Tom,
Here is a 1916 DWM marked to "Freikorps Rossbach, 1st Battalion, 1st Machine Gun Company" that was posted on Jan Still's forum a few years ago.
I've also seen a Mauser 96 Red 9 with what appeared to be Freikorps markings.
Freikorps units were usually named after their Commander .
Freiwilligen units were named for the location "Thueringen", their unit specialty "Grenzjäger" , or occasionally their Commander. Some used all three, or sometimes a simple Regtiment or Battalion designator such as the number.
There were far fewer Freiwilligen units than Freikorps units.
Ron
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I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one.
What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...
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