German helmet

Superb original M43 field blouse for a Heer infantry EM. The tunic is mint, and retains all of its originally factory sewn insignia. The base material is a late war German wool and lined with grey rayon. The size is a small size fitting modern mannequins. The breast eagle is period factory sewn zig zag through the lining. The Litzen are also factory zig zag sewn, no traces of previously sewn examples. The tunic has not been shortened or tailored in any way. The tunic has multiple size markings; the usual sizes but also a additional stamp indicating the wearers height. The original factory red chalk markings for the buttons and holes are still visible. More then likely this tunic was never ever worn! This is a superb and mint M43 field blouse, a typical garment as issued and worn by members of the Heer in the Wehrmacht. Every detail is textbook and finding a better example would be impossible!

A very nice matching M31 canteen marked MKK 37 which is a rare maker to find!

Nice complete M38 gasmask canister in very good condition with most of the original factory paint. The straps still have the leather reinforcements. Nice complete gasmasks are becoming hard to find!

Nice original Wehrpass to a artillery man in Artillerie Regiment 67. Interesting unit that saw lots of action during the Westfeldzug in 1940; Holland, Belgium and France. A great source for further research!

Nice original wool backed Luftwaffe breast eagle.

Very nice early tombak or Buntmetall Flakkampfabzeichen. Typical early heavy and high quality construction with a textbook ball-hinge pin.

Nice Wehrpass grouping to Karl Fritze, Infanterie Regiment 337. Fritze was drafted in 1939 and entered the war on 10th of May 1940.

The Wehrpass indicates Fritze took part in the following battles;
1940 – Holland
Attack of the Peel – Maas Stellung.
1940 – Belgium
Attack of Festung Antwerpen
Crossing of the Schelde river
Battles for Ost Flandern
Breaktrough at Gent fortifications
Attack at the Neuzen-Gent Kanal
1940 – France
Battle for Dunkirk
French coastal defense at the Atlantik
1942 – Ukraine
Battle and defense at the Krim

Fritze was promoted to Obergefreiter 1.11.42 and Unteroffizier 1.2.43. He died 5.4.44 near Odessa on a ship. He was awarded the EK2 and KVK2 but its not mentioned in the Wehrpass itself. A great Wehrpass with a impressive battle list.

Lovely early example of a minty Würster manufactured Panzerkampfabzeichen. Superb example with textbook pin setup and a full remaining finish!

Nice original two tone brush painted camouflage gasmask canister in very good condition. The canister is a very nice example of a lightgrey with blue brush painted camouflage pattern with 90% of the original camouflage paint remaining. Most probably a Coastal Artillery or Navy gasmask canister!

Stone mint US M1 front seam helmet with Westinghouse liner and original factory paper wrap. Impossible to upgrade and a genuine must have for any US M1 helmet collector. The helmet retains its original factory stacking paper that I’ve never seen before. For sure the best M1 helmet I’ve had to offer and is arguably the best condition M1 helmet on the market today.

Very nice original Lagergabel marked fwq indicating production by Saalfelder Apparatebau Gesellschaft m.b.H., Saalfeld. Very hard to find in the original tan colour and virtually always missing in the large transport cases!

A nice original Luftschutz gladiator type helmet in good condition. The original decal still retains up to 90%.

Very nice original Luftwaffe Flakkampfabzeichen marked üü indicating production by Wiedmann. Textbook ‘lilly hinge pin’ construction.

Very nice original German anti tank gun sight marked Z.F. 3×8 DZL indicating production by Optische Anstalt Oigee G.m.b.H.,, Berlin-Schoeneberg. The sight is in good condition with working optics. If you really need to use them to stop hordes of T34’s I would suggest prior cleaning otherwise a very nice display piece!

Nice original bakelite Zeiler 4640 flashlight.

Neat little US manual on the Dutch spoken language. Printed and handed out to the US troops before they crossed the Dutch border. Neat item for a Market Garden display!

Late war Soldbuch of Jäger Hildebrandt. The soldbuch was handed out on the 1st of April 1945. At this time Jäger Hildebrandt served in the Genesenden-Kompanie-Grenadier Ersatz und Ausbildungs battalion 467, with was located in Stendal near the Elbe river. He was awarded the Verwundetenabzeichen im Schwarz and Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse mit Schwerter on Hitlers birthday in 1945.  Very hard to find late war Soldbuch for a Berlin battle veteran!

With the Soviet and Allied forces advancing towards Berlin, Jäger Hildebrandt was transferred to Kampfgruppe Oberstleutnant Bahr, which was part of the Divisionsgruppe Von Hake as Grenadier-Regiment Von Hake. A hastily formed unit which fell subordinate to the XXXXI Panzerkorps. The Kampfgruppe Bahr/Grenadier regiment von Hake was made up from several units like a Flak battalion from Hannover, Gren.E.A.Btl. 467 from Stendal and a battalion of the Hundeschule Rathenow. On the 22nd of April the Panzerkorps fell under the leadership of the 12th Army, commanded by General der Panzertruppe Walter Wenck, and was sent east of the Elbe river to attack towards Berlin, and relieve the units trapped in and around the city. The main effort of the 12th army was to attack towards Potsdam and the trapped 9th Army at Halbe. Initially the attack surprised the Russians and the German forces gained some success, reaching as far as Schwielowsee near Potsdam. The Divisionsgruppe Von Hake however was sent further north to the area of Neuruppin and northwest of Havelberg to face the Russian 47th Army. An attack by the XXXXI Panzerkorps which was intended to push towards the city of Berlin didn’t stand any chance, instead they broke through at Kyritz on the 1.5.1945, on 2.5.1945 another Soviet attack broke trough the Panzerkops lines at Friesack and Fehrbellin. What was left of the Divisionsgruppe von Hake tried to withdraw to the bridgehead at Tangermünde and thus escape Russian captivity.

A perfect tropical belt in mint condition. The size is 95 cm which is a perfect mannequin size. The belt is minty and impossible to upgrade.

Nice original ’43 Sumpftarn sniper smock. Late war smock designed for wear and use by Scharfschützen in all branches of the Wehrmacht. The smock is in good worn condition and has a number of small holes and one large repair which are typical for a thin garment worn in densely wooded areas. The smock is a nice size fitting most if not all mannequins. The smock is complete with both of its drawstrings and has shortened sleeves. A very nice surely combat worn smock with strong and vibrant colours which would be very hard to upgrade for a combat mannequin!