SOLD ITEMS

Textbook m40 collar with period factory sewn Kragenlitzen. This collar would be a nice finish to a mannequin with a parka, mantel or camouflage smock without a full tunic underneath.

Excellent pair of matching blue and green MP38 u. MP40 magazine pouches in good used condition. The pouches are an a-typical construction with the closing flaps made out of another fabric than the base material of the pouches. This construction can be linked to maker dkk which would indicate production by Friedrich Offermann u. Söhne, Lederwarenfabrik, Bensberg. The pouches are both matching in cloth, stitching, hardware and leather. The pouches are executed in nice blue and green canvas with brown leather. A nice original MP40 ammunition pouch set in very good condition. If you need just one combat set, this is it!

Original wooden sign to the prisoner of war camp or Kriegsgefangenenarbeitskommando at Gut Hohenlieth which was a large farm in Gutshof near Kiel where mostly Polish and French prisoners of war were housed and put to work. This historical sign would be a great asset for any museum display or further historical research.

Rare early Waffen-SS camouflage smock in the Palm camouflage pattern. A nice early M40 pattern example without non-elastic collar. The smock is made from beautiful and vibrant early palm camouflage fabric. The smock retains its original rayon drawstring. There is one small repair to the back, otherwise no damages to the material. The elastic in the sleeve and waist looks to have been neatly replaced at some point. Otherwise the smock has not been modified. The smock retains its vertical slits without ripped ends. A very nice and early smock that would be hard to upgrade!

US 29th infantry division patch in good condition.

Excellent Y-strap in very good, close to mint and light used condition. The Y-strap is nicely marked RBNr. 0/0485/0002 which indicates production by an unknown manufacturer. This example is nicely named to Bents. on the leather O-ring cover which indicates this example has been issued! Excellent example to complete any Wehrmacht or Waffen-SS combat mannequin!

Beautiful M35 single decal Kriegsmarine helmet marked SE64 indicating production by Sachsichse Emaillierwerke. The helmet retains its factory applied textured paint and Kriegsmarine decal. The helmet is externally and internally overpainted with black paint with the decal being neatly masked and painted around.  The helmet retains its factory installed liner. Excellent original Kriegsmarine helmet in a uncommon period black overpaint.

Original deathcard to Harmanus Willibrordus Timmer, married to Annie W. Witte ( a typical name in Den Burg, Texel ) was killed in action during the infamous Georgian uprising of the island Texel. The Georgian ‘volunteers’ stationed a coastal battery on the Island, north of the Netherlands defending the North Sea.

Shortly after midnight on the night of 5–6 April 1945, the Georgians rose up and gained control of nearly the entire island. Approximately two hundred German soldiers were killed in the initial uprising, in their quarters or while standing guard, walking the roads of the island in groups or individually that night and the following day. Members of the Dutch resistance participated and assisted the Georgians. However, the rebellion hinged on an expected Allied landing which did not occur. Furthermore, the Georgians failed to secure the naval batteries on the southern and northern coasts of the island; the crews of these artillery installations were the only Germans still alive on the island.

A counterattack was ordered and the intact artillery batteries on the island began firing at sites where rebels were suspected to be. Approximately 2,000 riflemen of the 163rd Marine-Schützenregiment  were deployed from the Dutch mainland. Over the next five weeks they re-took the island; fighting was particularly heavy in the northern part of the island at Eierland and around the lighthouse. The German troops then combed the length of the island for any remaining Georgian soldiers, while the Dutch inhabitants sought to hide them. The German commander of the 882nd battalion, Major Klaus Breitner, stated long after the war that the uprising was “treachery, nothing else;” the captured mutineers were ordered to dig their own graves, remove their German uniforms, and be executed.

During the rebellion, 565 Georgians, at least 812 Germans, and 120 residents of Texel were killed. The destruction was enormous; dozens of farms went up in flames, with damage later estimated at ten million guilders (US$3.77 million). The bloodshed lasted beyond the German capitulation in the Netherlands and Denmark on 5 May 1945 and even beyond Germany’s general surrender on 8 May 1945. The fighting continued until Canadian troops arrived 20 May 1945 to enforce the German surrender, and disarmed the remaining German troops.

Good carrying strap for the Musette- and GP ammo bag.

Pre war belt buckle set dated 1936 with a tabbed Heer belt buckle marked Gustav Brehmer 1937. The belt is a size 92 and is in good used condition.

Textbook and rare original M40 helmet marked SE64 indicating production by Sachsichse Emaillierwerke AG. The helmet retains its original white winter camouflage overpaint up to 75%. The helmet retains its factory installed liner which shows signs of being blood soaked. Combined with a cut chinstrap, it indicates it was removed from a soldier killed in action. The helmet is a rare and fantastic original winter camouflage helmet that would be very hard to upgrade. With most of these on the market being fake examples; this is one of the few original ‘one-looker’ winter camouflage helmets that I have had the pleasure to offer!

Rare and textbook matching pair of Waffen-SS ‘Totenkopf’ collar tabs in salty, uniform removed condition. The tabs no longer retain the metal rank pips but the traces of these pips are clearly visible and could be restored if wanted. These were bought by me, straight from the grandson of a Dutch resistance member who collected ‘souvenirs’ at the end of the war in and around the town of Breda. The lot was acquired by me, straight from the family. A salty but original set, one that was never in a collection before and you would never ever have to doubt the authenticity!

Extremely rare and almost impossible to find piece of standard equipment with winter camouflage (Whitewash). This late war produced steel Heer belt buckle retains up to 75% of its green coloured factory finish. The paint is covered with traces of winter camouflage in the form of Whitewash, Whitewashed equipment is very hard to find! Excellent untouched whitewashed winter camouflaged messkit in great condition which would be impossible to upgrade!

Soldatenliederbuch by Generalkommando des VII. Armeekorps. Re-published by the Generalkommando des VII. Armeekorps in 1942. The song book is in great condition and is surely a decorative piece of personal equipment. Excellent original and hard to find song book for the German Soldier!

Late war Heer Feldgendarmerie visor. The visor is a excellent and unworn example. Beautiful textbook example manufactured in Trikot. There is one small repair to the top! The cap is a nice large size that would be impossible to upgrade!

A moce set of Royal Artillery insignia in worn condition. The shoulder title is a nice printed piece with signs of being a uniform removed example. The capbadge is missing its prongs but was found together with the title!

Rare fully matching deactivated G41(W) rifle in good condition. The rifle is a unmolested example with full matching numbers. The wooden stock or metal work have not been refinished. The rifle is without any serious defects and is matching complete to the cleaning rod. The rifle is a rare example with a handful of examples remaining today. These rifles saw a lot of action in Normandy with the 21. Panzerdivision and with elements of FJR6. The rifle is marked duv 43 indicating production by BLM (Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik. Of 145.000 G41 (W)’s being produced in 1940, this is one of the few that is left and would make a great addition to any collection!

Pickup is preferred, shipping within the Netherlands at cost of quality packaging and shipping at your own risk. I will not and can not ship this outside the EU.