ww1czechlegion
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Hello,
I was very fortunate to acquire 53-Kokarden from a recently found WW1 U.S. Doughboy's trunk in a basement of a house in the eastern U.S.A.
There were approximately 150 kokarden in the grouping, consisting of these Kurassier e.m. examples, several Wurttemburg, several Baden, 6-Bavarian, 4-Mecklenburg, 1-Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, several National e.m. examples, and many Prussian e.m. examples.
I also acquired a mint unused M15 chinstrap, and 2-mint unused Prussian e.m. Feldzeichen.
I wish that I could have acquired more Baden examples, and more National e.m. infantry examples, but I was outbid on the other auction lots.
Apparently this WW1 Soldier got into a warehouse of items, as there were several Faustreimen, and Troddel that a friend of mine acquired.
Sadly we missed out on 2-Mint Unissued Bread Bags with the straps, 2-Mint unissued Medic Canteens with the straps, and a couple other mint unissued canteens, among an interesting array of other warehouse acquired items such as Prussian e.m. M15 pickelhaube front plates.
I will be keeping some of these for my own future use, and taking the rest of them to the upcoming S.O.S. in Lousiville. Unfortunately the Baden examples are previously spoken for.
Best Regards,
Alan
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I was very fortunate to acquire 53-Kokarden from a recently found WW1 U.S. Doughboy's trunk in a basement of a house in the eastern U.S.A.
There were approximately 150 kokarden in the grouping, consisting of these Kurassier e.m. examples, several Wurttemburg, several Baden, 6-Bavarian, 4-Mecklenburg, 1-Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, several National e.m. examples, and many Prussian e.m. examples.
I also acquired a mint unused M15 chinstrap, and 2-mint unused Prussian e.m. Feldzeichen.
I wish that I could have acquired more Baden examples, and more National e.m. infantry examples, but I was outbid on the other auction lots.
Apparently this WW1 Soldier got into a warehouse of items, as there were several Faustreimen, and Troddel that a friend of mine acquired.
Sadly we missed out on 2-Mint Unissued Bread Bags with the straps, 2-Mint unissued Medic Canteens with the straps, and a couple other mint unissued canteens, among an interesting array of other warehouse acquired items such as Prussian e.m. M15 pickelhaube front plates.
I will be keeping some of these for my own future use, and taking the rest of them to the upcoming S.O.S. in Lousiville. Unfortunately the Baden examples are previously spoken for.
Best Regards,
Alan
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