades
Today's post is on grenades. We will start at the beginning of the warwith some of the early hand grenades, and in a later post we will look atwhat they…
Gus’ Gear– gas masks
Today's post from Gus' Gear is on gas masks, I will present a few Alliedmasks as well as German and Austrian.It is not a well known fact that gas masks…
Gus’ Gear-Das Lazarettkleid
This blog was written by Gus Bryngelson. An important part of the German Army's clothing was the convalescent clothing that was issued to soldiers who spent time in hospitals recovering…
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