Eric Found A Matching Unit Infantry man!
 

George Anderson had sold me an artillery luger rig and matching board. I finally found an Infantry soldier from the 169! Its nice to put a face to your gun!!

Eric
Outstanding!!! LP08 rig marked to the 169 Infantry Regiment and period photograph of a 169 Infantry Regiment soldier.
Jan

Thank You Jan! You more than anyone know its still out there! Thank you for the opportunity!

169th (8th Baden) Infanty Regiment
 

Photograph of 5. Kompanie. II. Batallion, I.R 169, taken just weeks before 1st July 1916. II Batallionskommander Haupmann Schilling is on horseback.

Soldier had a rifle and he would also have an LP08? Seems strange - from what I've read.
thanx
Jack

Did anyone NOT smoke back then????

Think any of them lived long enough to die of lung cancer?
dju

That was the least of their problems!

I doubt if anyone in those days where even aware of the long term effects of smoking. Most all of the GI's in WW2 smoked as well. My father-in -law (RIP) started smoking in WW2 and continued into the 1990's. When his Dr told him to stop smoking or die,he finally did. Once I asked him, if he had known the long term effects of smoking,would he have started smoking during the war? He said yes,since he wasn't sure if he was going to be alive the next day,a nice calming smoke was worth the risk.
Bob

My father a Navy man and RN died of lung cancer and disregarded the warnings. I enjoyed cuban cigars in Costa Rico and since my near death haven't smoked or had a drink. A coma is a pleasent way to detox! I'm kidding of course!

I remember the very early TV show "Hit Parade" in the fifties. It was sponsored by Lucky Strike Cigarettes. At the end of the program they would plug how many cartons of smokes were donated to overseas troops and to the VA hospitals!!! Have times changed or what?
Best regards, Don

General of the Army Dwight David Eisenhower was, in times of stress at least, a four pack a day smoker and this could be supplemented by up to 15 cups of coffee a day.

He died in February 1969 after nearly a year in Ward Eight of Walter Reed Army Hospital of congestive heart failure after two previous heart attacks, the first in 1955 while he was President Eisenhower.

Smoking was generally accepted in those days and not the health risk that it is now known to be.

David

As a 30 year veteran of pipe and cigar I once met a Canadian WW1 vet about 1968. He was gassed in that war and they gave him a year and a half to live. When I met him he was up on the roof of his summer cottage putting down plywood with nails hanging out of one side of his mouth and a cigarette on the other. During WW2 he was a sargent major (they are like a sargent only more vicious LOL) in his son's regiment. He made life absolutely miserable for his kid who was a private because if he didn't the other guys in the troop would have.

I quit smoking about three years ago because it was costing $200/mo. and I didn`t want to push my luck. Cirelaw, did you ever try a Davidoff Special R - made in the Domimican Republic. I liked these better than the Cuban brands I tried.

When I lived in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica, one of the locals' wife who was Cuban brought with her twice a month the best Cuban cigars available. Presentation boxes of Davidoff, Partegas, Monte Cristo and Cohiba etc. She would sell boxs for 20 bucks. Coming home we would remove the label though we were never checked. I miss the smell of a fresh Cuban. That is the cigar of course. Eric aka cirelaw

Great prices for some of the best cigars made. Up here in Canada we can buy Cuban cigars without any problem.

PS, I always enjoy the pictures of your collection. Take care.

Greg B.

Who would believe Castro would out live 5 presidents!

Chemo-therapy is an easy way to lose 40 pounds in three weeks...But it ain't cheap... :(

(The anti-nausea drugs are big bucks as well)...

A few of the legends. U.S. Grant who was said to smoke up to five a day and died of throat cancer!!

I detoxed in a coma in Punta Rainus, Costa Rico!!!Plenty of Ciprin and Heperin! A hell of a way to detox. No bad no good stuff for almost elevan years!

Churchill is said to have smoked over 200,000 cigars in his lifetime.