A very nice pair of shoulder straps Luftschiffer Batl 2
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Kaisersammler
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cptbob
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Wow!!
KIR145
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Steve, nice pair!
I have a quite similar pair - probably also unworn. I suspect this type of shoulder boars are very late (from the end of the war).
Best regards, Jens
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KIR145
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Steve,
nice stuff! The Major "set" I like!
... very nice - this is the "W II" from the Inf.-Rgt. 116, so you need the "WR II" from the IR145 - right!?
Thank you and best regrards, Jens
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KAGGR#1
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Correct but sometimes the tailor who puts together the shoulder straps
makes mistakes with the cyphers he uses .
Here is a classic example of a mistake a shoulder strap for a Royal ;
Bernard who was al suite to Garde Grenadier Regt 2 with the rank of
Col. General with the honorary rank of GFM
If you look close the Austrian cypher is correct
but the tailor made a mistake by placing a Russian crown over the cypher
and NOT the correct Austrian crown
Steve
makes mistakes with the cyphers he uses .
Here is a classic example of a mistake a shoulder strap for a Royal ;
Bernard who was al suite to Garde Grenadier Regt 2 with the rank of
Col. General with the honorary rank of GFM
If you look close the Austrian cypher is correct
but the tailor made a mistake by placing a Russian crown over the cypher
and NOT the correct Austrian crown
Steve
KAGGR#1
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The strap was worn .
Whoever got to it first removed it from the uniform
The back side of the straps still has some Feldgrau material
from when the strap was cut from the uniform .
Thies had the strap in his catalog
He called it GGR 1 which of course was a mistake
I guess that he was confused by the Russian crown
Der Rittermeister bought it
Then it was sold to a collector friend of mine Mike Kelso
I traded fro it from Mike
Steve
Whoever got to it first removed it from the uniform
The back side of the straps still has some Feldgrau material
from when the strap was cut from the uniform .
Thies had the strap in his catalog
He called it GGR 1 which of course was a mistake
I guess that he was confused by the Russian crown
Der Rittermeister bought it
Then it was sold to a collector friend of mine Mike Kelso
I traded fro it from Mike
Steve
KIR145
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... ah ok - thank you Steve!
Back to the Modell 1915 of the Luftschiffer Batl. 2,
for the M15 officer straps there were different "color variants"
(probably also because of different manufacturers!?).
1) standart silver
2) green-gray
3) light brown-gray
4) very light gray-brown
5) dark-gray
Do you have any other "field gray" M15's?
Best regards, Jens
Back to the Modell 1915 of the Luftschiffer Batl. 2,
for the M15 officer straps there were different "color variants"
(probably also because of different manufacturers!?).
1) standart silver
2) green-gray
3) light brown-gray
4) very light gray-brown
5) dark-gray
Do you have any other "field gray" M15's?
Best regards, Jens
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KAGGR#1
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Jens ;
I have a huge collection of officers shoulder straps
Complete Infantry officers cyphers
Complete Cavalry officers cyphers and most of the units with numbers
Complete Artillery officers cyphers
I am trying to complete M1915 Pioneer officers
photos of a few Cavalry officers
Steve
I have a huge collection of officers shoulder straps
Complete Infantry officers cyphers
Complete Cavalry officers cyphers and most of the units with numbers
Complete Artillery officers cyphers
I am trying to complete M1915 Pioneer officers
photos of a few Cavalry officers
Steve
KIR145
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... wow... great stuff Steve - you must living in a musuem! How much is the entrance fee? The Major from the hessian Leib-Dragoner-Rgt. Nr.24 are rare, in 1917 they had to take off the chiffre.
... yes - that's strange! Normally the wuerttemberger Gren.-Rgt. Nr.123 had only white - but it looks nice!
Thank you for showing and best regards, Jens
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KIR145
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... ah ok - so the M15 straps are for the Wuerttemberger Ulan-Rgt. No. 10 & 20.
Steve, thank you very much and best regards, Jens
