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Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Field Artillery - Württemberg

Gunners from the 3rd Württemberg Field Artillery Regiment König Karl (1st Württemberg) No. 13 (Ulm/ Stuttgart-Cannstatt). Original photo card. Photographer: H. Traunecker/ Ulm.
Gunners from the 3rd Württemberg Field Artillery Regiment König Karl (1st Württemberg) No. 13 (Ulm/ Stuttgart-Cannstatt). Original photo card. Photographer: H. Traunecker/ Ulm.

The Württemberg field artillery consisted of 4 field artillery regiments (see the list above).

List taken from: B. Friedag, Führer durch Heer und Flotte. Eleventh year 1914 (reprint Krefeld 1974, p. 249).
List taken from: B. Friedag, Führer durch Heer und Flotte. Eleventh year 1914 (reprint Krefeld 1974, p. 249).
One-year volunteer of the Württemberg artillery. Probably from the 3rd Württemberg Field Artillery Regiment König Karl (1st Württemberg) No. 13 (Ulm/ Stuttgart-Cannstatt). Original CDV. Photographer: H. Brandseph/ Stuttgart.
One-year volunteer of the Württemberg artillery. Probably from the 3rd Württemberg Field Artillery Regiment König Karl (1st Württemberg) No. 13 (Ulm/ Stuttgart-Cannstatt). Original CDV. Photographer: H. Brandseph/ Stuttgart.

The uniform of the Württemberg field artillery was basically the same as that of the Prussian field artillery.

However, on the helmet the Württemberg coat of arms in brass with the motto FURCHTLOS UND TREW was worn.

Gunner from the Field Artillery Regiment König Karl (1st Württemberg) No. 13 (Ulm/Stuttgart/Cannstatt). Original KAB. Photographer: H. Jäggle/ Cannstatt.
Gunner from the Field Artillery Regiment König Karl (1st Württemberg) No. 13 (Ulm/Stuttgart/Cannstatt). Original KAB. Photographer: H. Jäggle/ Cannstatt.

Regiments 13 and 29 had white helmet plumes for parade. The trumpeters' plumes were red.

Officer from the 2nd Württemberg Field Artillery Regiment No. 29 Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria. Original KAB. Photographer: Kleiber/ Ludwigsburg. Dated on the reverse: 1894.
Officer from the 2nd Württemberg Field Artillery Regiment No. 29 Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria. Original KAB. Photographer: Kleiber/ Ludwigsburg. Dated on the reverse: 1894.
One-year volunteer of the Württemberg field artillery from the 4th Württemberg Field Artillery Regiment No. 65 (Ludwigsburg). Original KAB. Photographer: Schmidt/ Pforzheim. Dated on the reverse: 1895.
One-year volunteer of the Württemberg field artillery from the 4th Württemberg Field Artillery Regiment No. 65 (Ludwigsburg). Original KAB. Photographer: Schmidt/ Pforzheim. Dated on the reverse: 1895.