cool militaria Yes, it does look like it could be a M1883 revolver with the lanyard ring removed from the bottom of the grip. A reliable weapon, but not that efficient to use as compared to what...
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cool militaria Yes, it does look like it could...
cool militaria Yes, it does look like it could be a M1883 revolver with the lanyard ring removed from the bottom of the grip. A reliable weapon, but not that efficient to use as compared to what...
An interesting photo with most probably a...
An interesting photo with most probably a recycled bayonet and frog. cool militaria The holster is also interesting because it seems to be a different color (not black) and more of a revolver type....
As for armbands I think that timing is a factor...
As for armbands I think that timing is a factor with them, on good terms with Hitler and the NSDAP, in 1933 Hitler authorized the Bahnschutz to wear NSDAP badges and insignia on their uniforms - to...
A good thought and I agree. cool militariacool...
A good thought and I agree. cool militariacool militaria BTW: I probably should have mentioned that the Russians were reported as not treating German Railway personnel as being under the Geneva...
Thank you for that excellent period photo that...
Thank you for that excellent period photo that shows what a typical Bahnschutz group from that time might look like. cool militaria Very briefly, I don't think anyone would question that the W-SS of...
Some excellent information which I very much...
Some excellent information which I very much appreciate. cool militariacool militaria I will have to take another look at some of the information that I have which (as I recall) had the SS taking...
The German Railways were a part of the RVM and...
The German Railways were a part of the RVM and Himmler faced successful resistance from the RVM where the Bahnschutz was concerned, although it did cooperate with the police establishment in some...
In the early years the German Army was not...
In the early years the German Army was not favorably inclined to support the SS with arms from its reserves and/or contracts. The SS seeking by whatever way it could to acquire them such as...
In the early days of the Third Reich the German...
In the early days of the Third Reich the German Army and other elements of the Wehrmacht used former Imperial/Weimar era arms to equip its forces (the same as the early period armed elements of the...
Definitely IMO a minefield, if it's the one I'm...
Definitely IMO a minefield, if it's the one I'm thinking of it's a fake. That type (intentionally) not making it into George Wheeler's book. Best Regards, Fred
Regrettably, from what I can see the complete rig...
Regrettably, from what I can see the complete rig is a postwar fake. The frog and the bayonet which besides a bogus marking, does not seem to be proportionally correct. Best Regards, Fred
