Rucksack – Reproduction
Finding a good reproduction (or any reproduction) of a proper rucksack has been a difficult proposition. The one rucksack that …
Category Archives: Equipment
Trinkbecher/Canteen Cup
Although each soldier in the German Army was issued with a canteen and drinking cup, the cavalry was the one …
Das Kochgeschirr – The Mess Kit Part 2
In a previous post I gave an overview of the basic 1910 pattern mess kit and its unique variant that …
Das Eßbesteck or Spork
Each German soldier was issued the Spork or Das Eßbesteck was eating ware and they came in two sizes. The …
Das Kochgeschirr – The Mess Kit Part 1
In the German Army each soldier was issued a mess kit or Kochgeschirr and the 2 Chevauleger was no exception. …
Der Armee Feldkocher – The Army Field Cooker
Although it’s widely known that the Allied armies had a variety of field cookers available to them, less is know …
Cavalry Equipment – Notes from Jürgen Kraus
Here are some more notes regarding equipment issue in the German Cavalry as translated from Jürgen Kraus. There are some …
German Gas Masks, Part 1
My first exposure to chemical warfare came when I was in the US Army undergoing Basic Training at Ft. Leonard …
The Canteen/Die Feldflasche, Part 3 – The Artillery/Cavalry Canteen
As a follow-up to the last installment in this series, I have finally managed to get an accurate reproduction of …
Die Zeltbahn, Part 1
The Zeltbahn or shelter half was issued to every German soldier (well, it took until late 1914 to issue them …
KB 2 Chevauleger Regiment 