Kugelhelm, artillery helmet
Today for Gus' Gear I have another Baden helmet, this is a Kugelhelm, artillery helmet with a ball in place of the spike. The ball represents a cannon ball. This…
Today for Gus' Gear I have another Baden helmet, this is a Kugelhelm, artillery helmet with a ball in place of the spike. The ball represents a cannon ball. This…
Today for Gus' Gear, I have a Baden M1895 Filzhelm. Ersatz helmets were produced when it became apparent that a large number of soldiers would have to be uniformed and…
Today for Gus' Gear I have a Model 1915 Bavarian Tschako. The Tschako was the most common form of military headgear in nearly every army during the Napoleonic Wars. In…
Today for Gus' Gear I have a Bavarian Ersatz Picklehaube. The spiked helmet was the iconic headgear of the Prussian Army since 1842. Bavaria was the last of the German…
Today for Gus' Gear are a few rifle mounted barbed wire cutters. A number of different devices were developed to cut wire. Barbed wire is still a widely used defensive…
Today for Gus' Gear I have an 1893 Japanese Type 26 revolver chambered in 9mm Japanese. It has a 6 round capacity and fires only double action. The holster is…
Today for Gus' Gear I have an interesting Webley revolver. The Royal Irish Constabulary was a quasi-military organization that supported British rule in Ireland until 1922. These constables were armed…
Today on Gus' Gear I have another Italian handgun. This is the officer's Model 1889 Bodeo revolver. This is a slightly smaller version of the Model 1874 revolver which was…
Today for Gus' Gear I have a special Colt 1911 pistol that was carried by an officer in Lord Strathcona's Horse Royal Canadians by Lt. H. Hill. I have been…