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Hello gentlemen, Any opinions on this piece? Silver buttons back marked "Kaiserliche Marine A&S". I believe silver implies "Werftdivision". The vertical panel on the cuff is high though - and I have only seen this on one example of a Reichsmarine parade jacket. Has a red-ish...

Does anyone have knowledge on the process (if any) on buying an antique firearm from Germany and shipping to the USA? It is my understanding that most single-shot antiquities and needle guns are exempt from much regulation and Germans can freely own them. Similar weapons can be shipped...

Looking for a complete brass spike ca. 1867 regulation (repro or original) like the below examples. This one popped up in France recently - but the gentleman refused to ship to N. America. 🤷‍♂️ Any help or leads is very appreciated. (image is from PhillipMilitaria.de)

Hello all - I'm looking for a cleaning rod to go with my Dreyse - original or reproduction! All leads/help is appreciated. Best regards, -BW

In the process of building a 1870 display, I recently acquired an M1864 style Faschinenmesser. Comes with a dizzying array of markings on the blade and throat/chape I can't decipher; plenty of ciphers are present. Anyone more knowledgeable on these markings is great appreciated. Based on how...

Hello all, Is anyone aware of a reliable source for reproduction Pickelhauben suited to the Franco-Prussian or 1866 War? I am in the market for a repro of either an M1860 or M1867 haube. Finding anything appears to be getting impossible. I have inquired on the Polish site Spikehelmets.pl have...

In the course of my exploration looking for a "first" tunic, I came across this piece purportedly belonging to the Rheinisches Infanterie Regiment Nr.65. Kaiser's bunker offers a large list of the regiments and their subsequent uniform details (brief though). The site's sources and some cursory...

Hello all, Any opinions on the this piece? The only clothiers mark on the tunic is a ovular one and appear to read "Gröningen" with what looks like the word "Costumier" in the middle. There is a Gröningen, Saxony, otherwise a Dutch made article would be odd. Could the lack of Bekleidungsamt...

Hello all, first post. Maybe before the Bundesarchiv gets back to me maybe I can find out more here from more knowledgeable members. Great-great grandfather Gustave T.R. Albrecht, born 9/3/1883 likely in Königsberg. Married, moved to Berlin. This is a detail of a family photo from 1905/10. All I...