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Gents, This is an example of the Saxon Police cap worn by the Landespolizei (LAPO) prior to the adoption of a squat version of the black Police Tschako in the late 1930s. The front cockade has the coat of arms for Saxony and this insignia was worn by municipal police and Gendarmerie prior to...

A nice original helmet with great provenance. I love the service documents. Thanks for showing.

Outstanding embroidery and excellent photographs. Thanks for posting.

One last item for this Gendarmerie collection gents, Here is a 9mm Single Action / Double Action German Police revolver that I have been after for some time and recently acquired. These revolvers are pictured and described in the Horst Friedrich book, "Dienstwaffen der deutschen Polizei und...

Thank you for the kudos and interest. Here is the cap. The peaked cap would have also changed over time and would have originally been worn without a chin strap prior to the end of the war but could have a leather chin strap added later. There is evidence there was once a chin strap attached...

Gents, It is a bit slow this holiday weekend so I thought I would follow up on my post on Bavarian Landespolizei uniforms with an example of the Imperial Bavarian Gendarmerie uniform. This is a circa 1898 Bayern Gendarmerie Wachtmeister Uniform. This dark green uniform was worn by a...

Piotr, These Reichsrevolvers, in good collectible condition, seem to sell in the $1500. - $1800. range that I see sell. They are scarce in nice condition and ones with mechanical or condition problems simply do not sell in my experience. I agree with Willi that the "EWB" marked ones sell for...

I agree... a proper Land Gendarmerie helmet.

Thanks for the kudos. One of the things I like about this old hand cannon are the property markings. They are a good illustration of the thrifty way the Germans reworked and re-issued items like weapons, helmets, etc. over time. They wasted little and that process can often be observed by...

Gents, Many of the large 1879 (M/79) Reichsrevolvers were issued to Artillery units prior to 1918. Of course they became redundant after the war and were destroyed or went into stores after 1918. The Peoples Militias (Einwohnerwehr) received these revolvers in the aftermath of the armistice...

Thank you all for looking. I am like you James but I guess I have not yet completed my Feuerwehr stage. I think I have until I see some FW item that I think is really neat. Like this sawback Coppel dagger. Anyway, I know the dagger was made by Coppel but I just can't find a rendition of it...

Excellent views of the small details. Very helpful. Thanks!

Gents, I picked up an interesting Feuerwehr (FW) Officer style dagger by Alexander Coppel and I wonder if anyone has seen a big one like this before? It is longer by the length of the nickeled scabbard drag than my standard Alcoso (scales) commonly seen FW Officer dagger. The black leather...

Very nice and on an outstanding three pocket Litewka as well.

Thanks Alan. And, here is the last iteration of this uniform showing a NS eagle above the right chest pocket. These men were mostly transferred to the Wehrmacht in 1935-36 to fill out new military slots. Notice the post 1936 belt buckle replaces the D ring roller buckle that was worn by both...

I suspect the snaps are to attach a collar tab showing General Officer rank to the uniform. The three direct embroidered stars show him at the rank of Colonel so it would be cheaper to have his higher rank indicated by a removable collar tab rather than having a new collar installed. I have...

Alan, Thanks for showing, and describing, your very nice buckles. I love seeing what others collect and the more you see the more you know. As to the Colonial/Navy box buckles with a brass disk, I wondered if they might be fakes. Frankly, I have only seen a couple of these at shows and I...

I like medals too. Here is an interesting example of the common Cross of Honor 1914-1918. This "Ehrenkreuz 1914-1918" was the award for WWI service and was established 13 July 1934 by Reichspresident von Hendenburg leading to the nickname of the "Hindenburg Cross". This example is the...

Congratulations! I love that bullion embroidery on the collar and cuffs.

Steve, You have a wonderful collection of related Confederate Veteran memorabilia. These identified groupings are very difficult to find and I applaud you for keeping it together. I don't want to wander down a rabbit hole with your post but I collected identified US Civil War items and...