Equipment

Very nice “tropical” M31 breadbag in good condition. This breadbag is most likely 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 (BEF) British Expeditionary Force evacuated to the United Kingdom. The Germans sent this British equipment to Litzmannstadt 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, A-frames and rucksacks are a few of the items made in Litzmannstadt. Very nice original M31 breadbag!

Rare M31 Zeltbahn dated 1930 named Tann 1.J.R. 51 indicating Infanterie Regiment 51. Rare, first run production M31 Zeltbahn in used condition. The Zeltbahn is a rare early variant in the first year of production, a trial run before the denomination M31. The Zeltbahn has many period repairs and a few unit markings and a nice nametag. Very hard to find 1930 dated variant which was produced before the Zeltbahn was officially introduced in the Wehrmacht!

Field kitchen blue enamel coffee container in good condition. Hard to find variant in blue enamel!

Rare Kriegsmarine Peilscheibe in its original issue case. Textbook example in excellent, working condition. Nicely marked with the Kriegsmarine acceptance eagle.

Gebirgsjäger equipment bag with green label in good condition.

Cased Luftwaffe Handsicke FL 68865 für Sprengnietung in excellent condition. This tool was used together to build aircraft parts. This tool was used for bending and beading the material prior to riveting. The method for producing a lot of Luftwaffe airplanes was with Sprengnieten; this is a hollow, explosive rivet which was ignited to expand and fasten the rivet. Hard to find tool!

Tall M38 gasmask in grey green camouflage paint that is often seen with Kriegsmarine items. The canister is in good used condition retaining up to 85% of its original paint. The number 704 can be seen on top and underneath the field applied paint. The canister is a nice example in period camouflage paint!

Tall M38 gasmask canister in grey green paint in excellent condition. The canister is a nice, early tall M38 example dated 1939. The canister is wartime repainted in a light grey green colour which is in my opinion typical for Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe personnel. I have photographed it next to a short M38 canister to illustrate the colour difference. The canister retains up to 95% of its original paint. The mask is a typical M30 example in good used condition. Inside the canister the spare lenses, spring and cleaning cloth are still present. A very nice example in top condition that would be very hard to upgrade!

A very rare tropical Gasplane in unissued/mint condition. The gasplane is nicely marked pcd. Op indicates Oppanol : a transparent versatile polymer, impervious to water and many different gases and resistant to chemicals. (Tp/Ark) indicates these where made for Tropical or Arctic use. One of the rarest gascapes to find!

Rare original leather extension strap as designed to lengthen the strap of the Luftwaffe wrist compass or Armkompass 39 to make it suitable for wear with the thick winter flight suits. Rare to find spare piece!

Rare detachable aluminum paddle or Bootsriemen as part of the Luftwaffe survival kit. The paddle is designed and manufactured by V. Kehler u. Stelling. Rare and hard to find part of the Luftwaffe survival kit!

Textbook Luftwaffe issue type DR2 navigator disc or Dreieckrechner in very good and functional Condition. These 15cm discs where necessary for Luftwaffe aircrew to navigate with maps and coordinates. This example is manufactured by Dennert & Pape, Hamburg-Altona in June 1941.

Tropical Y-strap in excellent, lightly used condition. The Y-strap retains all straps, buckles and hooks you would like to see. The backstrap is a typical example with woven holes for the adjustment stud. Textbook piece that is becoming quite hard to find nowadays!

Rare riveted Tornister named Fritz Ludwig and maker marked Ludwig Krumm, Offenbach 1942. This is one of the rarer Tornister variants to find with full riveted construction. The side loops are missing, otherwise near mint.

Rubberized gascape pouch in good used condition. Interesting variant with rubberized pull straps.

Tornister with rare tropical straps marked Thiele A. G. Dresden 1938. The webbing carrying straps are dated 1941 and in my opinion they were either period replacements or improvements indicating the soldier might have been sent to the Southern front. Nice and rare variation in excellent condition!