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by jan
Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:55 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
Replies: 38
Views: 10936

Re: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question

I had today the change to see the harness and took some close up photos of the quick release,

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by jan
Tue Feb 11, 2014 11:12 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
Replies: 38
Views: 10936

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...
by jan
Tue Feb 11, 2014 4:22 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
Replies: 38
Views: 10936

Re: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question

Roy, here is part of the harness set, it was the first time ever I fitted one, also for Ludie it was the first time she had such a complete harness on.

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Regards,
Jan
by jan
Tue Feb 11, 2014 4:04 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
Replies: 38
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...
by jan
Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:11 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: WWI Era Australian (British?) Artillery harness question
Replies: 38
Views: 10936

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
by 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 ...
by jan
Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:53 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: British Enlisted Pocket Knife
Replies: 44
Views: 34180

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 ...
by jan
Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:11 am
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: Rolling Kitchen
Replies: 84
Views: 38399

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...
by jan
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...
by jan
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
by 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...
by jan
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.

Jan
by jan
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...
by jan
Sun Apr 08, 2012 5:32 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Swiss Military Tack
Replies: 55
Views: 21889

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/...
by jan
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...
by jan
Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:51 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: Armeesattels before the 25
Replies: 70
Views: 41325

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...
by jan
Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:38 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: Armeesattels before the 25
Replies: 70
Views: 41325

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
by 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...
by jan
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.
by 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.

Jan