M15 Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 14

[stuka f]

Lovely!

 

[KAGGR#1]

I don't have a Feldgrau .
They are very nice.
Steve

 

[ussguppy]

That’s a killer piece, nice foresight to keep it all these years.

 

[Oldenburg]

If one of the gentlemen ever thinks about giving up his field gray JB 14, I would be very happy
Best regards
Frank

 

[911car]

All very nice and rare items. Thank you for sharing.

 

[bolle]

Here' mine M15

 

[CLOVIS 57]

Hello,
yes, these helmets are very rare in this configuration. Indeed, due to the distance of the Colmar garrison from Mecklenburg, at the time of mobilization, the "Ersatz-Bataillon", the Reservists and other new recruits were equipped with a simple Prussian hunter's eagle, available from B.A. XV.


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[Doug B]

I don't have a Feldgrau .
They are very nice.
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Those are fantastic Steve, my compliments!

 

[JPT]

Hello,
yes, these helmets are very rare in this configuration. Indeed, due to the distance of the Colmar garrison from Mecklenburg, at the time of mobilization, the "Ersatz-Bataillon", the Reservists and other new recruits were equipped with a simple Prussian hunter's eagle, available from B.A. XV.

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In these three photos, the colors of the Feldzeichen appear to be reversed, as if the Feldzeichen were placed upside down. This remains a mystery.

 

[ussguppy]

In these three photos, the colors of the Feldzeichen appear to be reversed, as if the Feldzeichen were placed upside down. This remains a mystery.

Great observation, maybe they were made wrong. Flipping them wouldn't change the orientation. Could be some thing with lighting, but thats unlikely.

 

[JPT]

Great observation, maybe they were made wrong. Flipping them wouldn't change the orientation. Could be some thing with lighting, but thats unlikely.

 

[CLOVIS 57]

Sur ces trois photos, les couleurs du Feldzeichen semblent inversées, comme si le Feldzeichen était placé à l'envers. Cela reste un mystère.

Good point.

I don't know much about film photography, or other old photographic processes (on glass plates or film), but I read that in these old black and white photos, yellow, for example, appears black. This point was raised on a French forum, regarding the collar and band of a German Dragoon's cap, which were yellow and appeared black in the photo, thus not corresponding to the regiment's number.Here, in my opinion, this is the explanation, because we see the same "optical effect" in all three photos. This means that the silver bromide process reveals red as darker than blue. This is confirmed by the number 14 on the shoulder pad, which is red, and which also appears here in black.

 

[Lars13]

old photographic processes

In most of the photographic methods available at the time red appears much darker than blue.

 

[JPT]

In most of the photographic methods available at the time red appears much darker than blue.
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This study is very interesting. thank you !

 

[CLOVIS 57]

In most of the photographic methods available at the time red appears much darker than blue.

Thank you for confirming. Jpt is relieved.

 

[911car]

A related issue was raised on the forum a while ago about the Braunschweig Feldzeichen. In 1886, Braunschweig units were incorporated in the Prussian army and consequently adopted the black-and-white Feldzeichen. They recovered their independence and hence the yellow/blue badge in 1897. This caused some confusion for uninformed watchers of period photographs.
The picture below was posted by cptBob:



On black/white photos, the light yellow colour of the outmost part of the Feldzeichen usually turns very dark or even black:

 

[911car]

In most of the photographic methods available at the time red appears much darker than blue.
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Thank you for the useful information!

 

[ussguppy]

In most of the photographic methods available at the time red appears much darker than blue.
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Nice, I didnt consider the developing process. Thanks

 

[bolle]

I usually only collect field-gray items, but I couldn't resist this shako. It's not in the best condition, but it has a beautiful emblem