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We all need a good yelling at sometimes Tony, even if that wasn't your intention. The link was extremely informative as usual and much appreciated. Thanks. I've handled very few WW1 field grey tunics and unfortunately don't yet have nearly as much experience as you can only get from hands-on...

The Landsturm tunic point is a good one, something that was pointed out to me recently on another forum. The M07/10 tunics were apparently simplified in 1913 for the Landsturm in that interior pockets, waist adjustment ties, etc, were omitted. This design was then universally used in wartime...

Some additional shots of the tunic.

I rarely have my items displayed in a grouping, and decided to set up a display for the last Etobicoke show. The pictures my dad took at the show weren't the best, so I took some additional pictures at home before dismantling everything again. The M07/10 Foot Artillery tunic is dated 1915 and...

Incredible set. I can imagine how rare the Schutztruppen mounted pattern equipment must be. In the period photos you've attached, only one shows the type with snap buttons that you have. Are they different models or are the button versions just a variation? Hans

Let me know what you think of the book when you've read it. I hope you find it a worthwhile read. Speaking of rolling up trenches, I've attached a sketch from a wartime book (more details below) showing 2 methods of rolling up a trench. Both versions show 6 men, the minimum number in a...

It was a pleasure to finally meet Brian and Chas at the show, even if it was only a brief handshake. I was drawn away from my table for quite a long time while you guys were talking with Mark and Cliff, which is too bad because there were quite a few things that I would have liked to discuss...

I think it's incredible that even that much of the shield should have survived when you consider that they were just painted on. I'd be interested in seeing more pictures of the insignia and helmet. Hans

Nice collection Carl. As Mark said, your Gummimaske is the 3rd version and was called the Rahmenmaske. It's different from the earlier versions in that it had an extra set of straps fixed to the forehead area and a cloth reinforcement strip sewn around the inside perimeter. The diameter of...

With spike

Ueberzug reverse

Here's an M15 Ueberzug with detachable spike.

Thank you all very much for your replies. I was hoping you'd like it. It's the first wartime cover in my collection - the other two have the red maneuver band attached. The cover looks like it's seen a relatively small amount of wear, or for all I know, it could just be accumulated grime from...

Thanks Gus. I don't have the book, but know someone who might. I'll look it up.

The detachable spike is longer than usually seen on EM covers, but the colour and cloth match the cover pretty much exactly.

Some shots of the reverse side.

This helmet cover arrived on my doorstep Christmas Eve. It's marked to the 2. Oberrheinsiches Inf. Regt. #99. The cover is otherwise unmarked. Hans

I recently bought the mask pictured below because it has a feature (actually a lack of one) that I've only ever seen on one other GM 17 so far. I was hoping someone could post pics of one like it in their collection for comparison. The mask has no circles of leather reinforcement around the...

Very nice E.T., my favourite design. It's been a while since I've collected WW2 era helmets, but from what I remember, these WW1 models were reintroduced (with the 1940 updated paint and insignia regulations) during the invasion of France to troops of all branches of the Army - even combat...

Like Gus said, these were introduced in 1916, probably early that year, to replace the 3 compartment carrier bag version which had the mask and 2 filters in 3 separate cans. The cans in the picture look like a (manufacturer's?) variant which has the center ridge going inward instead of outward...