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I am planning to buy an Imperial Russian officer's tunic, but I will need shoulderboards for it. Any ideas?

In honor of the Fourth of July Boom Goes the Dynamite: The History of Fireworks in the U.S. https://news.clearancejobs.com/2023/07/03/boom-goes-the-dynamite-the-history-of-fireworks-in-the-u-s/

Baldrick: I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry. Edmund: I think you mean it started when the Archduke of Austro-Hungary got shot. Baldrick: Nah, there was definitely an ostrich involved, sir.

I "borrowed" the joke from a British sitcom. Perhaps this helps.

109 years ago today an ostrich was shot by Archie Duke because he was hungry. At least that is what I heard.

I'm very sorry to hear this. Far too young.

I didn't mean to exclude this conflict, but it was beyond the scope of one article to do much more than mention these in passing. And I agree, the Polish-Bolshevik War is largely overlooked today.

It could be argued that the First World War only truly ended today with the end of the Russian Civil War. Here is a piece I wrote on the different firearms that were used in this most deadly conflict: https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/guns-of-the-russian-civil-war/

Oh, and the flag is "period." I bought a collection of old flags and found out they were produced for the Chicago Great Exhibition of 1893. Technically, it was probably made in the USA but it was sold at the Russian pavilion. Someone must have bought a number of the flags as I have around a...

Well, technically, this is recent finds as opposed to a find. This my new Russian Imperial Army WWI display. The tunic and cap came from the collection of Ron Northrop, a good friend who passed last year. I knew Ron for 20+ years and he will be missed. His collection came up for auction, and...

I've had my eye on this item for some time, and yesterday at the OVMS show in Ohio the price was "significantly reduced" so I came home with it. M1900 Tropical Shako for other ranks of the East Asia Jager Company. This is one of only a handful known to exist, so I'm pleased to have gotten it.

Something I wrote for GunMagWarehouse this week: The Gallipoli Sniper Duel Between Billy Sing and ‘Abdul the Terrible’ https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/the-gallipoli-sniper-duel-between-billy-sing-and-abdul-the-terrible/

I have a couple of the sun helmets worn by the British Army - they are fiberglass instead of cork!

I would like a copy please.

The history of ANZAC Day https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/understanding-the-importance-of-anzac-day-and-the-gallipoli-campaign/

Keep in mind the image has been colorized, so whoever did that could have gotten the color wrong.

This was an image that someone shared with me on another forum. It shows Bulgarian officers in Prilep (Macedonia) in 1917. But are the two officers German or Bulgarian? They seem to be German? It is hard to make out the model of helmets. I may be seeing a British-made Wolseley pattern, but is...

I have been wanting to put together a German WWI uniform display. Gus helped me track down most of these items. I have to say, I think it looks rather good!

I don't think it is Turkish Kabalak or Bashlyk. The Kabalak generally had a wicker frame, and the shape isn't quite the same as the Bashlyk, and it is doubtful any of these troops would have ever served alongside the Turks to acquire the headgear. I would venture to say wool hats of some sort...

Very nice example. These had never been "common" but today they're practically in the rare category, especially in nice condition. The interesting thing is that the neutral nations of the First World War, including Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland actually seemed to devise more...