Morar Andrei Posted 12 July , 2018 Share Posted 12 July , 2018 Yesterday, I went to visit an old lady who said that she has some old military objects, in a nearby village. One member of her family was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian army, then, after the war, became priest in that village, so he had to "hide" the old object from his army time. Because I like history, I wanted to go and check them out. Initially, from the stories told by a friend, she had some old pieces if uniform. But, when I got there, I was somehow wright, but not entirely. This is what I discovered: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted 12 July , 2018 Share Posted 12 July , 2018 Very nice, especially as you can put a owners name to the items, hope the rounds are deactivated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 13 July , 2018 Author Share Posted 13 July , 2018 I thinl they are. Otherwise, they would nit have been allowed to keep them. They are are memory from the Second World War, I think. Here family was involved in both World Wars. Does anyone know from what kind of artillery piece may have come that shell. After a short insprction, it looked to have 55mm. Also, can anyone recognise the type pf sword? I don't think the writing is so clear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loader Posted 13 July , 2018 Share Posted 13 July , 2018 The helmet is clearly an officer model with the fancier spike mounting base. Wonder what medals he may have had that are now lost? If the helmet is his he was not in the Austrian army but one of the German states but not sure which one the helmet plate is for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsmith Posted 13 July , 2018 Share Posted 13 July , 2018 It's the coat of arms of Württemberg pre 1918. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsmith Posted 13 July , 2018 Share Posted 13 July , 2018 I think there's a further clue here http://www.kaisersbunker.com/dunkelblau/helmets/dbh36.htm . What does the lettering on the coat of arms say. I can't quite make it out. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 14 July , 2018 Author Share Posted 14 July , 2018 Can anyone help me recognising the type of sword? Btw: I forgot to mention that the lady who iwns this objects is a Transylvanian Saxon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 14 July , 2018 Share Posted 14 July , 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Morar Andrei said: Can anyone help me recognising the type of sword? Btw: I forgot to mention that the lady who iwns this objects is a Transylvanian Saxon. It's an Austro-Hungarian infantry sword m1861(its a shame it was painted). Also the photo clearly shows the officer is Austro-Hungarian but that doesn't explain the german pickelhaube. I think the helmet came from someone else in the old lady's family. Edited 14 July , 2018 by Jools mckenna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 14 July , 2018 Author Share Posted 14 July , 2018 About the painting... It was supposed to be tempirarely, just as a form of protection applier a few dousin years ago. But I thinknthey want to restore ut to its former glory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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