mikie Posted January 24, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 24, 2019 Hi, I've had this postcard for a while and haven't been able to ID what country and period these soldiers are from. Does anyone recognize them. I'm guessing somewhere in eastern Europe. Thanks for any help! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Queen Posted January 24, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 24, 2019 Perhaps the embossed photographers stamp (upper left) can provide a clue. Can you make it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplecanopy Posted January 24, 2019 Share #3 Posted January 24, 2019 From what I can tell, the rifles look like German 7.92mm model 1898 Mausers. So the men could be German or allies of the Germans during WWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted January 24, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 24, 2019 Kind of looks like Czech or Polish style uniforms. Yes, the rifles look like gewehr 98 models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted January 24, 2019 Good eye on the embossing! And good guess on the uniforms! As far as I can tell, it says Fotograf Silaba Kora Kutna. I looked it up and Kutna Kora is a city and region of Bohemia, which was part of Austria-Hungary until 1918, then Czechoslovakia after the war. So I'm guessing this is a photo of inter-war Czech soldiers. Doing some quick poking around I haven't yet found any matches to those big floppy berets. Thanks for looking! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplecanopy Posted January 24, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 24, 2019 Found this photo on the Internet of Czech soldiers in WWI. They were part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Those big floppy berets were really ugly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted January 24, 2019 Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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