Tore’s Tuesday. The contents of a pocket…
I really had planned to write about something else, but after A Gustaf Bryngelson posted his great blog, and others followed up, I decided to do my blog too about…
Tore’s Tuesday, French infantry rifles.
Quite frankly I am quite often annoyed about the never ending jokes about the French, portraying them as cowards and bad soldiers. Things like “French rifle for sale, never fired,…
Tore’s Tuesday. The genocide at Omaheke – The German South West Africa medal.
Tore’s Tuesday. The genocide at Omaheke - The German South West Africa medal.Sorry to be so late posting today, life gets in the way sometimes, but at least all is…
Tore’s Tuesday – A Kar98A with an unusual history.
Tore’s Tuesday - A Kar98A with an unusual history.I have promised Joe to feature obscure objects, and though the Kar98A is far from unusual and obscure, this specimen is....The Kar98A…
Tore’s Tuesday. The P13 and M1917 bayonet.
Tore’s Tuesday. The P13 and M1917 bayonet.Last week i told the story of the P14 and M1917 rifles. Of course, those rifles came with bayonets, and that is quite a…
Tore’s Tuesday. – The P14 and M1917 rifles.
Tore’s Tuesday. Brother from another mother - The P14 and M1917 rifles.Quite often I see pictures showing the main battle rifles of WWI posted in different groups, and for the…
Tore’s Tuesday-medal, from the year 1888 shows three emperors
Tore’s Tuesday. Sorry to be so late today.Today’s blog is about a small medal. Not made of precious metals, not a unique and expensive item, but a strangely prophetic medal,…
Tore’s Tuesday. The evolution of the S84/98 bayonet.
Tore’s Tuesday. The evolution of the S84/98 bayonet. From a little used bayonet type, to becoming one of the most famous bayonets in the world.Today’s blog will mostly be about…
Tore’s Tuesday-patriotic trench knife
Tore’s tuesday. Just a small thing today. A patriotic trench knife. In Prussia patriotism and militarism were two important pillars of society. tons and tons of different Patriotic items were…
Tore’s Tuesday. – A little piece of home…
Tores Tuesday. - A little piece of home...Sometimes you find an object that looks so ordinary, so common, but that really touches you. This is such an object.On the outside…