Some German WW1 Items

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I will pick up another Blink 16 soon, which is much more complete than the above one, and includes a battery box and lots of accessories. Very happy. Some photos:

 

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A 1917 dated whip. Background photo from the Internet.

 

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Ersatz Black Overcoat/Mantel. The Liner bears the name of the owner and a barely legible issue date of 1915 and a 2nd Bavarian Army Corps stamp.

 

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This trench mace exhibits a design that differs significantly from the other clubs examined above. Its pear-shaped cast iron head is mounted on a solid steel shaft measuring 11.5 mm in diameter. The shaft passes through the center of the head and continues through a wooden grip. The grip is decorated with sixteen evenly spaced circumferential grooves, each approximately 2.0 mm deep. A disk-shaped steel ferrule is recessed into the upper end of the grip, while an 8.0 mm hole drilled through the pommel allowed for the attachment of a wrist strap or lanyard. The upper surface of the head bears a stamp consisting of three intersecting circles, a marking that closely resembles the trademark with three rings associated with Krupp Industries. As Krupp was responsible for producing much of the artillery employed by the Imperial German Army, the connection is plausible, although further research is needed to confirm the attribution. A related example featuring a oval-shaped head mounted on a solid steel shaft is illustrated on page 40 of At Arm's Length: Trench Clubs and Knives. Compared with the more commonly encountered trench maces fitted with flexible steel spring handles, examples utilizing solid steel shafts are relatively uncommon.