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I visited the museum in late Spring of 1980. It has been reorganized since then. When I was there, the humidity in the chamber was awful and many items had mold on them. It was apparent that things had been neglected for some time. There was some improvement when things were reshuffled, but as...

Brian, My Hechtgrau pressed felt cap is constructed the same way. It also has a sweatband identical to the one in yours, i.e., the color and cross-hatching. Is your new one a Kaiserschützen example? It looks like it has the feather quill pouch on the side. I like the Italian officer's and...

Super items and from the same regiment! Wonders never cease. Love the Saxon Wappen on the bugle too. :thumbright: Chip

Thanks Brian. Obviously, I haven't seen as many of these as you. :) I was just remembering that the Czech made repros I have seen had thick visors. Chip

Back to one of your original questions.....no, that knot would not look especially odd on your saber. Anyone could purchase such an "extra" Faustriemen such as this one. Though it might be more appropriate on a commemorative regimental sword (type with the unit panel or other designs on the...

Without seeing them, I would guess that one is an issue piece and the other is a private purchase example. Chip

It appears that he is also wearing Telegraphen trappings in the first photo. The shoulder straps appear to have the light gray color of the Verkehrstruppen and he is wearing the ammo pouch pattern normally worn by them. I don't have a clue why he would be wearing a Prussian style shako, unless...

PW, I'm not sure about the theory either, but I have seen no other explanations. The fact that the helmet I know of has the shield in yellow/gold and red, lends some credence to the theory. I don't have Wictor's book, so I don't know if he identifies these painted shields (not decals). I have...

Is that another name written inside the leather skull? Chip

The cockades look artificially aged. The "brown" stuff on the white portion of the cockades is also on the thread. Shoe polish? They may be repainted and this process was used to hide the new condition of the paint. The paint doesn't appear to have the normal brittleness that tends to pop off in...

Thanks Joe. :thumb up: Chip

Joe, Would you provide a close-up of that shoulder strap? It's difficult to see it in the full photo. Chip

My guess is that it is an artillery officer's board. I can see where another device was attached above the top pip on this very crowded shoulder board. I don't have access to my reference today, but the red underlay would make sense with artillery and I'm relatively sure there was a unit with...

Are you sure it's not "Nr."?

He's wearing the tunic of the Bavarian Ulanen, identified by the Polish style cuffs. The Chevauleger wore Swedish cuffs. I'm sure there are some regulations explaining how the various Landsturm units were outfitted. I suspect it can be found in Kraus, but I do not have access my library today. Chip

There is a line drawing of this insigia in the Kraus book (Band 1). Chip

This is part of a series of photos that was taken of this unit. The Imperial War Museum has them in it's photographic archives. One of the photos clearly shows the shoulder strap of the Infanterie Geschütz Batterie Nr.2. Though it was nominally Bavarian, it did have non-Bavarian members that...

It's certainly not a Prussian style (which would include Saxons) universal Schirmmütze. Only a Bavarian cap would have the band in the same material as the rest of the cap. But a Bavarian example would not have red piping. It looks like it could be a period piece, but is most likely some sort...

Brian, What do you think of the visor? It seems much thicker than ones on any cap I have seen. The visor on my Hechtgrau is paper thin! Chip

That is an excellent set. I believe the markings are period. Though manufactured in Germany, this is an Austrian issue and the markings are typical of an Austrian unit. The F.K.25 stands for Feldkanonen Regiment Nr. 25. The 140 is the man's matrical number. I'm not sure about the "J", but it...