Need help identifying my Great Grandfathers uniform. Not much was passed down to me, and I think a lot was lost in translation. | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Need help identifying my Great Grandfathers uniform. Not much was passed down to me, and I think a lot was lost in translation.

by Malthusian1

Any help would be much appreciated. Here is a picture.

Malthusian1

I believe it's either German or Russian. WW1 era.