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First-rate reply. Thanks mate.

If the parent regiment's home town is Straßburg, does this mean the Reserve-Regiment hails from there as well? Further to my last, the photo was actually taken in Müllheim, about a 120km south of Straßburg :-k

No Joe - rarely am I sure of anything when I post on here. I just tapped in the I.R. 136 title as a starting point for the discussion, after I established the regiment's hometown was Straßburg i. E. and that's where the card was sent from etc. There has to be a nexus somewhere. Looking at the...

Did these guys have a special wappen? Or has this one been borrowed? Untitled-Scanned-011 by drakegoodman, on Flickr 4. Lothringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.136 by drakegoodman, on Flickr

Those are fantastic pictures. It would be nice to get a bio like Larry's fellow with each one. Untitled-Scanned-03 by drakegoodman, on Flickr Untitled-Scanned-01 by drakegoodman, on Flickr Bayerische Feldgeistliche by drakegoodman, on Flickr

Fantastic picture. Lots going on. A real mixed bag of Bavarians and Prussians. I'm dead keen to see Chip's analysis of it. On the subject of Landsturm and the Karpathenkorps. Tony has a Landsturmmann with a Karpathenabzeichen (which I've long admired) on Kaiser's Bunker. That fellow is from X...

'Then and now' photos are always fascinating. Thanks fellas!

Thanks James, I'll take your advice on board.

I'm totally unfamiliar with these kind of auctions, has anyone had any experience with them? The associated premiums have always made me think they were over-priced. But now I'm not so sure. There seems to be an abundance of those pointy hat thingos on there. Oldenburg Dragoon Regiment Number...

I do believe it's just a case of his I.O.D. being at such an angle that most of it is hidden behind his legs.

... and friend. This photo took a bit of work in terms of restoration to get it to a half presentable stage. I stopped at the tattered edges as I think they frame the officer nicely and give the observer a true sense of the age of the original photograph. Kgl. Sächs. 16. Infanterie-Regiment...

Thanks mate. The first image is particularly nice and sold me on the set. The destroyed church in the background and grubby hands of the chaplain leaves us in no doubt of the tough times in which this photo was taken.

Just one note on the back of one of the cards, "Gottesdienst unmittelbar unter der vorderster Linie, Sept 1918 Josef". Bayerische Feldgeistliche u. hunde / Bavarian Military chaplain and dogs by drakegoodman, on Flickr Bayerische Feldgeistliche (Military chaplain) and friends, September 1918...

More of those curious cap badges. No clues on the back either. Kriegs-Jahr 1915 by drakegoodman, on Flickr

That beer, I mean schnitzel looks to die for! Amazing photos. In regards to the 'Gatling-gun'. The 3.7cm Gruson-Hotchkiss Revolverkanone (fortress artillery) was manufactured under licence by Gruson (later bought-out by Krupp). It was used by both France and Germany after the Franco-Prussian...

Marvellous story and congratulations on a splendid buy. I'm a little surprised the dealer didn't inform you he had the photo album etc when you bought the first four items. - Brett

The awesomeness of this photo cannot be overstated. :o Congratulations Robert - a rare bird. Wait 'til Joe sees it.

Thanks mate - a handy reference.

Papers Past - one million pages of digitised New Zealand newspapers and periodicals from 1839 to 1945. Sample page. :study:

This one came with an album belonging to a württembergisch Landsturmmann. Note on reverse "Meldereiter". This is a photo and not a larger format postcard type picture I usually post, hence the average quality. I think I've squeezed the best possible view of the letters and numerals on the...