Equipment

Very rare 1939 dated hand screened SS-Verfügungstruppe plane tree 5/5 Zeltbahn. This pre war pattern plane tree is in very good condition and retains most if not all of its originally sewn green and brown anodized buttons. The Zeltbahn is in untouched condition and shows one stain in the middle. This is a typical stain from using when the Zeltbahn was rolled up and worn on the equipment. The Zeltbahn is nicely marked Warei Zeltbahn D.R.P. 1939 and Warei Petent Reichert Walter Reichert Berlin NW 40. Rare pre war SS-Verfügungstruppe Camouflage items are some of the rarest and most searched for items! Would be very hard to upgrade!

A nice original Presstoff E-tool carrier in very good condition. The leather is supple and it can easily be displayed on a mannequin. Nicely maker marked jmb and dated 1943. Textbook mid- to late war variation made out of Ersatzmaterial!

A nice original Y-strap marked RBNr. 0/0576/003. This Y-strap is a rare latewar “riveted” variant. On multiple places rivets are used in stead of stitches. Another interesting feature is the angle on which the auxiliary D-rings on top are sewn. These are typical features for this maker but sadly the RBnr. can not be traced. The Y-strap is named Brack or Brach. A very rare late war Y-strap in good used condition.

A very nice pioneer handsaw marked jln 1943 indicating production by Deutsche Lederwerkstaetten GmbH, Pirmasens. The blade is in good condition with all the teeth intact. This pioneer saw comes with the textbook rubber(!) scabbard dated 1942. A very nice example with a rare rubberized carrier!

The gasmask is nicely painted in the typical three-tone Normandy camouflage. The container still retains up to 85% of its original camouflage paint and retains its original straps, mask and accessories. Inside the gasmask is named to Obergefreiter Wilkens. The gasmask is a typical example for camouflage patterns coming from Normandy. The Gasmask inside carries the same number as the canister and is original to the piece. Very hard to upgrade and scarce original Normandy camouflage gasmask with potential for further research.

This ensemble was photographed on Omaha Beach on the 5th of June 2019.

Nice webbing Y-strap in combat used condition. The Y-strap has a lot of patina and would nicely attribute a combat mannequin!

These Y-straps are made in the Ghetto of Lodz, Poland which the Germans renamed into “Litzmannstadt”. They are made using parts of captured British equipment items. These British equipment items where left in 1940 when the British Expeditionary Force evacuated to the United Kingdom. The Germans sent these for recycling and a lot of work was put in disassembling every British equipment piece and recycling the individual parts into German army equipment. Y-straps, breadbags, A-frames and rucksacks are a few of the items made in Litzmannstadt. A very rare pair of Y-straps!

Possibly the rarest of webbing Y-straps to find, this variant is especially designed and made for Cavalry troops to carry the Packtasche on the back. Only the second one I have ever seen, let alone was able to offer. Incredibly scarce piece!

A very nice late Italian shelter quarter in mint condition.

Rare late war M31 Splittertarn Zeltbahn with rotating button holes. This Zeltbahn was produced in a small experimental batch between May and July 1944. The Zeltbahn is in very good condition with most if not all of its originally sewn buttons. The Zeltbahn has a few small stains but is otherwise in very good used condition. One of the rarest Zeltbahns to find!

Nice mint example of a Heer breadbag complete with strap.

Stunning Luftwaffe tropical camouflage gasmask. Nice and typical Luftwaffe camouflage canister with one blue grey overpaint and one in light tropical tan paint. The canister still retains up to 75% of its original wartime camouflage paint and comes complete with its original straps, mask and filter. A great piece for a southern front or Afrika display!

Very nice brown leather mapcase dated 1942. The nice and highly interesting part on this mapcase is that the internal divider is not made from cardboard, Presstoff or rawhide but it is made from a Rubberized material. Unique mapcase.

A very nice pioneer handsaw in good used condition made by Marke Steigo. The brown leather scabbard is nicely marked epf  indicating production by Königs- u. Bismarckhütte A G’, Huettenwerk Falvahuette in Schwientochlowitz, Kreis Kattowitz.
The saw is in good condition with all the teeth intact. The saw still functions great!  This pioneer saw comes with the textbook leather scabbard dated 1942. The saw would make a awesome addition to a pioneer display and is really in very good condition!

Also referred to as a salt dispenser. Nicely dated 1942. A hard to find variant in very good, lightly used condition!

A nice and rare original Pionier tool pouch in very good condition. The pouch is completely made out of Presstoff and has a leather carrying strap.