Wex platoon from the Garde-Reserve-Pionier-Regiment (1917-1918)

            One of 7 postcards I was able to buy from a collector who was abandoning his postcard collection to focus on helmets. The prices were high but with such a rarity hard to say no.

A wex flamethrower platoon (16 men) of the Garde-Reserve-Pionier-Regiment (flamethrowers). 2 of them do not have any equipment nor the badge of the guards on the collar. The two devices are visible from the front this time. My best postcard on the subject. They have their helmets, grenades, gas masks, lugers, the skull in evidence...
It's reminiscent of a pre-raid setup with a serious face.

Also something intriguing that I didn't notice at the first look is that most of them have a white line on the collar. Doesn't seems regular, either identification mark or photoshoped after the photo (for what purpose?). Difficult to say with my low-res scanner.

No text, no location but I am hoping that one day the idea will comes from the back of a similar postcard.

Sorry for the big watermark but it is the only way I found to post such very pricy items.

REF: 500-500-10

Taken on: May 27, 2023

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