Well what can I say , I started a bit late as well, but do hope I can get a nice original M1910 tunic, it's just beautiful militaria.....with patience and luck everything becomes possible!
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Why a S98/05 nA find yourself a nice S98/05 aA with a steel wartime scabbard these were the babies along with the 84/98 that did the vast majority of the fighting or prying open ammo crates etc., whatever you choose imo Erfurt made the best bayonets of W1.
I thought you'd given up on Imperial and drifted back to the dark side Lol!
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hello,here is one of my mannequins ,german soldier 1918,he is wearing the "bluse" camo-helmet,gasmask,and so ne,on his back , his backpack and on it the coat ,(model 1915)
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Hi everyone, nice to see some amazing Imperial German set-ups on this thread! I had some time during the holidays to set up some impressions and photograph them... I thought I could contribute, and perhaps encourage others to add photos of their Imperial German full mannequins!?
Wearing the BLUSE - a young soldier from Reserve Infanterie Regiment 267. Late war period. Yes, Swedish pants do seem to do the trick!
Wearing the Mantel - Infanterie Regiment 102. Just issued a new Stahlhelm. Late 1916 period.
Enjoy,
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Bugger it this year I'm going to build up a mannequin myself.
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Just scored this very nice breadbag strap. Can't find any markings but it has the initials "HW" on it. Let me know what you think!
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That's a decent early one (pre-Fall of 1914). They rarely have manufacturer marks, but these earlier ones often have unit marks. The ones I have are marked to the Garde Füsilier Regiment (G.F.R.), FAR13 (and FAR49), B.IR20, JR125, JR98, and JR83.
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Congratulations on putting together some great mannequins! I'd love to do that myself, but decent mannequins are difficult to find. Most of the used examples you can get have faces like Vanilla Ice from the 1980s.Originally posted by Segeltuchtasche View Post
Other set-ups I have seen must have been desperate and used female mannequins and looked like Feldgrau Fraulein. 
I could add an early war set up, if I could get a mannequin.
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Thanks for the compliment, Chip!Originally posted by Chip M View PostCongratulations on putting together some great mannequins! I'd love to do that myself, but decent mannequins are difficult to find. Most of the used examples you can get have faces like Vanilla Ice from the 1980s. Other set-ups I have seen must have been desperate and used female mannequins and looked like Feldgrau Fraulein.
I could add an early war set up, if I could get a mannequin.
Chip
You are so right - regardless of the typical silly faces, and "modern" sculpted wavy hair, it is hard enough to find a male mannequin that isn't 6'2" with a barrel chest like Arnold Schwarzenegger... It is almost as difficult to find a suitable mannequin as it is good militaria
You could always try making one - check out what NZMark can do (WOW
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http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=130267
There is a link there to his mannequin painting tutorial... a true artist at work, and a dynamite collection to match
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hello,indeed a nice breatbag strap but for me not a early one but a war one ! because he has the thing (y placed the picture what u want to say )y will make tomorow pictures from red-brouwn ones whit dates and regimental markings and from some war made ones ( made in gray )
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Hi Roland
Maybe the natural fade of the ochre cloth throws you off a little? agree with Chip its a pre oct' '14 strap m1902 that has been wartime repaired (one carry clip and an assault loop added)
Me too I'll take some photos when the sun comes up.
Eric
Ps So Chip is a die hard member of Vanilla Ice Fan Club....interesting and I was stuck what to get him for Christmas there's always next year
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Kemmelberg1920,Originally posted by kemmelberg1920 View Post
The Schlaufe was originally introduced on July 17, 1914 for the breadbag strap for Pioneer and Eisenbahn troops. With the issue of the "große Schanzzeug" (long handled shovel, picks, etc.) to the infantry at the end of 1914, a new order of December 15, 1914 decreed that the breadbag with Schlaufe was to become general issue. Of course, by that time, they were already gearing up to make the gray straps.
As Eric points out, the Schlaufe were often added on to the earlier straps that had never had one. That's why you often see the red/brown examples with the Schlaufe of a different color shade than the rest of the strap. So, yes, you are correct in saying that this strap we are looking at had the Schlaufe added during the war.
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And what is the exact purpose of this "Schlaufe"? I was told by a WW1 dealer
that they could lengthen the strap by cutting it or something, is this true?Comment
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