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An excellent point, Tony! I think we all susceptible to that pitfall. Standardization has become such a part of our lives that we tend to forget that it is a fairly recent phenomenon.

Beautiful, Tony!

Great Zaphod, my personal philosophy on this is: an inch more, I'd be a king; an inch less, I'd be a queen. :wink:

All right chaps, Enough of this lewedness! Why, this thread is only a few posts long, and it already has more "stains" than a bawd's sheets! I hate to burst everyone's bubble, but "Arrest" doesn't mean "This way to the girls." It means "Confinement." The bit of poetic verse at the bottom...

Tony, My sentiments exactly, but I don't know whether I should laugh or weep. :cry: Skøl!

Joe, In his lifetime, Frank Harris was editor of the Saturday Review, close friends with Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw, and generally considered a man of letters. He was born in Ireland, so maybe you're right: no American can be that stupid. :roll:

Dave, Not redundant at all. You've laid it out so even I can understand it. :wink: No need to whine, Joe. The discussions you generate are wonderful! How else would newcomers like me learn? Thanks to both of you!!!

Joe, Yes, I admit that I'm a little confused! I guess I jumped into the discussion without fully understanding the issue. Concerning ranks: By all means let us use the German terms Unteroffiziere mit Portepee and Unteroffizere ohne Portepee; but I really don't understand the objection to the...

Joe, Sorry to "answer the call" so late. Mea culpa, mea culpa. My translation is basically the same as yours: 48 Helmet with gilt fitting, silver-plated star, and painted Wappen ..... second quality. 49 Helmet with heavily gilded fittings and painted Wappen ..... top quality. 50 Helmet with...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Weihnachtsgeschenk-5-Armee-1915_W0QQitemZ6224099904QQcategoryZ34652QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem God forbid that a pair of drawers turn up with a "W" on them. Cheers, K-B

Joe, Germany is, and always has been, in the occident. I think you mean English, no? The crux of the matter is not so much one of language - and that is a can of worms of its own: thanks to incorrect translations we have promoted Hitler, and demoted Bonaparte, to corporal. The underlying problem...

All the best, Gsu! As they say in Sverige: Hjärtliga gratulationer på födelsedagen! K-B

Congratulations Otto! :D K-B

Gus, Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......... K-B

Joe, Yes, I've got that one. An excellent book, in my opinion, but it doesn't cover the post-1914 years. Thanks! K-B

Chip, I'm mainly looking for formation histories and detailed uniform studies. Dave, that's an excellent collection of of items from the 108th. The Tschako is to die for. Thanks to all for your comments. The question in my mind now, of course, is whether my shoulder straps are authentic. It...

Gus, you'll have to drive fast to get there before me. Outstanding collection Col. Ron! Cheers, K-B

A rare helmet indeed! K-B

Chip, Thanks for the compliment on the cap - it is one of my favorites. As to the shoulder straps, I also have a pair of issue straps from Jäger Bataillon 13 and the differences between them and my 108 straps are exactly as you describe. Can you recommend any good references on the Jäger units...

Well, this should be Tony's thread, but hopefully he won't mind. Chip, the cap is sparsely marked - just BA XII 07 and the size. If there were any other markings, they have long since faded. The 108th was the only Schützen Regiment in XII Corps to my knowledge. 1907 was the year field gray and...