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Can anyone help me with pictures of the inside of an 1867/1870 tornister, I would like to make a reproduction but can only find exterior details, photos or diagrams would be much appreciated, thanks Stu

Hi Can anyone help me with photos of the German infantry equipment of 1864, in particular the tornister a bread bag, photos of the actual items would be great if anyone has them. many thanks Stuart

Does anyone know any sites or places that deal in Danish/Prussian militaria from the 1864 war? i would also be interested in repro Danish equipment. Thanks Das158er

Just a post to mark the 100th anniversary of Hans Wilko Philipp Stoeber of the 158 infanterie regiment who was killed today in 1914 the full story is in this original post.

Very nice I love a bit of history like that

Hi can any one help me with the sholder strap piping that the 18th LIR would have had ? Also would love to see any photos of soldiers from this regiment if anyone has any. Cheers Stu

Hi This is a bit out of my range of knowledge so I am posting this on behalf of a friend who would like to find out more about this helmet if possible..hope you guys can help. its a US army helmet poss WW2 my boss at work had a look at it as he knows a little about these things and rekons it is...

Larry that us superb thankyou. I know nothing of the regimental structure of the German army at that time so intend to Look into it further. Do you think the markings were scratched by the French soldier who captured the helmet, and Would the 1st armee corps refer to his unit or the german...

I recently acquired an 1860's helmet. It is in tatty condition but is interesting. inside it is marked I B there are other makings but I cant make them out. what I didn't notice at first is that around the spike is scratched : 1870 1 ARMEE CORPS There is also scratched onto the spike base...

Super nothing better than a dream come true, I see you have your priorities right pics of you and your beloved at the top and your helmets below :D good work keeping the misses happy and yourself 8-)

I love it it has a lovely feel of history, great find well done :thumb up:

Hi I hope this is of interest its a fragment of helmet cover for the 150th infanterie Regiment, it was found at Tannenberg together with helmet parts that I have made up into a helmet on an old shell, will post pics shortly. As you can see the fragment was preserved by the eagle plate, the...

Prais indeed from you Brian, I couldnt have done it without your advice Thankyou Stu :salute:

What Colour bayonet knot would they have had at this period? was it different to the ww1 system?

Thanks Guys Take a look at my post on latest find to see the helmet