SOLD ITEMS

Textbook original ’44 Sumpftarn sniper smock. Late war smock designed for wear and use by Scharfschützen in all branches of the Wehrmacht. The smock is in lightly worn condition and has a number of small holes and one repair on the sleeve end which are typical for a thin garment worn in densely wooded areas. The garment is a nice and textbook example of a late war camouflage smock. At one point the pockets where sewn shut. The smock is a nice size fitting most if not all mannequins. The smock is complete with both of its drawstrings and has shortened sleeves. A very nice lightly worn smock with strong and vibrant colours which would be very hard to upgrade for a combat mannequin!

Extremely scarce textbook Waffen-SS officers flatwire sleeve eagle. The eagle has been cutout of a officers tunic and still retains the sleeve material on the back. The eagle is period neatly sewn with very small, nearly invisible stitches which is textbook application for any expensive officers garment. Very hard to find a original Waffen-SS flatwire sleeve eagle!

Superb unissued Heer M43 field cap executed in captured Italian wool. The cap is a textbook example of a mint M43 field cap or Einheitsfeldmütze. The cap is a nice large size and would be impossible to upgrade. The cap retains its factory sewn BeVo cockade and blue buttons. The seams are nicely lined with bias tape. The lining is unissued, RBNR marked and in size 59 which is large. Certainly the best M43 field cap I’ve had to offer. Superb piece that’s impossible to upgrade.

Mint and textbook M42 Heer field blouse for a enlisted men in a Infanterie- or Grenadierregiment. The garment is nicely maker marked Reitz. The garment retains all of the nap in the wool and is easily classed mint. The garment retains its original breast eagle period factory sewn zig zag through the lining  and Einheitslizen. The garment has no damages, alterations or modifications and is in perfect condition. The size is a good medium fitting most if not all modern mannequins. This is a superb and mint M43 field blouse, a typical garment as issued and worn by members of the Heer in the Wehrmacht. Every detail is textbook and finding a better example would be impossible!

Rare Heer transitional M44 breadbag with buttoned belt loops. Not a M40, not a M44 breadbag but a rare transitional model.

Tropical rucksack complete with a removable internal liner and its issue carrying straps. First time I see one complete like this.

A nice pre war M31 messkit in good used condition with most of its original paint. It is nicely marked EEF 39 which is a uncommon maker: Ewald Eigenbrod Aluminium-und Metallwarenfabrik, Freiling.

Textbook mid war style equipment belt marked Lohmann Werke Bielefeld 1942 in unissued condition.

Rare late war brown wool M44 trousers in good used condition. The garment is still in its salty original condition with lots of character. The garment retains most if not all of its originally sewn buttons and most importantly the M44 trouser belt. Hard to find late war M44 trouser in a good size and a nice brown colour!

Textbook pre war lowboots in very good lightly worn condition. The boots are a typical pre war pattern with the pull straps in the back. The boots come with their original issued laces and factory applied hobnails and heels. The boots would be a very nice mannequin addition as its nearly impossible to find a pre war pair!

A fantastic pair of Sumpftarn sniper gloves in lightly worn condition. These gloves show a nice patina and are perfect for a combat mannequin. The size is nice and medium to large.

Late war Soldbuch of Jäger Hildebrandt. The soldbuch was handed out on the 1st of April 1945. At this time Jäger Hildebrandt served in the Genesenden-Kompanie-Grenadier Ersatz und Ausbildungs battalion 467, with was located in Stendal near the Elbe river. He was awarded the Verwundetenabzeichen im Schwarz and Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse mit Schwerter on Hitlers birthday in 1945.  Very hard to find late war Soldbuch for a Berlin battle veteran!

With the Soviet and Allied forces advancing towards Berlin, Jäger Hildebrandt was transferred to Kampfgruppe Oberstleutnant Bahr, which was part of the Divisionsgruppe Von Hake as Grenadier-Regiment Von Hake. A hastily formed unit which fell subordinate to the XXXXI Panzerkorps. The Kampfgruppe Bahr/Grenadier regiment von Hake was made up from several units like a Flak battalion from Hannover, Gren.E.A.Btl. 467 from Stendal and a battalion of the Hundeschule Rathenow. On the 22nd of April the Panzerkorps fell under the leadership of the 12th Army, commanded by General der Panzertruppe Walter Wenck, and was sent east of the Elbe river to attack towards Berlin, and relieve the units trapped in and around the city. The main effort of the 12th army was to attack towards Potsdam and the trapped 9th Army at Halbe. Initially the attack surprised the Russians and the German forces gained some success, reaching as far as Schwielowsee near Potsdam. The Divisionsgruppe Von Hake however was sent further north to the area of Neuruppin and northwest of Havelberg to face the Russian 47th Army. An attack by the XXXXI Panzerkorps which was intended to push towards the city of Berlin didn’t stand any chance, instead they broke through at Kyritz on the 1.5.1945, on 2.5.1945 another Soviet attack broke trough the Panzerkops lines at Friesack and Fehrbellin. What was left of the Divisionsgruppe von Hake tried to withdraw to the bridgehead at Tangermünde and thus escape Russian captivity.

A very nice original PUMA combat boot knife or Nahkampfmesser or officially; Infanteriemesser 42. The handle is made out of typical red speckled bakelite. The knife is in good sharpened condition and has been used and issued! Perfect combat mannequin accessory!

One of the rarest bits of German army equipment. A stunning pair of 6×30 Dienstglas binoculars marked CXN indicating production by Emil Busch. The binoculars have clear lenses without scratches. The binoculars still retain all of their zinc and bakelite without any serious defects. There is one small hole in the bakelite body behind the strap. The binoculars are nicely adjustable. They lack the Strichplatte and the sight is slightly double and a bit dirty but good enough to use! They are fitted with a adjustable strap that is affixable to two sets of bales on the reverse of the main body. The straps are original and exactly the type that should be on these binoculars, which is the rarest accessory to find for these binoculars and always missing. The binoculars are complete with the original issued case marked CXN 4.

A deep chocolate coloured butterdish in good condition. The bakelite is free of cracks and is a nice light brown colour. The butterdish opens in a 1/3 turn as it should and dated 1944.

Stunning and extremely rare late war Zeltbahn in Waffen-SS Oak leaf camouflage. The Zeltbahn is nicely made up out of different colours of camouflaged material, typical for a late war manufacture. What makes it so rare is that this Zeltbahn was produced in a small experimental batch between May and July 1944 with not normal but rotating buttonholes. The material is stunning and vibrant and looks like the day it was made. The zeltbahn no longer retains its buttons. A very nice original late war Waffen-SS Zeltbahn that I’ve never seen a second one of!

Nice mid war ammunition carrying frame in very good unissued condition. The frame is complete with all straps and buckles in perfect condition. The rack retains up to 99% of its original factory paint. All webbing is in good undamaged condition. A great and textbook example that would be very hard to upgrade. For sure the best example I’ve had to offer!