Unusual* Wachstuchmützen (12MB image)

[drakegoodman]

Don't see these too often. Bavarians I think (nothing on reverse).

Scan of a 155mm x 220mm photograph.

Original size (12MB worth)

*Thanks Tony

 

[Gustaf]

Hey, there is quite a varity of hand guns and holsters, the fellow second from right right, in the foreground has a holster that looks to be of Austrian manufacture.
Gsu

 

[Tony without Kaiser]

Which one is your officer?

 

[drakegoodman]

Chap in the middle. No?

Oh-oh. Just noticed the NCO buttons on his collar

 

[Tony without Kaiser]

I thought I could make out a hint of the late L lace on the corners of the guy on the right as well? Hard to tell though. Tony

 

[Robert]

I wonder why some of the men still carry their Landsturm armbands? I thought that was only a preliminary measure as long as no uniforms were available. I saw this on other pictures as well, so it evidently was not too unusual.

 

[drakegoodman]

The armbands seem to be more prevalent with the Bavarian Landsturm battalions.

2nd Landsturm Brigade formed up outside Schellingstraße 61, München. September 1914 by drakegoodman, on Flickr

"Auszug des Landsturms" by drakegoodman, on Flickr