Recent content by kaiserzeit

Hello, My wife and I are in the process of downsizing so I am radically pruning my library and collection. I will be selling a number of reference books, including Larcade Volumes 1 & 2. Stubbs, Trawnik, and lots more. I will be listing them on eBay under cygnusantiques...

I am in the process of winding down my collection and have a number of reference books that I will be selling, including Larcade Volumes 1 & 2. Stubbs, Trawnik, and lots more. I will be listing them on eBay under cygnusantiques: http://www.ebay.com/sch/cygnusantiques/m.html?_trksid=p3692...

Thank you, Joe. I see you have been doing a fair bit of writing. Good stuff! Cheers, Laurie

I am helping a friend research his Great Grandfather, who fought in the 1866 Civil War and the Franco Prussian War, attached to Westfälischen Infanterie Regiments nr 57. Thankfully, he can read German. If you have any hints on good places to research, that would be great. Cheers, Laurie

Gus, what can I say? It must be the beer and sausages diet! Staff of life! Breakfast of champions! As you can see, that diet has done wonders for me. Cheers, L.

Hi Gus, It is an interesting tale, isn't it? The Powers that Were did their best to supress information about these truces. I am sure that there are plenty of equally interesting stories out there and hope that more come out over the course of time. As a side note, if you haven't seen the...

G'day All! I thought that you might enjoy reading the following article that relates to one of the more controversial and little-documented phenomena of WW1: Quote Letter reveals holiday truce; Canadian soldier's message to sister says arms were laid down in Christmas spirit Vancouver Sun Fri...

Thank you, Steve, I appreciate the input. I also wondered if this style might have been used for some sort of ersatz helmet as it would have been much easier to produce than the standard M1915 bayonet mount type. Cheers, Laurie

Guys, I really would appreciate your help on this one. The original came off a very badly thrashed leather helmet shell; dried out, rotten, a huge tear, just generally beyond repair; but I thought that the mortarboard was interesting so I salvaged it. If you have any ideas, I would...

Greetings, All. Do any of you recognize this style of Uhlan mortarboard? It is intended to be permanently afixed to the helmet shell, no bayonet mount like the M1915 and it has no provision for a feldzeichen or setup for the tether line. To give you the whole story, this is a modern copy...

Hello Everyone, I set my hobby business aside for a few years when I found that my day job was demanding too much of my time. I was a geologist, which had me travelling a fair bit. That stage of my life is now behind me and I am turning my attention, once again, to militaria. I still have a...

Gus, As always, spot-on! Many thanks. I'm a bit rusty so appreciate the support. Cheers, Laurie

Well done, Bernard, A real contribution to the hobby. Cheers, Laurie

Spurious question: There were Reserve JzP Batallions in the German Order of Battle, weren't there? Cheers, Laurie

Drat! Someone always spoils the fun!