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Great to get you on board Sam, if we can get a few more bayonet collectors signed up I'll start to lobby Brian to change the name to pickelhaubes und Seitengewehre :wink: - Brett

Welcome aboard mate. - Brett

It should be. Maybe there's a wayward hyphen in there somewhere. I have managed to procure a second photo of this group on parade. The author records them as being Ersatz Abteilung 46.

Thanks for joining us Sam, I'm sure there are many here who'll appreciate your knowledge of those 'other pointy things' - bayonets! :D - Brett

I had you in mind when I purchased this Sensei. Gew88s and stahlhelme juxtaposed just for you :D

I've had the reverse translated. "Letzter Appell am Montag Morgen, Austeilen der Soldbücher und Erkennungsmarken" - Last Monday's roll-call to distribute Soldbücher and identity-discs.

Much appreciated. There's part of my at-work afternoon reading right there. Thanks mate!

Thanks Tony. I don't suppose you have a copy of your article handy?

Wolfenbüttel, January 1918 by drakegoodman, on Flickr Reverse: Wolfenbüttel, January 1918 reverse by drakegoodman, on Flickr

Another nice photo (unfortunately not mine) and some worthy praise for your site Chris. http://www.flickr.com/photos/paranoid_womb/6031504291/ Cheers! Brett

Above and beyond as always. THAT is exactly what I was after with the added bonus of shoulder-straps. Thanks mate!!! :D I thought Schiffer was bustin' his onions about how big this thing has blown out to already :evil3: . I'll send it on along with another Marshall suggested I submit (JzP)...

Sure - if you think he might be interested :-k

For anyone else interested, I found the answer. These fellows were used in artillery and artillery support units to detect enemy batteries by sound or light.

Vindication! :D Painted wappen! A fine pair of photos there George, thanks for sharing them with us. I think the photographer's surname might actually be Dittmar and he hails from Saargemünd. These fellows were attached to the XIV Armee-Korps. That being the case, we should see a 56...

Thank-you Sensei.

Lots of interestingness (is that a word?) in this picture. I'd say they were Bavarians - larger-than-usual, light coloured cockades, flattened mützen, almost looking like berets was a favoured way of wearing the Feldmütze by Bavarians and lastly, and the most telling, ribbons for the...

:o This is genuinely news to me. I was of the opinion that just one had made the cut, my studio portrait of a Garde-Kürassier, and I only learned that after Marshall enquired if there was anything on the reverse of that card to establish if he was GK and not a regular Kürassier outfit (given he...

Now that would be handy! [-( I will take you up on that - and add that I would be surprised that any more than just one make the final cut :-s

You never know your luck :D

Gentlemen, This portrait - or rather the stamp and letter on reverse had me diving for my books this morning, but I still can't find a satisfactory answer as to the role of an Artillerie messtrupp. Can anyone please assist? Regards, Brett Crisp portrait of a Bavarian kanonier from...