German camo helmet

A very nice Luftwaffe M43 field cap in very good condition. Marked 0/0501/0015 – 57 – 1944. A very nice one looker original M43 field cap with all original wartime applied insignia!

A nice original Reibert manual. These manuals where private issue in the 1940’s and are very thorough and they talk over every single aspect the German soldier was taught in. The book contains German history, Drills, Mannerisms, squad formations, weapons handling, shooting and maintenance, airplane recognition, horse riding, ranks, how to behave/write/talk, heavy weapons and so on and so on.

They where brought out in different versions, this one being the variant for the Der Dienstunterricht in der Luftwaffe or simply riflemen. The manual seems to have all pages and is in very good condition.

Original black steel belt hooks. Nice set of two original belt hooks in good used condition. These were used and issued with the black Panzer wrappers.

A very nice MP 38 u. 40 magazine speed loader tool. Perfect to fill up the small pocket on the left sides pouch or just for general display. The tool is nicely marked 98E 42 which indicates production by Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG,Werk Steyr (A) in 1942. 

Nice Heer issued technical guide for radio-operators or Technisches Hilfsbuch für Funker. The manual is published in 1939 and is in good condition.

Beautiful brownish bakelite cup which is in a good used condition, the cup has some scratches and a tiny damage on the rim. The cup is nicely marked with an MPD code which was typical for period produced bakelite items. The MPD code F7/S Indicates production by an unknown maker and that the used material is Phenolic resin (bakelite) with sawdust as the filler material. Outstanding brown bakelite cup to complete a canteen or a display!

A very nice original ID disc/tag or Erkennungsmarke marked Geb. Jg. Nachr. Ers. Kp. 1. which indicates Gebirgsjäger Nachrichten Ersatz Kompanie 1 which was part of Gebirgsjäger. Division. 1. Nice original Gebirgsjäger Erkennungsmarke made out of Zinc.

A very nice original ID disc/tag or Erkennungsmarke marked 2. Pi. 178 which indicates 2e Kompanie, Pionier Battalion 178 which was originally part of Infanterie Division 78. On 27 January 1940 they gave up the 2e Kompanie to set up Pionier-Bataillon 297 part of Infanterie. Division. 297. On 24 November 1941 the 2e Kompanie, which had been re-established in the meantime, was used to set up Pioneer-Battalion 305 part of 305. Infanterie Division wich was destroyed in Stalingrad. Nice early original Pioneer Erkennungsmarke made out of aluminium.

Nice original leather Erkennungsmarke pouch in very good condition. Would be easily matched to a Erkennungsmarke in the same condition.

Textbook magazine pouch marked Apr. 1918 Mills.

Stone mint condition M31 1L Labeflasche belt hook which is supposed to be attached to the back of the leather harness  carrying the 1L “medical” canteen making it able to hook it to the belt. Beautiful example in pebbled leather which is almost impossible to find as a spare!

Nice original Heer postcard sized portrait photograph with a well decorated Heer Hauptmann with Wiederholungsspange

Top shelf Luftwaffe double decal helmet marked Q66 indicating production by Quist. The helmet retains up to 95% of its minty factory finish and decals. The helme retains its factory fitted steel liner which is typical for helmets in this lot number range, also indicating it’s probably one of the last double decal helmets made. A textbook example that would be very hard to upgrade in a nice big size.

M35 Heer helmet in two tone camouflage marked ET64 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet received two wartime overpaints on top of a double decal Heer factory finish. The helmet was refinished and reissued receiving a new decal and on top in brush painted tan finished with spray painted green. The helmet is in good condition retaining up to 75% of its original camouflage paint. The exterior of the helmet was cleaned at some point but retains its original finish and character. Nice original camouflage helmet that would be hard to upgrade!

Very nice and aesthetic combat helmet. Field repainted in field grey on top of a reissue on top of the factory paint. The helmet retains its original liner. The helmet is a very nice example of a helmet that was first issued in the Heer and later repainted in the field.