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Originally Posted by Victrix
... Could it be a combination of roman and ”arabic” numericals so that it stands for Regiment X (i.e. 10), and then company number 2? ...
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That was one of my thoughts, but i abandoned the idea, as not so practicable in that side of the world ... i would guess.
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Originally Posted by Victrix
...Interesting that the Jägers lack of bayonets was perceived as a weakness. The text mentions they were armed with hirschfängers and not hangers...
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Precisely. You may also see in Neumannn's a nice drawing of a German field Jaeger, circa 1780, in page 61; equipped with a hirschfänger (hunting sword).
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