French Adrian artillery helmet
Today for Gus' Gear, I have a French Adrian artillery helmet. The French were the first to adopt steel battle helmets to protect their soldiers from head wounds from artillery…
Roth Steyr M1907
This photo shows detail of the relatively complex stripper clip, it has a follower that is pressed by the thumb, keeping the cartridges properly aligned as they are inserted into…
T-Gewehr
Today for Gus' Gear, a fellow member requested I post a few photos of the T-Gewehr. The T-Gewehr is probably one of the most commonly represented weapons of WWI in…
The Last Great Cavalry Charge
Today for Gus' Gear, I have another book report. "The Last Great Cavalry Charge. The Battle of the Silver Helmets, Halen 12. August 1914" fits in with the other books…
Chasing the Great Retreat
Today for Gus' Gear I am doing another book report. "Chasing the Great Retreat: The German Cavalry Pursuit of the British Expeditionary Force before the Battle of the Marne August…
The German Failure in Belgium, August 1914.”
Today for Gus' Gear, as I am away from the collection, I have another book that I have been planning on doing a report on. It is another work of…
M1907 German aluminum water bottle
Today for Gus' Gear, I have an M1907 German aluminum water bottle. These were fairly common at the beginning of the war as most soldiers were equipped with the newest…
M1895 ammo pouches
Today for Gus' Gear I have a pair of M1895 ammo pouches, these were superceded by the M1909 three pocket pouches. These were designed to hold 9 Mannlicher clips for…
Italian breast armor
Today for Gus' Gear I have a set of Italian breast armor that I do not think I have posted here before. I acquired this from Bill Combs many years…
Handstreich!
Another book report for Gus' Gear as I have run out of gear to post. This page is hosted by Col (ret) Joseph Robinson, who along with COL (ret) Janet…