German camo helmet

Nice late war mapcase in good used condition. Complete with some of its original contents. The mapcase is a late war variant in thin rough leather. Hard to find!

A spectacular full basket M40 single decal chickenwire camouflage helmet. The helmet is marked SE64 indicating production by Sächsische Emaillier und Stanzwerke A.G. The helmet retains its original named liner and broken chinstrap which are original to the helmet. The helmet retains its wartime installed full basket chickenwire camouflage netting which has never been removed from the helmet. The helmet retains up to 80% of its original factory paint and textbook ET Heer decal. The said helmet was bought off a picker in Pennsylvania a few years ago and has only been in a single collection, it hasn’t been posted online anywhere. The helmet and its camouflage netting are a one looker original set. Chickenwire camouflage helmets are highly sought after and are key parts of every helmet collection. Simply a stunning chickenwire camouflage helmet that would be véry hard to upgrade.

A textbook M43 field cap that has been stripped of its insignia. Finished in mid war German made wool with a full rayon lining. The caps retains two of its period sewn buttons. The cap bears a ghost of a trapezoid type insignia used by both the Heer and Waffen-SS. The cap is in nice lightly worn condition and would easily be restored with worn insignia. The cap is roughly a size 57 which is a great mannequin size!

Nice textbook example of a Luftwaffe breadbag in very good unissued condition.

A nice coconut canteen marked HRE 41 indicating production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen. The canteen is in very good condition together with its matching cup. Hard to upgrade textbook coconut canteen.

Late war unusual equipment strap.

Nice webbing Y-strap in combat used condition. The Y-strap has a lot of patina, a period repair on the top D-ring strap and would nicely attribute a combat mannequin!

A uniform set consisting of a period modified Waffen-SS Winter Panzer coveralls with a first pattern mouse grey wool Waffen-SS pattern reversible parka trousers. The jacket and trousers are both in equal strong worn condition. The reversible Waffen-SS winter Panzer coveralls have been shortened below the waist pockets and are in salty condition. They are incredibly rare, as most original Waffen-SS Panzer uniforms. As most Waffen-SS coveralls they are designed for short people. This was most probably worn by someone tall, incapable of wearing the coveralls as is. I believe the set could be put together but I’ve found them as a set and they both show equal wear. The set would be very nice for a early eastern front Waffen-SS Panzer mannequin!

Rare pre war Dutch model 34 Pionierschop for Infanterie troops. Much rarer then its German counterpart, complete with its original paint finish.

A stunning chunky camouflage M35 helmet. The helmet shell is marked ET66 which indicates production by Eisenhüttenwerke, Thale. The lot number of the helmet is 3606 indicating a double decal Heer helmet. The helmet retains up to 95% of its thick wartime applied camouflage paint. The thick textured paint is often referred to as Rautarn or even Zimmerit.
Looking at the left side of the helmet the contours of a Heer decal can be seen through the paint. On the right side of the helmet another decal can be seen peeking through the cracks in the thick concrete camouflage paint. The helmet has a few cracks in the paint showing the original apple green colour underneath. The helmet is a nice large size and is in good lightly used condition. The helmet retains its original liner and chinstrap with its pins deeply embedded into their concrete base. Would make a excellent addition to any camouflage collection and it would be very hard to find one in better condition!

A nice matching numbers bayonet with frog marked AB 41  indicating production by Mundlos AG, Magdeburg. The bayonet is in very good unsharpened and uncleaned condition. Found together with the leather frog marked Otto Koberstein. A nice matching set in good used condition!

A nice brown pre war Heer mapcase unit marked 2./Sch.R.3. I. The mapcase is maker marked and dated Ernst Köhnen Solingen 1936. 

A unique hand bound field notebooks for a veterinarian in the Waffen-SS. These books contained typed notes on a wide array of veterinary practices such as disease diagnosis, medicines, remedies and procedures. These notebooks would be critical in the field without other veterinary care in the area. The notebooks are covered in Waffen-SS Oak camouflage material. As the war progressed a large portion of the German army was still horse powered although the Propaganda reels show differently! This is a great and unique set that was most definitely well kept after because of its importance. A great set that would be a great piece in a cavalry related display!

A original Waffen-SS M40 Oak B(!) camouflage smock or Tarnjacke in combat worn condition. A typical example of a shortened smock as was done a lot with the M40 smocks as they had no lower pockets. The garment has many rips and repairs but retains its stunning bright colours. I’ve added some pictures of similar smocks in wear! The M40 smock in Oak B is one of the rarest M40 smocks out there. This period modified smock is a prime example as a Waffen-SS camouflage smock in combat worn condition!

Textbook Luftwaffe straight legged trousers in great, unissued condition. The trousers are nicely marked LBA 39 and made by Brandenburger Kleiderfabrik G.m.b.H., Brandenburg an der Havel. The trousers are a good mannequin size and are in very good, imo unissued condition. The trousers have one or two minuscule moth holes. Other then that perfect!

A killer brush painted three-tone geometrical camouflage helmet. Truly a typical and stunning example of a original geometrical camouflage helmet with bright colours. The helmet retains its original liner and chinstrap that are original to the helmet. The helmet shows several layers of paint which are topped with a geometrical camouflage pattern . The colours are vibrant and full of contrast, it really stands out! The helmet retains up to 95% of its original camouflage paint. The liner is named but it is hard to make out. The chinstrap is shortened but original to the helmet. The helmet was found years ago in Denmark and emerged from the woodwork after a newspaper ad. Due to the thick paint the shell markings are hard to see. The helmet is a M40, most probably NS production. Truly a exiting helmet that would be a centre piece to any camouflage helmet collection. For sure the best coastal artillery camouflage helmet I’ve found!

Hard to upgrade matching bayonet marked 43 asw indicating production by E. & F. Horster & Co. Solingen. The bayonet is matching to its scabbard with the serial 3389 and has nice clean wooden grips and its original leather frog. The bayonet is in very good uncleaned and matching (!) condition.

A very nice late war Waffen-SS belt buckle marked RZM 155/43 ᛋᛋ  indicating production by Assmann & Söhne, Lüdenscheid. A nice combat worn example of a original Waffen-SS belt buckle in its original finish!