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Hello after a long silence :)

Some time ago I bought a UP saddle tree wich was find somewhere in Poland. As we know a lot of military equipment was purchased for the Polish army at the end of the Great War. UP saddles were quite frequent in our cavalry and their model was developed (with some ...

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Thanks a lot!!
My german is more poor than english, but pictures explain (almost) all:)
Thanks one more time!!

Hmmm...
I looking in internet for detailed picures about this, and find nothing:(
Have You some more detailed pictures??

I start restoration my armeesattel (wich i want to use for reconstruction of soldier of Wielkopolska uprising cavalry), and i want do make it copletly and good as is possible.

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I look on picture of private and i try to recognize...what is this box (or...hmmmm...barrel??) after the sabre??
Ist this a gassmask pack?? In 1901??

Tom, You are right, this cut was only fancy thing.
Soldier horses has only shortnig tail hair and tail look like brush, but officers and pulling horses has cuting tali in half and some muscles of tail was "plastic chirurgical" cutting, for bobble looking.

My englisch are poor, but i find in ...

In other topic i wrote about my serching for parts of prussian horse equipement. I think it better fits here, so back for this in this thread:)

In book "Kaiser's Army in Colour" i find a picutres of a Jeger zu Pferde wich was stationed in Poznań ( ger. Posen) - a City where starsts Uprising of ...

Poland recover his independence in 1918, but not all country. As You know, earlier was be divided between Rossia, Prusia and Austro-Hungary. When Great War was finished Poland become to independece country. But some parts of Poland was still in own by other. Army of Poland build from voluntery wich ...

Thank You Nicole!!

I try understand one more time:)

The Hilfspacktaschen was buckled under the leather packtaschen A.a?? That means the reitter has two taschen ( leather and under this one a Hilfspacktaschen) ??

Fiew day ago i find this bid on Ebay. Is possible that this is a part (one side) of ...

Thank You for information. If i good understand, this Hilfspacktaschen was used together with a bread-bag.

I find this picute in Osprey Book:
http://images49.fotosik.pl/343/82e5ce8e38cb6181m.jpg

Is this that Hilfspacktaschen??

And on this picture is this??
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums ...

I look at this study of armeesattel, but i cant see larger images:( What i do wrong??

I even looking for detailed information aobut packtaschen before m.34. Maybe someone can help me:)??

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Heloo!!
I refresh this topic, cause i find it when i looking for bags for this saddle.
Austrian saddles has two kind of tree. Older pattern has wooden bars and "younger" has bars made of steel. I have this tree ( with steel bars) and i try to make some pictures for show:)

But i have a request if i ...

Polish Mounted Police at Poznañ City. This pictures i was take in a feast of 15 Cavalry Regiment (called in polish "Dni U³ana") in april 2007.

http://www.ukiok.cad.pl/ulani_d1/1/images/2007-04-22%2000-14-59_0091.jpg
http://www.ukiok.cad.pl/ulani_d1/1/images/2007-04-22%2000-15-06_0092.jpg

here ...