I have a Spanish pickelhaube if anyone is interested, its for the lancer regiments and has its parade bush, its on ebay as well. Yes i suppose this does count as a shamless self advertisment.
Michael Muth
Sorry for taking so long to respond I just graduated from OCS and this is the first time ive been able to write back. It was in Hermann-Hisoricas.com most recent auction under bavarian militaria. Thank you for your help.
Michael Muth
Greatings from Marine Base Quantico, Ive got to weeks left of Marine OCS and a fat pay check, ive heard through the wire that there is an un-sold Bavarian flitz Tschcako still up for grabs. For one reason or another I can not access the website from my location, so i can not examine the item...
I see, Thanks I think ill save my green for an earlier kurass, however attractive this one is a little too late for my collection.
Best regards,
Michael Muth
I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on item 1488, I myself am wondering if its from 1870 or 1896. I know very little about kurasses that date after 1815 any help would be appreciated.
Best Regards,
Michael Muth
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Is this the 11th or not? I collect the 11th, my family members served with the regiment before it was even named the 11th in 1813, and fought in...
I would like to note that the Soldiers from Hesse-Kassel where some of the most well paid of the 18th and 19th century. They received both payment for being a soldier in the Hessen army and as well as payment for the army they were being employed in, I.E Great Britain. There families also...
Now where all regiments organized that way? Where there also just heavy artillery regiments? I know the Germans used naval guns, did sailors operate those or did artillery men?
Thanks once again.
Michael Muth
There is a show this weekend at the Drawbridge Inn, Buttermilk exit in the N.Kentucky/Cincinnati area. Anyone going, Ill be there with a few goodies to wheel and deal.
Michael Muth
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Seems like an amazing book, the pictures of the Tanks under fire are intense!
http://www.grosser-generalstab.de/
This is one of my favorite websites, great images and a wealth of knowledge. The Seven Years war, Napoleonic, and Franco Prussian war are by far the best work and are incredible to look at. Click on both Knotel sub links, covers 1700-1914.
the link to the website that has alot of great knotel prints is....
http://people.freenet.de/AndreasMeininger/DER_BUNTE_ROCK_1800_bis_1863.htm#Kurrheinischer_Kreis
Ah great maybe I can use the table as a front to sell some items...with no charge to me!!!! I have no idea I put the adress in and followed the directions and it did it on its own, I feel as though I am breaking some rules with such a big pic. but I think the whole forum would agree that...
Does anyone know of a website that describes the types of artillery barrages used in ww1 such as direct, indirect, creeping, and crawling barrages. Thank you.