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Very well done! Thanks for showing.

Dennis, fabulous. Makes my day! Cheers, Mike

Steve, yep, I need some also. Maybe find some at SOS. Mike

My favorite Jaeger battalion as they were the only Jaeger battalion awarded a cypher. The battalion, raised in 1813, was awarded the cypher of Queen Margherita of Italy, 27 October 1897. She was removed a Chef of the battalion at the beginning of the war and the cypher was discontinued in May...

Steve, nice combo! Love the shako. Mike

I appreciate the kind comments. Brian, it only takes one to start:))

Guys, my Royal Saxon Jaeger straps. Of particular interest is the very scarce cypher strap worn of Crown Prince Albert worn by JB12. The cypher was worn a very short time, May 1870-November 1873. The cypher was removed when Albert was crowned king upon the death of his father. Also, note the...

Steve, I know I have seen these before and I never get tired of looking. Well done!

Lars13, wow! Fabulous! I will now have to put Finland on my countries to visit list. Thanks for posting.

Thank you, Tony. My most expensive was the GSB strap. Now to luck upon the JB27!

Guys, a few of my Jaeger straps. The JB1 example is for the Friedensrock. Jaeger straps are found in both gray-green and field gray. Green piped field gray straps were also worn by Mountain Machinegun units with unit number on the strap. Still missing a few of the 31 straps. The hardest to find...

Steve, beautiful strap. Well done.

Really stupendous! Thanks for showing Gus.

As always, Steve. A fantastic helmet for a super collection.

Very nice! Well done!

What a fabulous collection that's well displayed. Amazing!

Glenn, very good! I like your edition with the collars. Mike

A very informative book published by German Intelligence in 1916 on the Russian Order of Battle. The book is a treasure trove of unit information down to regimental level. Information inlcudes the regiments higher HQ and their regimental cyphers. Found at the TMCA show in Franklin, TN.

Thanks to all for the comments.

Items I have long searched for are Imperial Russian shoulder insignia. They are very hard to find outside of Russia and IMO almost impossible to find in the US. I found this group of straps/boards in the latest HH auction and was very pleased to have won them. What makes this group important is...