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Hessia is not my field of expertise but since i was asked ill try my best. Regarding the unit markings on this hessian M1856 Minie pistole: The older canceld marking should read as "R B 24", the newer one as "II R A 104". "R B 24" translates to "Reiter-Regiment, B-Eskadron, Waffe Nr. 24" or...

What an interesting unit marking! Such very early 1809 muskets are always great to see and study. Sorry for taking so long to reply but i still would like to suggest a diffrent opinion when it comes to the unit marking translation. I think that "G.R.R. 3.C. 94." stands for the...

Oh wow. Thank you very much for posting this!

What an absolutly beautiful rifle, Chris. Good to see it completed, even with 1916 receiver. I am sure you'll find a better matching 1914 one eventually. When it comes to the Radfahrergewehr it doenst really matter to me if its all matching numbers or just an original stock. They are so rare...

Very interesting unit marking. First of all, yes, your translation of the unit marking is correct. PB stands for Pionier-Belagerungstrain. "P.B. 4. 149." stands for "Pionier-Belagerungstrain Nr. 4, Gewehr Nr. 149.". My personal english translation would be something like pioneer (or combat...

What a treasure of a rifle. Congratulations, Chris. The wurttemberg antler is still used today as a proofmark by the proof office in the city of Ulm in modern day Baden-Württemberg. With kind regards Vincent

Hi, the unit marking translation is correct. First royal bavarian Uhlan Regiment, 4th squadron, carbine no. 58. With kind regards Vincent

9. A. F. 12. H. 8. - Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 9, Munitionskolonne Nr. 12 des II. Bataillons (Haubitzen), Revolver Nr. 8 or in english: foot artillery regiment no. 9, 12th ammunition column, part of the II. batallion, for howitzers, revolver no. 8. The second batallion of the 9th foot...

In Adition to what PrayingMantis already said, yes both M/71 rifles and S/71 bayonets can sometimes be found with artillery markings. Here is a picture of one of my S/71 bayonet from a saxon field artillery regiment.

Yes, and the 1 is the company number. So "F.R. 40. 1. 103" stands for the "Fusilier Regiment "Fürst Karl-Anton von Hohenzollern" (Hohenzollernsches) no. 40, 1st company, weapon no. 103." The slightly confusing part is that this doenst mean that the prussian army had at least 40 fusilier...

It's great to see that more pre 1871 rifles. Thank you very much for showing your Füsiliergewehr. It appears to be one of the very first ones. Produced in 1861 and issued to the troops in the same year. The unit marking reads as the "Füsilier-Regiment "Fürst Karl-Anton von Hohenzollern"...

As someone with great interest in royal prussian jäger units it is really nice to see such a unit marking. Thank you for sharing your rifle with us. Vincent

Thank you very much for posting these phantastic pictures here. Its always astonishing to me to see how good the quality of these old pictures are!

As an addition to Loewe: With the 1897 unit marking regulations the prussian stopped using the double "R.R." for Reserve-Infantry-Regiment and simply used a single "R." for the reserve infantry regiments. So the unit marking "110.R.2.164." in question reads as 110th Reserve infantry regiment...

What a beautiful rifle and an important piece of history! Thanks for posting it here in the forum.

Very nice! Thank you for sharing.

Really very nice rifle. Congratulations to your dreyse needle rifle collection, you own some rare modells! Is the rear sight stamped and matching to the rifle? Your unit marking translation is correct. With kind regards Vincent

Thank you all for your kinds words. It was one of my first rifles but all good things must come to an end and now someone has the privilage to own such a pice in his collection. With kind regards Vincent

Hi guys, since this Jägerbüchse will be sold in a few days i finally decided to take picutures and post them here before she leaves me. Nice piece. Jägerbüchse M/71 Danzig 1876 All matching s/n 4207 no unit marking, looks very much unissued to me. Pictures also include the matching bayonet...

I would think that your (very, very rare!) marking will most likley read as "O.M.D. M. G. A. 38. - Ostasiatisches Marine Detachement, Maschinen-Gewehr-Abteilung, weapon no. 38. With kind regards Vincent