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Hi, Nice frog, 1916 date fits with the iron rivets, these narrow frogs are much rarer than the wider 98/05 frogs. Reit. R. 1. I read as Reiter Regiment Nr. 1., a Reichswehr unit (i.e. just after WW 1). Regards, Lars

Hi, XII. 1. means saxon 1. Landsturm-Infanterie-Bataillon Dresden, and I think the 45 has something to do with the 1. sächs. Infanterie-Brigade Nr. 45, also based in Dresden. Early in the war the Landsturm troops wore their Infanterie-Brigade number on the collar, maybe it was moved to the...

Hi, I have never seen such a "bubbly" surface on the Zugschnallen (sliders), and the leather seems to have the "flesh" side out rather than the "skin" side (clearly visible on Clovis' pictures how it should look like). I can't see the Metallösen (side post connector) good enough to form an...

Nice Tschako Amy, I see "I. Tel. Batl." Are those the remains of some brown bug on the Feldzeichen? Regards, Lars

I only have the smaller brothers :) Not completely convinced of the originality. Regards, Lars

Congratulations on a beautiful helmet Clovis! Before the introduction of the Reichskokarde, all other ranks serving with Prussian regiments were allowed to wear their own Landeskokarde (if different from Prussia) on the left in addition to the Prussian Kokarde on the right. For III. battalion...

Congratulations Hans, What a nice Tschako, good condition with super markings! I think the practice of painting the Feldzeichen dates from already before the war, typically when they are on exercise, these Feldzeichen damage easily :). I have an album from 1912 where more pointy Feldzeichen...

Hi Clovis, Could you post a link please? I struggle bigtime with identifying original Kokarde. Regards, Lars

Hi Frookst, Also from me a warm welcome to the forum. Imo the first helmet you buy doesn't need to be in a very good condition or complete, but it should then also not cost so much. This will give you the opportunity to study the helmet construction and "feel", and is a great help in identifying...

Very nice display, Thanks for showing :)

Hi Johny, I think FB stands for Füsilier-Bataillon, which was the third battalion. This also fits the owner's label that reads "Füsil" for the owners rank of Füsilier. The system of 3rd Füsilier battalions dates from around 1870, but I don't have exact introduction or expiry dates. The numbers...

Congratulations, Untouched and complete, very nice! Regards, Lars

Congratulations Amy, Certainly redefines "not so good condition" for me :) Regards, Lars

Thanks Joel, Your efforts are much appreciated. Regards, Lars

Hi, A little late, but the army museum in Brussels has one of these: Regards, Lars

Thank you for sharing, I didn’t know this existed :)

Beautiful set! Congratulations 😀

Hi, Sorry to tell you but it looks like a recent reproduction to me. Most telling is the lack of detail. Regards, Lars

Thank you Sandy, That is good to know. I have had issues with the mobile app, it sometimes doesn't allow me to see items (typically WW 2 German items), but ebay.de allows me to see them without any problem. Regards, Lars

My guess is that the sleeves are too long, and as a quick fix the soldier on the left rolled part of the cuff inside the sleeve, while with the soldier on the right the sleeve length is reduced by folding the sleeve on to itself and stitching it into place. A provisional solution until the...