Equipment

First pattern Luftwaffe Rucksack dated Hamburg 1935 in used condition. This is a hard to find early example with detachable carrying straps. The straps have had their auxiliary straps connecting to the ammunition pouches removed. Otherwise very rare example!

Late war M31 breadbag strap marked RB-Nr. 0/0850/0345 indicating it was produced in Stadt- u. Landkreis München. The strap is unissued condition.

Nice original pre war pattern M31 breadbag strap in excellent condition. The strap is nicely marked Carl Vogel, Cotbuss 1936 and features a unit marking I.R. which indicates Infanterie-Regiment. The strap is a typical pre war example with high quality leather, aluminium hardware and a reinforced middle part. Nice example!

Rare late war transitional tropical breadbag marked RB-Nr. 0/0750/0072. This is a transitional tropical breadbag made utilising leather and webbing in the construction. Nice collectible variant, hard to find!

Tropical M31 breadbag with captured Dutch leather parts named Schön. The leather reinforcements on the belt loops as the central closing stap are made of typical Dutch leather. Nice collectible variant!

Late war M31 breadbag with rayon loops marked RB-Nr. 0/0750/0072 indicating production by PRIMOSA Auwaerter & Bubeck, Stuttgart West. Beautiful late war example with rayon and webbing details!

Late war simplified M44 breadbag with matching strap. The central closing strap is riveted. Nice late war variant in excellent condition!

Rare pre war RZM issue Waffen-SS M31 breadbag in good, used condition. The breadbag is a typical pre war M31 pattern with aluminium hardware, painted high quality leather and grey coloured fabric. The breadbag clearly shows the remnants of the stitching where the Rzm-SS label once was sewn. Rare Waffen-SS issue M31 breadbag!

Textbook late war manufactured M31 in very good, most likely unissued condition. The construction of this breadbag shows mixed materials where both leather and webbing are used. This is a typical late war feature. The breadbag is nicely marked with a big ink stamp; RBNr. 0/0650/0345 which indicates production by an unknown manufacturer. Excellent example!

Unissued M31 Heer breadbag with webbing internal straps. Beautiful variant.

Textbook pre war Kriegsmarine issue M31 breadbag in very good condition. This is a typical pre war manufactured example which features aluminium hardware, leather reinforcements on the belt loops and field grey fabric. The breadbag is nicely marked Bekleidungs Amt Kiel (B.A.K.), 1937, sadly the manufacturers marking is unreadable. Typical Kriegsmarine issue example with its original broad carrying strap. Textbook Kriegsmarine issue example!

Textbook blue Luftwaffe issue M31 breadbag in excellent condition. The breadbag is a typical late war example without leather reinforcements and steel hardware. Textbook example with its original strap!

Reichswehr gasmask bag dated 1923 in excellent condition. The bag is a nice early variant with original strap named Stelzer. Hard to find pre war gasmask bag!

Rare original leather cloth protector that was worn on the tongue of the belt and kept the buckle from fraying up the tunic. These are virtually always missing from the parade belts and this is only the second one I’ve ever encountered!

Very nice late war simplified map case manufactured out of brown pebbled leather. The mapcase is complete with its carrying sling which is virtually always missing. The mapcase contains its original contents: A pencil, two period ball pens, a single Leutnant shoulder board and a clear mapcase insert dated 1939. Very nice untouched grouping!

Clear mapcase insert marked 0/0671/0015 in good condition.

Straight black rubberised E-tool carrier marked gut 1943 indicating production by Walter Schuermann u. Co., Lederwarenfabrik, Bielefeld in 1943. There is a small damage on the upper right corner; otherwise it is in unissued condition. Beautiful and textbook example!

Nice original tall M38 gasmask canister in very good condition. The canister is complete with its original straps and features a nice rubberized gascape pouch as well. The canister itself is nicely marked Eschebach 1940. Nice example which could empty be easily displayed on a mannequin because of the low weight.

Textbook late war straight E-tool carrier manufactured out of tan coloured Pressstoff in excellent, most likely unissued condition. The E-tool carrier is nicely marked dob. 1944 which indicates production by a still unidentified manufacturer. This is the first time I ever encountered this manufacturer on a tan E-tool carrier! The carrier features smooth black leather details straps. Perfect example that would be impossible to upgrade!

Excellent and rare bakelite salt container/dispenser. These are believed to be especially designed for use in tropical climates. The container is nicely marked amh/K, amh is a 3 letter for the manufacturer which is quite uncommon for bakelite items, K indicates the usage of urea resin (which is a certain type of Bakelite) with an organic filler material. Nice and hard to find example!