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    German Militaria 1870-71

    Hello All,

    One of my frends who collects German militaria of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 is searching for uniforms, equipement and accessories relating to this subject. He would particularly like to complete a prussian line infantry dress. Missing is the haversack and a tunic with the issuing stamps inside.

    Could someone tell me where he can find such items?

    Thanks,

    Richard
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    About the only thing that I can tell you is to try German ebay. That is the only place I know of where it might show up one day. Some of the upper level german dealers may run across it from time to time. Try Andre Huesken, Helmut Weitze, etc. I just saw a Napoleonic period Hussar pelz show up on a site recently but it was $12,000. Just to show the old stuff is around. Most of it is in museums and collections and they are not selling. Something like that is going to be a "right place at the right time" sort of find.
    Dan Murphy

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      Hi Richard,

      Your friend may be looking for the impossible. I have always been interested with the Franco-Preu******223;en war. Since the mid 1980s I have received most of the German auction catalogues, and never have I seen an Line Infantry Waffenrock with issue date prior to 1872. I have been searching that long. One has never appeared on de-bay to my knowledge, and I keep a close eye on that since I joined in 1998. Wish I'd bought stocks.....

      I knew the retired Museumsleter Herrn Colonel Schmidt of Das Wehrgeschichtliche Museum Schloss Rastatt and had the pleasure of a visit from him in Calgary in 1993. On my last visit to Schloss Rastatt in 2004, I was joined for my visit by Herrn B******246;hm, the current Museumsleter. I was interested in seeing an issued Waffenrock from the Franco-Preu******223;en war, but sadly, of the 2000+ Waffenrock in Rastatt, none to show.

      I now have 10 helmets worn during the Franco-Preu******223;en war :

      Model 1867 Garde Grenadier Pickelhaube
      Model 1860 Preu******223;en (Hannover) Infantry Regt 79 Pickelhaube
      Model 1867 Baden Infantry Pickelhaube
      Model 1867 Hessen Pickelhaube Leib-Dragoner-Regt.
      Model 1867 Oldenberg Infantry Regt 91 Pickelhaube
      Model 1860 Preu******223;en Line J******228;ger Tschako
      Model 1862 Preu******223;en Line K******252;rassier Metalhelme
      Model 1867 Preu******223;en Ulanen Regt Nr. 16 Tschapka
      Model 1867 Preu******223;en Ulanen Regt Nr. 1 Tschapka
      Model 1867 Sachsen (Saxon) Reiter Regiment Reiterhelm

      Sadly, no issued infantry Waffenrock yet though I will never stop looking. Although, I do not expect to ever find one.

      Your friend could get around the "impossible" by finding a Eigetumsst******252;ck (privately purchased) M67 Waffenrock, with the key features of no rear slit up the back skirt, and 25 mm buttons.

      He would also have to find a Regt that carried the same shoulder strap colors in 1870 and in 1895 after the reorg. I have a list of the Franco-Preu******223;en war colors, and he can compare from my Waffenrock charts here> http://www.kaisersbunker.com/gtp/

      Get your friend to contact me if he wants, always nice to hear from someone else who is interested in what I believe, was the most significant war in the last 200 years as it set the course of European history from then, to now.

      Gru******223;, Tony http://www.kaisersbunker.com

      Last edited by Tony & Kaiser; 02-07-2006, 02:29 PM.

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        Dan, Tony,

        It's very kind of you to give me such information and help.

        Please Tony send me a private message with your email address. Than, I will contact my friend who will communicate with you about this interesting subject.

        Regards,

        Richard

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          #5
          You're absolutely right Tony, the most significant war the Prussians were involved in. They should have quit after that one!

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            #6
            I wish I would have known, you were looking for Franco- Prussian War Items. I did have a Prussian General's collar tab from the war.

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