Shako Uberzug

joerookery

joerookery

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Reference the field badge -- I always thought it could be added uncovered or not used. This picture showed up and I'm not sure what to think. Look at the field badges -- based on the postmark this August 1915 picture was from JB 9.
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joerookery said:
// I'm not sure what to think. //
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Think that you are lucky. I was watching that photo for a week and 10 seconds before the auction closes I am ready to bid....and.......suddenly you were there.. :x so I backed off.

I would vote that this is an example of one of those 'things' often done by local commanders who are showing what they believe to be initiative. There was certainly no official covering for the Feldzeichen on any form of headgear that wore them.
 
Think that you are lucky.
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I am incredibly lucky! I thank Divine Providence everyday. This postcard did not mean that much to me -- I share Gus's view -- bid away it is an auction. I sent you a scan of the postcard -- use it as you wish.

Having spent $225 on a postcard I know what it means to want one. My wife I think was less impressed by it. I have something coming that I think is very special that I paid for and will show it in the latest find area.

What I could not figure out about this picture is whether they were painted, covered, or both? I remember George had a picture where the entire shako was painted. I agree local. Sort of like that Bremen picture -- love to ask questions of the picture subjects.
 
I once had a Shako cover whereon the field badge cover was integral to the cover. Nice item, I now regret selling it.
 
My guess from your close ups Joe is that they are cloth covered feldzeichen. One other thing, would a local commander risk permanently screwing up govt property by painting feldzeichen? A last clue, the soldat with the gap between his uberzug and feldzeichen cover....the cloth cover on the feldzeichen seems to match the colour of the cloth on his uberzug. Great pic!! Brian
 
Tony & Kaiser said:
joerookery said:
// I'm not sure what to think. //
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Think that you are lucky. I was watching that photo for a week and 10 seconds before the auction closes I am ready to bid....and.......suddenly you were there.. :x so I backed off.
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Lol, I feel your pain on this one T.

Nice photo Joe, are they rekruten? What is the stempel?

Geo
 
George

They appear to be recruits but the back of the card is poorly marked. There is a date stamp, the location which is the home of JB 9, but no senders block at all. It is a nondescript letter to the guys uncle. Doesn't say anything -- I am well hope you are too...
 
I'm fine, thanks for asking, glad to hear you are too.

You don't often see Jaeger rekruts, especially one so clear. Great catch!

Geo
 
joerookery said:
George

I am well hope you are too...
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He Joe and George,
You are getting off topic, and should keep your comments related to the card, or take it to the social forum:) Most carrd will have very little real information, the British even had a generic card that the soldier could mark about 8 or 10 comments, and if he wrote anythingg extra on the card, it would be distroyed by the censor.
Best wishes
Gus
 
I finally remembered where George put it! From our article on Landsturm.
http://www.pickelhauben.net/articles/Landsturm.html

This photo on the left has a sign that reads “Andenken an Russland 1914”. It appears the tschacko, feldzeichen , wappen & chin strap were painted feldgrau. If you look at the upper part of the Landwehr wappen, bottom right of the feldzeichen, you can see some white paint that was chipped or not painted over. There is no explanation for this. Was it on a trail basis or the work of an overzealous commander?
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