Another photo from my folder of possibilities , I not sure where I got this one from, but it shows a group of soldiers casting (?) toy soldiers . I was initially going to say they were French but I did a 'picture search' and came up with the following, - Infanterist Reinhard Bosch and colleagues from Bayer. Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 8 pose around a table bedecked with tin soldiers. According to his service record, Bosch would receive the Iron Cross second-class in August 1917.. I'm not sure which is Reinhard and why they are casting toy soldiers, but they seem to be wearing some sort of fatigue uniform (?) , I think the original was a postcard as the picture search mentions divided back (of photo as in a postcard)
Reinhard is the soldier with the mustache.
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Well spotted !
DeleteI think Germany was way ahead of Britain when it came to casting "toy" armies, and also in developing Kreigspiel
ReplyDeleteYes think the original flats were German cut into slate. .
DeleteVery interesting picture Tony! They seem to be taking their work very seriously, maybe they sold the soldiers to make extra spending money?
ReplyDeleteYes they have been busy , almost a production line ?
DeleteReally interesting photo and a fine collection of moustaches too!
ReplyDeleteYes I would like to know the background to the photo and it is a great collection of moustaches.
ReplyDeleteI can't help but notice that the visages are borderline hostile--out of line with the activity. It's almost as if they can't hide their hostility at being part of a posed scene like this (perhaps out of line with their actual lived experience). It's a fascinating image given the narratives and questions it prompts.
ReplyDeleteYes it's a very odd photo , why is there a chap on the phone ? , taking orders for the toy soldiers !? , alltogether very strange.
DeleteYou think that's odd? Why has the guy on the phone got his fly unbuttoned?
ReplyDeleteThose bayonets are also rather dated looking - I reckon they're these: https://militaria.co.uk/?product=imperial-german-saxony-model-1871-mauser-bayonet-copy
Oops didn't notice the fly button missing/undone , the bayonets do look antiquated - something to do with them being Landwehr ?
DeleteAnd the caps hanging up look rather strange ?
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