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A very nice late war Waffen-SS belt buckle made by Overhoff & Cie, Lüdenscheid. These buckles where made later in the war and came unmarked.

Stone mint tropical K98 bayonet frog. Never been issued piece, made from several shades of material including repurposed British webbing!

Excellent and unissued pre war aluminium M31 pattern canteen cup. The cup is nicely marked HWDS 36 which indicates production by H.W.Schmidt, Metallwarenfabrik, Döbeln. The cup is in stone mint condition and would like nicely in a display or to complete a mint pre war canteen!

Textbook 1943 dated coconut canteen in light good used condition. This is the variant with the typical webbing closing buckle which is in textbook configuration with the steel HRE 43 marked cup! The canteen is nicely marked HRE 43 which indicates production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen in 1943. The webbing harness is nicely constructed out of mixed green and tan coloured webbing which looks very nice. Excellent and textbook coconut canteen in good light used condition!

Beautiful, unissued and textbook M31 mess kit in almost perfect mint condition. The mess kit has clearly never been used and shows some minor traces of storage. The lid and hinges are all beautifully marked ESB 42 which indicates production by Eduard Sommerfeld, Berlin in 1942. The mess kit retains up to 98% of its original green olive finish and would be very hard to upgrade considering this is a textbook and mint condition piece!

Excellent 3rd pattern Luftwaffe navigation disc or Dreieckrechner DR3 Tp. This example is nicely marked FL. 23 825, gwr, Jan. 1944. The 3 letter code gwr indicates production by an unknown manufacturer in January 1944. This is the rare 3rd pattern which is made out of yellow tinted illuminating synthetic resin material for clear view at night flying and/or low visibility, same idea as with the Luftwaffe issued flight maps. These navigation computers were used by Luftwaffe pilots in almost every German aircraft such as the Me109, Fw190, Me262, He-111, Do-217, Ju-88 and almost all others! Excellent and very rare Dreieckrechner DR3 Tp in very good condition which would be hard to upgrade!

 

 

Beautiful and near mint 6×30 Dienstglas marked Carl Zeiss Jena. Textbook early examples produced between 1940 and 1941 with the Waffenamt stamped on the lower bridges.

Excellent most likely unissued pair of private purchase Heer EM shoulderstraps for an artillery or Artillerie unit. The pair is made in dark green M36 style cloth with red piping. Excellent pair in great condition!

Textbook Wehrmacht issue chocolate Scho-Ka-Kola ration. This caffeine laced issue chocolate was issued to troops serving on the front. Nicely dated 1938 which is hard to find in this excellent condition!

Typical wartime “Knijpkat” torch. These flashlights where made utilizing forced labour from Konzentrationslager Herzogenbusch. Unlike most of the wartime used flashlights the knijhpkat doesn’t have a battery but uses a small internal dynamo. The mechanism is still in great condition and the torch still works!

Rare original loops for a Waffen-SS smock in Blurred Edge or Rauchtarn camouflage.

Early rubberized gasoline pouch in good used condition. Used examples in good condition are harder to find than unissued pieces!

Original single NCO Heer Gebirgsjäger shoulderstrap in the rank of Unteroffizier. The strap is in good condition but has some glue residue to the back.

Rare original MP38 u. MP40 manual in good and complete condition. The manual describes the parts, use, drill and firing and maintenance on the MP38 u. MP40. There are many interesting subjects described inside with a interesting added Merkblatt 95 which warns against the dangers of the first pattern MP38 and MP40 bolt without bolt safety and the general treatment of the MP. The manual is a rare example; much rarer then the K98 variant.

Original US made Argus A camera. Typical camera as made between 1936 and 1941, the camera features a bakelite body and a collapsible lens. Typical privately purchased camera as it would find its way into the war in the pocket of a soldier.

Excellent textbook green coloured British helmet net. This is the green coloured pattern with small holes and thick thread. The drawstring is made out of the same coloured thread as the rest of the helmet net. Nice example which would be perfect on a British MKII helmet!

Rare original Waffen-SS camouflage smock in Oak leaf or Eichenlaubmuster in good used condition marked 329 in the left spring pocket flap. The smock is probably the last model of camouflage smock to be developed for the Waffen-SS. These smocks where made from a narrower bolt of material as used on the ‘4-Panel’ Zeltbahns constructed with separately sewn corners. The material used is very thin, if you hold it against the light you can look through it which reflects the late war ‘quality’ the Waffen-SS was dressed with. These smocks where most probably made between 1944 and 1945. The condition of the smock is with wear; there are a few small damages and some of the stitching is damaged. The smock retains the full original tunneled elastic but is no longer functional. I have seen a couple of mint examples of these smocks; but this is the first actually worn example I’ve seen. If you’re after a rare Waffen-SS combat worn Eichenlaubmuster camouflage smock; this is it!

A very nice and light used late war Gebirgsjäger anorak Jacket (Windbluse) . These reversible camouflage garments are waterproofed and meant for the Ski- und Gebirgsjäger. The jacket has some light traces of usage but is in a rather good condition. The garment is in a very nice and medium size fitting all modern mannequins.

Textbook M35 single decal Luftwaffe helmet produced to M40 specifications marked Q68 indicating production by Quist. This M35 helmet was produced in 1940 during the switchover to the M40 type helmet. Hence it was produced with one decal and a dull and slightly textured finish. These helmet where only produced for a few months and are not to be confused with a reissue type helmet. The helmet is in very good used condition with 99% of the decal remaining.  This helmet was recovered from Middelburg, The Netherlands in 1944 and has been in the same collection ever since. The helmet is a rare single decal M35 helmet in untouched condition with known provenance!