Gus’ Gear-Ford Model T ambulance
Today on Gus' Gear I present an item that is not German or original. For many years I sought an original Ford Model T ambulance. I knew there were many…
Rodrigo Muñoz Orizola-Lieutenant Colonel Von Bieberstein.
Personnel of the Mounted Artillery Regiment No. 4 "Miraflores", in the city of Traiguén Chile 🇨🇱 with a Krupp cannon. This picture is from 1900 where Chile already adopted the…
Tore’s Tuesday -The Raquette handgrenade
Tore’s Tuesday again, and with an obscure item this time too, a French one. The Raquette handgrenade.There were a myriad of handgrenades used during WWI (A A Gustaf Bryngelson has…
Rodrigo Muñoz Orizola-Chilean Army General Arturo Ahumada Bascuñán
Chilean Army General Arturo Ahumada Bascuñán who fought for Germany in WW1He entered the Military School in 1888. He fought in the Civil War of 1891 and was reinstated in…
Gus’ Gear-Austrian uniform
oday on Gus' Gear I present an Austrian uniform that I acquired while visiting a friend in 1972. My friend's father asked me to help clean the attic in his…
Tore’s Tuesday- Austro-Hungarian Kepi
Right, Tore’s Tuesday once more.This time we will be visiting the Austro-Hungarian empire, and have a tiny peek at one of the many consequences of WWI. Many tend to think…
Belgian Armored Cars-2
This article was published on this blog last year, but Joe asked me to publish it again. It's slightly modified (small corrections) and maybe some new members will read it…
Belgian Armored Cars
This short article was published on this blog last year, but Joe asked me to publish it again. It's slightly modified (small corrections) and maybe some new members will read…
Gus’ Gear-Handguns-3
Today on Gus' Gear I present the third installment of handguns. I will cover Great Britain, France, Belgium and The United States. Next week I will start on some of…
German-Influence-in-Other-Armies-Chile-6-Rodrigo-Munoz-Orizola
A RESPECTED GERMAN WHO FOUGHT IN CHILE!! 🇩🇪🇨🇱Gerhard Otto Magnus Ludwig von Rantzau Count Von Moltke. ( Was born on 13 August 1851, in the Grand Duchy of Holstein, then…