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-While digging in the "archives"- Some long lost stuff... *One German "Visier" Magazin-August 2004. With A Belgian soldier on the cover. He holds the best of the best. Nope: not Belgian beer/chocolate/fries/waffles... ..He holds the FN MINIMI... -And yes 21th of July is Belgiums National Day...

...that are lying around all over the place.... About time now the carpenter comes over and installs some extra bookshelves...

Ordered a roll of 1000 tags Think I will have to order at least one extra roll.

Some new additions to the library!

Years ago I bought a EK I 1914. No markings. Lying around. Remembered: I had this nice "Twinnings of London" wooden Tea bag box. Saved from the container. Just an idea: -pinned the EK I to a foam cushion covered with black velvet. -Told the Missus there is room left for three more...

"-Bilder der Kaiserzeit-" -Herzogin Viktoria Luise- Signed. (1970) Bildband Illustrated book 394 pages Interesting: she mentions the names of some of the Leibhusaren Officers in the picture.

Excellent reference books! -Volume I : 1983- -Volume II: 1985- Some errors happened in the lay-out. e.g. captions not matching the pics... -One of these errors...Volume II-page 24-captions switched...Later taken over in the magazine Uniformes Nr.108-November 1987-Cover picture. The Kürassier...

May 22nd 2026 Some more bits from the Schloß VORNHOLZ Sammlung. Will check my clips/photographs with the catalogue pics. ....Look who's smiling to me. 12 years since we visited there.😎 -Offizier Garde Ulanen Regt Nr.3- https://www.hermann-historica.de/upload/108/h/450/ Good luck! Francis

May 9tn 2026. Catalogue is online https://my.page2flip.de/428677/24916439/24916440/#/1

-Papier Pickelhauben... DIY. Back in 1900. 10 Pfennige.

Just received the invoice to the Husaren Volume. Thank you Santa 2025! [Thank you to my Missus]. Looking forward to receive this one! https://www.semper-talis.de/Book-series-Unter-den-Fahnen-der-Alten-Armee/Volume-2-Hussars::1.html

Steinach Verlag. 2025. Germany. Excellent quality. Recommended. Lots of Great period photographs. https://www.zinnfigur.com/Buecher-Medien/Buecher/Allgemein/Dt-Preussen/Schmid-Hans-Peter-Die-Achselklappen-Achselstuecke-und-Aermelabzeichen-der-Koeniglich-Preussischen-Armee-1866-1918.html

Looking forward to receive this one: from Berliner Zinnfiguren. ISBN 978-3-929652-07-9 Best No. 9613 | EUR 58.00 by Joachim Hilsenbeck Württemberg headgear with uniforms, 1798-1918 With this new book, which describes the topic of Württemberg's headgear with uniformization period from 1798...

-Went trough the Larcade Volumes I and II. On the References of the Charles FRIESÉ Collection kept at Fort de la Pompelle. Found in: -Volume I : 147 items -Volume II: 157 items So; that makes 304: - minus a few fangschnüre and a Ringkragen for Stabswache...and an error factor: -let us say 300...

Check out this video, "once upon a time in Fort de la Pompelle...The Hauben swap"

-Years ago I went to visit Fort de la Pompelle-Schloß Vornholz and Army Museum in Brussels. -Using my heavy Nikon Photo camera...in film modus...Resulting in many short clips. Sometimes no longer than a minute. After watching the "results" over and over again; annoyed by the audio and the...

German- -Volume I- Infanterie-Jäger-Schützen -Volume II- Kavallerie

Another one: French. 250 pages. By Christophe Guillemet. -Les Fantassins de la Grande Guerre- [The Infantrymen of the Great War] -Uniforms-weapons-equipment French - British - Russians - Belgians -Italians - Austrian-Hungarians - Portuguese - Turcs - Czech Legions etc... -90 % of the selection...

Ordered this one.

Some stuff on the headgear fittings. -end of the 70ies; begin of the 80ies From french magazines. Translated the text.