Tores Tuesday, an SG1871 bayonet with an unusual scabbard.
Tores Tuesday, an SG1871 bayonet with an unusual scabbard. Help needed.A bit of a mystery item this time. Not the bayonet, it is quite the standard type, but the scabbard.…
Tores Tuesday. A leftover from the battle of Verdun.
This French Modele 1915 Adrian helmet in relic condition is from the Verdun area, a poignant reminder of the horrors of war.The battle of Verdun was horrible. Even today the…
Tores Tuesday. – Such a cute li’l carbine…
I really had another blog planned, but things change. I will be AWOL for the next three tuesdays. I will be going to the far north, where I grew up,…
Tores Tuesday – The Ottoman/Turkish used Gewehr 88.
In this final installment on the Gewehr 88 sent by Germany to the Ottoman (Osman) empire, I will have to go a bit beyond WWI. Thank you for your patience…
Tores Tuesday – Ottoman used Gewehr 88, fourth post.
Sorry to have such a monomaniacal focus one one single type of German WWI rifle, as supplied to the Ottoman Empire. I will not drag you through all my Gew88,…
Tores Tuesday – Ottoman used Gewehr 88, third post.
Right, i have previously told the story of German Gewehr 88/05 sent as aid to the Ottoman empire. The story behind that can be found here:https://german1914.com/tores-tuesday-a-german-gewehr.../...So, just to recapitulate, I…
Tores Tuesday – Markings on Turkish/Ottoman Gewehr 88.
A while back I presented a Gewehr 88 that was given to the Ottoman Empire by the Germans during WWI. That one is fitted with rear sights where the standard…
Tores Tuesday, – The private purchase Kukri.
Here is a Kukri I have had a long time. It is a MkII type blade, but without the rivets on the handle that the issue MkII has.Officers had to…
Tores Tuesday – the neutral British helmet.
It is quite easy to tell what this is, isn’t it? I am pretty sure that most members here can tell right away.But, as so often in this world, all…
Tores Tuesday. A German Gewehr 88 given to Turkey as military aid.
The German aid to the Ottoman Empire is a huge topic, and I will definitely revisit that topic several more times. There are lots of variations of markings and combinations…