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A World War 2 ‘rabbit ear’ trench binocular periscope, 8×24 magnification, made in Paris by Huet and bearing the German army H/6400 stamp.  Such binoculars were designed for watching over enemy lines from the safety of the trench, without the operator having to stick his head above the parapet and into enemy fire.

Nice and original leather carrying case for the 8×24 periscope. These periscopes and their carrying cases are produced in France by the company Huet, Paris. These optics they produced for the Wehrmacht were marked with the army H/6400 stamp. Nice wartime optic case produced in occupied France!

Grimes signal light model K-3 or Air Corps Type C-3-A complete in its original box. On the signal lamp itself there is a label which clearly states the signal lamp is US Army and Air Force property. The signal lamp itself and the box are both  nicely marked with the name of the manufacturer: Grimes Mfg. Co. Urbana, Ohio. The signal lamp is complete with all 4 coloured spare lenses which are virtually always missing or broken! Very nice and complete set!

US Heart shield bible in good condition. These bibles where bought and meant to be carried on the heart to act as a shield. Wether these where really bullet proof could be debated per calibre size; but the fact is these where very popular amongst the troops and often carried in the ETO and PTO. This example features a lot of details of the original owner which makes this a great piece for further research.

Nice USMC suspenders in good used condition. This is the nice and harder to come by variant with “flatwire” hooks. Good condition and nicely named to Winkler!

Original US Navy (USN) medical kit, marked M.D.-U.S.N. for Medical Department – US Navy. A nice set to complete a corpsman’s equipment or a display!

Textbook US musette bag marked THE BYER MFG. CO. INC. 1941. This example is nicely named to Sullivan with an ASN number and would be nice for further research!

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

Original and most likely unissued US Navy (USN) medic bag.

Rare RZM pattern or political Y-straps as worn by Waffen-SS troops early in the war. Mostly unknown, but these Y-straps can be seen on a wide range of pictures of the early 1940 campaigns.

Rare combat worn Sturmgeschütz wrapper with factory sewn breast eagle, period applied award loops, EK2 ribbon and Kuban shield. The wrapper comes with a beautiful matching pair of mid war Panzerjäger shoulderstraps in the rank of Unteroffizier. The wrap retains a set of period? modified mounted Litzen which have skulls attatched to them. Allthough far from textbook, it looks like they have been there a long time with nap underneath the tabs. The wrap is a medium size, lightly tailored at the sleeves. The garment is a genuine combat worn example with loads of character. Beautiful example!

Excellent original M35 Luftwaffe double decal helmet marked SE68 indicating production by Sachsichse Emaillierwerke. The helmet comes in the large size 68 which is one of the rarest sizes. The helmet is in very good condition retaining up to 95% of its factory paint and decals. The helmet retains its factory installed liner and Luftwaffe unit marked chinstrap. Beautiful and large early Luftwaffe helmet in excellent condition!

Beautiful untouched Luftwaffe visor with beautiful embroided insignia. The visor is in good, worn condition and retains its original insignia. A stunning example with loads of character that would be hard to upgrade.

EU-Deactivated Walther PP pistol in good used condition. The piece does not have moving parts, but retains most of its original finish.

Original rare and untouched MG42 barrel carrier or Laufschützer 42 marked WA43 indicating production by an unknown maker. The barrel carrier is a textbook example for the MG42 barrel and comes with the factory attached sling and up to 85% of its original tan factory paint. The barrel carrier features a white painted number which most likely matched with the MG42 itself! These barrel carriers are hard to find in original untouched condition as most of them wound up being repainted and reissued postwar. Hard to upgrade untouched piece!

Panzer 10×50 Dienstglas in good working condition complete with its original strap. The binoculars are in good usable and adjustable condition with the Strichplatte in place in the right eyepiece. Hard to find set!

Excellent late war optical sight battery box intended for the MGZ or similar optics. This is a typical late war produced example with steel painted D-ring in stead of a pulling tab out of fabric. The case is finished in tan factory paint which retains up to 99%. The cloth protective cloth and the bakelite housing are undamaged and complete. Very nice example!

Nice set of 2 matching equipment straps in mint condition. Both straps are marked with RBNr. 0/0750/0072 and are in completely matching condition. Excellent matching set of RBNr. marked straps in great condition which would look perfect on a mannequin!