The best WWI soldier portrait w/ LP08

George Anderson · 06-21-2003, 09:33 PM

He is certainly not an officer and also probably not an NCO his collar shows no litzen. He's wearing an enlisted foot soldier belt buckle so he is probably not an NCO. I am not sure but think that most Artillery NCO's might have been mounted which means that early in the war they would have worn a mounted troops open buckle. Further, his boots indicate he's a ground slogger. This photo was taken in 1914 or 1915 in all liklihood.

It appears that there is a buckle on the holster strap, this is interesting. What do you all see, is it a buckle?

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06-21-2003, 09:33 PM	#4
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	He is certainly not an officer and also probably not an NCO his collar shows no litzen. He's wearing an enlisted foot soldier belt buckle so he is probably not an NCO. I am not sure but think that most Artillery NCO's might have been mounted which means that early in the war they would have worn a mounted troops open buckle. Further, his boots indicate he's a ground slogger. This photo was taken in 1914 or 1915 in all liklihood. It appears that there is a buckle on the holster strap, this is interesting. What do you all see, is it a buckle?