Help Identify Unit Please?

[Military Antiques Toronto]

Gentleman:


This one came through the door on Saturday. Want to be certain of unit prior to posting on our website. There is a stamp on crown liner (faint) that has a IV BA LC and 1916.

Any help with this will, as always be appreciated.

Dave,

MILITARY ANTIQUES TORONTO

[Hoss]

Only mark like that I have is for Landstrum Cologne.

Eric

[Chip M]

Cöln wasn't in the IV.A.K., so I don't think that works. The only unit in the IV.A.K. I can think of that would have worn a shako would be the Magdeburg Jäger Bn.Nr.4. There may have been other wartime units, like Flieger troops, but I would have to check to see if any of the Flieger Ersatz Abteilungen were stationed in that army corps.

If you could show the "LC" stamp, I might be able to say more.

Chip

[Military Antiques Toronto]

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[MilitaryCollect]

Hello,

Here's a couple neat links on Magdeburgisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 4 - Naumburg:

Photo of soldier wearing tschako from this unit:

http://www.pickelhauben.net/articles/Kammer2.html

Unit's organization in 1914:

http://home.comcast.net/~jcviser/army/OBa.htm

15. Infanterie-Brigade - Halle an der Saale: Generalmajor Paul von Reichenau
Adjutant: Hauptmann von dem Knesebeck
Füsilier-Regiment GFM Graf Blumenthal (Magdeburgisches) Nr. 36 - Halle/Bernburg: Oberst Hans von Oertzen
Anhaltisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 93 - Dessau/Zerbst: Oberst Louis von Arnim
Magdeburgisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 4 - Naumburg: Oberstleutnant Eric von Marcard

Chris

[Hoss]

Maybe a silly question but your not confusing LC for the size 57?

[RoyA]

Eric is correct...that's a size 57 upside down unless there's another stamp not shown yet.