I had today the change to see the harness and took some close up photos of the quick release,
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- Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:55 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
- Replies: 38
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- Tue Feb 11, 2014 11:12 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
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Re: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
Roy, thanks for the observation, good to know. These alloy tins were not with the harness set, at the moment the harness is stored in an army caserne near Antwerp. Yes the set on the photo is indeed for the near side wheeler. Here are some recent photos of the Kings Troop, taken last year during a v...
- Tue Feb 11, 2014 4:22 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10936
- Tue Feb 11, 2014 4:04 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
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- Views: 10936
Re: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
This is a not a Belgian variation, the Belgian army never used the British style harness, it is a British made one that came some 30 years ago to the museum, it is a complete 6 horse set in two metal transport boxes. Because it is brand new, it can now be used has a back up set for the 1914 commemor...
- Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:11 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
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Re: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
Here is a photo showing the short leather strap and the quick release. (It is from a serie of photos, with some uniformed figurants, I took two years ago showing part of the harness that was loaned out by the Brussels army museum.) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/802/rt70.jpg regards, Jan
- Mon Aug 12, 2013 8:32 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Battlefield Horse Carcasses
- Replies: 70
- Views: 21517
Re: Battlefield Horse Carcasses
On the roads leading out Haelen towards the battlefield, the Belgian army build some improvised barrikades made of cut down trees and carts, these photos were taken the day after the battle, dead German cavalry horses still lying there. The Belgian soldiers are from the Guides Brigade, they did not ...
- Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:53 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: British Enlisted Pocket Knife
- Replies: 44
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Re: British Enlisted Pocket Knife
These Pocket Knifes were also made for the Belgian army by COLIN WINAND, most have 1951 dates, and the armys ABL marking. These are together with the lanyards still issued today on every new recruit. Cold war stock, they must have huge piles of these in store. I like the knife, it is basic, compact ...
- Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:11 am
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Rolling Kitchen
- Replies: 84
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Re: Rolling Kitchen
Some Belgian army horse drawn Fieldkitchen during world war one, 1915 http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9913/endereersterijdendeveld.jpg 1916, filling in the water, http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3301/waterbevoorradingvandev.jpg 1917 / 1918, most of the soldiers are wearing the US supplied unif...
- Sun Aug 26, 2012 3:16 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Battlefield Horse Carcasses
- Replies: 70
- Views: 21517
Re: Battlefield Horse Carcasses
Several bend German steel lances can also been seen on the first photo, that part of the battlefield is still much the same today. A link to a story of a visit to the Haelen battlefield a few days after the fighting, http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/Haelen_Battlefield/Haelen_Battlefield_01...
- Wed May 30, 2012 10:57 am
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Finnish Cavalry
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14631
Re: Finnish Cavalry
"By off chance, did you save a copy of the Finnish rolling kitchen?"
No Pat, unfortunately I did not.
Jan
No Pat, unfortunately I did not.
Jan
- Wed May 30, 2012 2:29 am
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Finnish Cavalry
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14631
Re: Finnish Cavalry
I saved some of these photos, here they are, http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3289/ari1fv.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4815/ari2.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4725/rimg0162.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us http://img832.imagesha...
- Wed May 16, 2012 3:00 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Entrenching Tools
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9487
Re: Entrenching Tools
Links to the above photos are restored.
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- Tue May 15, 2012 1:36 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Entrenching Tools
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9487
Re: Entrenching Tools
"The one source I read claimed that the M1943 pattern was based on a German e-tool, but every WWII German e-tool I've ever seen a photo of was simply a very short spade with a somewhat square blade. These do not fold. That pattern was carried on, like many WWII German patterns, into post war Ea...
- Sun Apr 08, 2012 5:32 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Swiss Military Tack
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Re: Swiss Military Tack
In the Jura regio, shows the fire power in the dismounted role, a cavalry commander explains why the Dragoons are still usefull and some riding instruction at the end. http://www.rts.ch/archives/tv/information/carrefour/3438713-le-tir-de-cavalerie.html Riding instruction, http://www.rts.ch/archives/...
- Sun Apr 08, 2012 4:21 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Swiss Military Tack
- Replies: 55
- Views: 21889
Re: Swiss Military Tack
Five short movies showing Swiss Dragoons after world war two, spoken comments are in French. http://www.notrehistoire.ch/group/la-cavalerie-suisse/video/239/ http://www.notrehistoire.ch/group/la-cavalerie-suisse/albums/#1698 http://www.notrehistoire.ch/group/la-cavalerie-suisse/video/243/ In this cl...
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:51 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Armeesattels before the 25
- Replies: 70
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Re: Armeesattels before the 25
Hi Lookas, the only documentation I have now is this description in the H.Dv.476/2 from 1936, these behälter were no longer in use during the second war. It looks the same or at least very similar as on the color drawing. These are now very rare items, I never seen one, these must all be cut and the...
- Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:38 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Armeesattels before the 25
- Replies: 70
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Re: Armeesattels before the 25
Lookas wrote: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??
I think that this is the "Kochengeschirrbehälter", a leather carrying pouch for the mess tin.
Jan
- Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:25 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Armeesattels before the 25
- Replies: 70
- Views: 41325
Re: Armeesattels before the 25
The cut out on the helmet above the ear was retained in the WWI helmet for the Cavalry. Tom Why was that? Does it serve a function on the M16 helmet? Production of this model with the cut out above the ears was started in the summer of 1918, around 180 000 were produced before the end of WW 1, rela...
- Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:26 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Red Army cavalry
- Replies: 68
- Views: 24178
Re: WW 2 Sovjet Cavalry
"I'll confess that I know so little about Soviet forces, I actually don't know what some of these terms mean. What's a gymnastiorka? Their tunic?"
Yes Pat, this is the name of this pullover tunic, based on a older traditional Russian design
Jan.
Yes Pat, this is the name of this pullover tunic, based on a older traditional Russian design
Jan.
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:05 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Red Army cavalry
- Replies: 68
- Views: 24178
Re: WW 2 Sovjet Cavalry
The photo of the machine gun troop is certainly wartime, the tunic that they wear is the model 1943 gymnastiorka, with standing collar and epaulettes. The previous model 1935 had a flat collar with insignia on and no epaulettes.
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