New Photo Pick-Ups - Please Share

[don_kihotis7]

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[don_kihotis7]

Weird hats ha?

[don_kihotis7]

The photo of the NCO is really a tiny little pic. I wonder why they printed such photos. You need a magnifying glass to see it

[don_kihotis7]

Nice shell. What does the description says?

[don_kihotis7]

A lw family pic

[M18922]

cool pictures

[don_kihotis7]

Glad you liked them

[HPL2008]

The text on the reverse of the picture showing the burst shell in post # 214 says:

"Unser Rohrkrepierer. Sehr schön geworden"

meaning

"Our Rohrkrepierer. Turned out very pretty."

I am not that well versed in specialized ordnance-technical jargon, but as far as I know, the English translation for a "Rohrkrepierer" is a "barrel burst". Anyway, it describes an explosive shell that has prematurely detonated while still inside the barrel of a gun. (Which, of course, is a very dangerous event for the gun crew.)

Oh, and the men in black wearing those "weird hats" in post # 212 are miners in their traditional dress.
See here for some modern images:
http://www.vereinskleidung.de/vk_ger...vattenfall.jpg
http://img.fotocommunity.com/photos/17632129.jpg
http://www.kulturkontakt.de/media/im...h2d0jk7g56u2r0
Bergmann (auch Knappe genannt) in Ausgehuniform (Knappentracht). - Ronnenberg

[Bill T]

Yup, HPL is correct. They are from the German Miners Association (wartime). The caps/uniforms are interesting. The young man with armband and kepi is not RAD, but SA. Also the other young man is a Hitler Jugend Musician holding a baby. Oh ya, sorry for the penciled writing....those are my personal side notes. haha. Sometimes when I buy photos, the place where the photo was taken is in the sellers title (some come from albums), but not written anywhere on the photo itself.....so I write it down (always in pencil).
p.s.- I never knew what that shell had written on it, thanks HPL. lol And, I know....sometimes its hard to see minor details in those wallet-sized photos until you scan them. I always wondered if the "Bahnhof Hotel" the army man is standing in front of....is still there and functioning??

[don_kihotis7]

Hello my friend. Thanks for your input. Weird hats until nowadays ha? Very cool