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Cerjak
9th December 2017, 07:25 PM
Also I would like to have an opinion about the internal lining .
Inside the breast near the shoulder one mark “KRU 1859” for "Krupp"
Outside in the breast and back plate a crown and GF (Gewher Fabrik)(for the Royal Rifle Factory Amberg), , and also 2 matching numbers with AA for the size
Any comments on it are welcome.

Cerjak
10th December 2017, 01:31 PM
In rhe internal face of the breast one pocket for the "Feldmütze"

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corrado26
10th December 2017, 02:08 PM
The "Crown", and the "GF" show that this must be a Bavarian cuirass, made or at least proofed by the Bavarian "Gewehr Fabrik" at Amberg.
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corrado26
10th December 2017, 03:44 PM
.........and the "Z" could perhaps be the mark of ZIGONI, a man who collected arms etc from the battlefields and sold them to the Bavarian governement.
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