1918 Storm Troops Display.

[spandau]

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[spandau]

Austrian close ups.........

[spandau]

[spandau]

plus marching pack,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[MAP]

Hi Michael,

The holster is for a 9mm pistol.

The Steyr M1912, also known as the Steyr-Hahn, is a semi-automatic pistol developed in 1911 by the Austrian firm Steyr Mannlicher, based on the mechanism of the Roth–Steyr M1907. It was developed for the Austro-Hungarian Army and adopted in 1912.It was the standard Austro-Hungarian military handgun of World War I.

Here is the one that goes in the holster, it's dated 1916 with Vienna proof marks.

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cheers

Tony

Nice. Such a large holster. But a big pistol

[lokvar]

Hello Tony.
Very nice display.
If you allow me, I would advise you to make it more realistic, that is, credible.
Assault units used offensive hand grenades of the stielhandgrante or eierhandgrante M-17 type. Behind the belt you have a defensive Zeitzünderhandgranate. Usually, assault units were equipped with two sacks at the sides in which they carried hand grenades.
There are many more details, but I believe that you will successfully perfect them with time and acquired knowledge.

Sašo

[AndyM35]

Tony, this new display looks fantastic! Some very nice Imperial items on display. I know how hard these items are to acquire so you have done very well.Do you still have the trench backdrop setup? Would love to see a wide shot of this section and the entire display.

Congratulations p!
Andy

[vegetius]

"The Bavarian Army bought a load of them from the Austrians for issue to their troops. I wonder if you were digging near a Bavarian unit stationed at Ypres ?" Spandau, yes I know of the several thousand purchased for the Bavarians, however when i carried out a full forensic Cartridge Case analysis on this one it was fired from an Open Bolt. The only possible weapon was the P16 varient. Only 960 were made and the only troops issued them were the Sturmtruppen. As for the date it had to be between Jan 1916 and 7 June 1917.

As a result I would widen your question and ask were the Germans experimenting with Storm Troops in the Plug Street area between those dates. Oh, and this is why the removal of even a single Cartridge Case from the battlefields could destroy the ability to understand the picture of what was. In this case if I could not definitely place the item in a solidly dated stratigraphy. I will trawl through my records and see if I can find a picture of the said item!

[Wolf]

Hello spandau,

a lovely display. I really like how you contrasted the equipment and uniforms of the German and Austrian assault troop officers.

I would also like to see your collection of WW1 helmets in the showcases under the uniforms. Pretty nice items.

Best regards
Wolf

[Wilko]

Good evening Spandau

Stunningly displayed collection that you must enjoy and be proud of.
Wilko