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Exceptional Grossdeutschland grouping! Herbert Rihm was born 1st of November 1924 in Mannheim. He had a evangelical upbringing and attended evening school. He received the medical examination on the 23rd of Febuary 1942 and was deemed fit for military service on the 30th of May 1942. He received training with the 98K and MG34. The 5th of Febuary 1943 he enlisted in the Stammkompanie Grenadier Ersatz Battalion 107. The 1st of March 1943 he transferred to 6. (M.G.) Ausb. Kemp. Gren. Ers. Regt. (mot) Grossdeutschland. The 26th of July 1943 he transferred to II. Gren. Ers. Rgt. (mot) Grossdeutschland. The 13th of August 1943 he transferred to 9.(M.G.) Füs. Rgt. Grossdeutschland and finally on the 15th of December 1943 to II. Gen. Kp. Pz. Gren. Ers. Rgt. G.D.
He received both the black and silver Verwundetenabzeichen, the close combat clasp or Nahkampfspange, Ostmedaille, Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze, Eisernes Kreuz II klasse and last but not least the 4th pattern Grossdeutschland cuff title.

He was wounded on the 14th of December 1943 and afterwards send back home to recover. He never re-enlisted and survived the war. The grouping, as shown was sold by the veteran to a collector on a Veterantreffen in Germany. The grouping consists of all shown attributes and would be very hard to upgrade.

A very nice late war blue belt buckle (Einheitskoppelschloss) in near mint condition. The belt buckle has via phosphate treated set of prongs and still retains 100% of it’s original factory paint! A very nice Heer belt buckle that would be hard to upgrade!

Hard to upgrade matching bayonet marked J. Sch. 1939 indicating production by Jetter und Scheerer. The bayonet is matching to its scabbard with the serial 899 e and has nice clean bakelite grips. The bayonet is in very good, uncleaned, unsharpened and matching (!) condition.

Hard to upgrade matching bayonet marked Jos Corts 1939 indicating production by Josua Corts Sohn, Remscheid. The bayonet is matching to its scabbard with the serial 3291 and has nice clean bakelite grips. Jos. Corts marked bayonets are one of the rarest K98 bayonets! The bayonet is in very good, uncleaned, unsharpened and matching (!) condition.

A nice original Heer belt buckle made by B. Haarmann, Lüdenscheid in 1941. The buckle still retains up to 90% of its original olive paint and its factory sewn leather tab.

A very nice mid to late war belt buckle in near mint condition. The belt buckle is unmarked and retains up to 99% of it’s original paint. The buckle has the typical bent prongs indicating production by Assmann & Sohne, Lüdenscheid. A very nice Heer belt buckle that would be hard to upgrade!

A very nice chocolate brown pre war holster that was made to fit a range of 7,65mm pistols. Nicely marked DRGM and dated 1939! These holsters where pretty common with NCO’s and officers. The holster is in good supple condition.

Original bakelite Soap container belonging to the Sanitätertasche. The container is marked Seife on top and is made of a very aesthetic and bright brown bakelite.

A very nice and complete Maskenbrille. Complete with the manual and the spare set of straps. These army prescription/issue glasses where to be worn underneath the Gasmask in case of a gas attack. Nice gasmask accessory

Nicely marked DRGM and in very good undamaged condition. The walther PP was one of the most common private purchase and police issue pistols in the time.

A very nice Petrix 679 with original box in very good condition. The Petrix 679 has a blue filter.

A very nice torch that would be very hard to upgrade!

Nice original Waffen-SS poster sized 119.4 x 83.8 cm. This poster is in very good, original condition and would make a great backdrop to any Waffen-SS collection. Drawing of a ferocious-looking Bolshevik trampling over crosses and setting the landscape on fire as several European armies march united towards him. The text urges Dutchmen to defend Europe against bolshevism.

The text on the poster:

EUROPA IS AANGETREDEN !
MET DE ᛋᛋ-STANDAARD WESTLAND IN DEN STRIJD TEGEN HET BOLSJEWISME

This poster is in very good condition with very nice and bright colours. It shows the united European armies marching against Bolsjewism. There is one damage on the upper right corner. The belt buckles positioned on the poster are there only on the picture to keep the edges from rolling up. They are not a part of the deal. One of the rarest Dutch Waffen-SS posters!

A Luftwaffe M40 helmet with a ghost decal under the paint. Marked Q64 indicating production by Quist. The helmet retains its original liner and chinstrap and was came out of the woodwork last year in the Netherlands. It was stacked on top of a M38 helmet for a long time which left its marks in the liner. You can see the late war bolts clearly imprinted in the liner. The contours of the decal is easily visible through the paint. The helmet is in very good, uncleaned condition and is a nice variation Luftwaffe helmet that is hard to find.

A stunning original belt and buckle set marked JFS found that surfaced in the UK a few months ago. The buckle is marked J.F.S. indicates production by Josef Feix & Söhne, Gablonz. The buckle by JFS is one of the rarest SS buckles, much rarer then the green RODO buckles. If you are looking for a rare SS belt and buckle, this is it!

A very nice original pebbled brown leather holster for the FN made Hi Power pistol or Pistole 640(b). The holster is marked jkh 43 indicating production by Karl Busse, Ausruestungsgegenstaende, Mainz. The holster is in good supple and lightly used condition that would be hard to upgrade. This is the first brown pebbled Hi Power holster I’ve seen so far.

Textbook original set to complete a mid to late war Dienstglas. These are often missing and perfect to complete a pair of 6×30, bakelite, 10×50 or 11×56 binoculars. Hard to find spares!

A nice big wooden box sized 45 x 45 x 20cm. The box is in near mint condition and is a great display filler. Hard to find in this condition!

A very nice original straight E-tool with a presstoff carrier marked bla 1944 indicating production by E. G. Leuner, Bautzen. The E-tool is marked gcq indicating production by Heinrich Jung & Sohn, Gesenkschmiede, Halver. The E-tool and its carrier have always been together and are both in very good, used condition. The carrier retains all leather straps and loops. The securing strap is strong and supple. The shovel is strong. A good set!

A rare Hautentgiftungsmittel box with all contents. Rare to encounter with the red pressed paper box with cotton swabs and the original label on the flask!