Some pics of the 1866 exhibition currently on display at the Bayerische Armeemuseum in Ingolstadt. Not all great quality (poor lighting and no flash allowed), but perhaps of interest nevertheless.
Kind regards,
Sandro
Hi Sandro, I am pretty sure the exhibit ended this year. I went there last November, and enjoyed it!
Hi Willi, yes, ir was pretty impressive, and so was the world war 1 exhibit on the other side of the Donau. Pitty, though, that most of the old displays in the main museum building (flags, mmjo groupings, pre 1914 tunics) were no longer on there. But the museum is being refurbished, so who knows.
Kind regards,
Sandro
Nice growing thread, the items are in great condition and well arranged- a glamorous period and... I star to ask myself is there anything, Willy you haven´t got? You surely must have an own museum on the history of warfare of mankind..
: ). I´d pay entrance fee to see it.. : )
In reference to an earlier discussion on this thread regarding mounted bayonets on Zündnadelgewehre, here is a photo of a veteran NCO (35th IR) of the 1864 war with Denmark. Note the white armband which distinguished Prussian troops from Danish ones.
While a friend of mine in Germany recently acquired a very rare scabbard for the M1841 bayonet, here is a photo of a soldier with his bayonet mounted. This was the norm for M1841 Needle Guns.
The bayonet has a muzzle cover (Mündungsschoner) on it to cover the muzzle while mounted.
Edit: I tried to enlarge the muzzle area, but couldn't.
As the M1860 Needle Gun only utilized a blade bayonet with a scabbard (as presented early on), the muzzle cover was attached over the muzzle and was hooked over the front sight.
Amoung the items I have been adding to this collecting interest is this extremely rare matching "Garde Füsilier Regiment" marked M1860 bayonet. Made in 1862, and they even put the serial number on the leather scabbard. The M1860 Füsilier Zündnadelgewehr was made in 1861, and issued to the same regiment in 1862.
This regiment fought in both the 1866 Austro-Prussian War and the 1870 Franco-Prussian War (the 150th anniversary of the latter is occurring now).
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