German helmet

Beautiful US 82nd Airborne Officer 4 pocket tunic with period sewn insignia and ID’ed 1. LT Jack Simpson, O-1283860. Simpson served in the 82nd Airborne, 504th HQ Company which fought in Normandy, Rhineland and the Ardennes. The 504th was engaged in heavy battles for La Gleize. The garment is in good condition without moth damage to the cloth. One of the front buttons has been pinned on with a match, otherwise the garment is in excellent condition and would easily make a great addition to any airborne collection!

Excellent Waffen-SS officer flatwire runic collar tab in very good condition. One of the hardest to find runic tabs!

Minty original Waffen-SS EM/NCO M43 Gaberdine field cap. Nice with originally sewn BeVo trapezoid. Marked inside with 58 which is a considerably nice large size!

A very nice mint example of a pair of Wehrmacht Heer M43 combat trousers or Keilhosen. In good mint condition with all its original sewn buttons. The wool is in great condition without damages or repairs and still has most of the nap and full contrasted field grey color remaining. The size is large and would fit most if not all mannequins. The leg ties are mostly intact. A great pair for a mannequin that is very hard to find in this perfect condition and size!

A great original three-tone Normandy camouflage helmet coming directly from a barn in Sannerville, Normandy. This helmet is in untouched condition. It has not been cleaned, polished or anything done to it. The helmet is a nice M40 with a single Luftwaffe decal. The decal has been painted over and is not cleaned! This is a original Normandy camouflage helmet, actually coming from Normandy after 75 years!

This ensemble was photographed on Omaha Beach on the 5th of June 2019.

Beautiful pre war double decal M35 Polizei helmet. The helmet is nicely marked Q62 indicating production by Quist with the lot number 4768 which falls clearly within the range of Quist helmets made for LW, Heer and SS. The helmet retains its original liner and chinstrap that are original to the helmet which have never been removed. The three brass rivets are tight and lightly oxidized to the liner. The helmet is a very early factory repaint with another layer of textured paint with a set of decals. The left side of the helmet has clear traces of silver Heer decal under the paint. The original early borderless Polizei decals still retain up to 95%. A beautiful and rare M35 Polizei reissue helmet that would be a great addition to any helmet collection!

Beautiful, untouched Heer field blouse for a Oberstleutnant in Infanterie Regiment 19 with Wiederholungsspange. The garment is in good, worn condition with period sewn insignia. The left breast pocket retains multiple period sewn award loops with award ghosting remaining. Infanterie regiment 19 played a vital role in the 1939 campaign pushing into Poland. The 10th of may 1940 it was the first unit to breach to Juliana Kanaal fortifications in the Netherlands and pushed onwards to the Scheldt. After the 1940 campaign it was sent to the eastern front and saw actions right until the end of the war. A stunning tunic in very good condition!

Rare original Waffen-SS officers belt buckle by Overhoff & Cie, Lüdenscheid marked RZM 36/40 indicating production in 1940. The buckle is in very good condition retaining its full silver frosting to the front.

Beautiful Heer M35 single decal helmet marked ET66 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet is a beautiful example of a wartime reissued helmet with a thick textured camouflage paint. The helmet retains up to 85% of its period paint finish and period installed liner. The split pins are nearly void of paint which is typical for this thick textured paint which adheres difficulty and easily chips off. A very nice original helmet with a nice thick camouflage paint!

A nice and minty M35 reissue helmet with perfect decal, liner and chinstrap. The helmet is simply one of the cleanest examples I’ve found! The helmet is nicely marked EF62 indicating production by Emaillierwerke Fulda. The helmet is complete with its original minty chinstrap and liner. Inside the dome stamp clearly shows the helmet was assembled in 1937. The helmet still retains up to 99% of its wartime paint and both of its minty decals of which one is overpainted. Nice helmet!

Stunning and rare cuff title for the SS-Standarte-Westland or SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 10 Westland in very good unissued condition. Nice second pattern RZM style construction. This is one of the rarest cufftitles to find!

Unissued textbook M1942 Coat, Parachute, Jumper in size 38R. The Jacket is in good unissued condition with all press studs in good working condition. The seams are all strong and as long as I can see there are no damages to the cloth. The left sleeve has some minor stains but nothing serious. The long zipper is functional and a typical Crown type but at some point its slider was replaced with – a Crown marked example. The short zipper is also functional. The jacket is marked in the back with a laundry number which would give room for further research. The jacket retains its original waist belt which is firmly factory attached to the back loop. A very nice and original M1942 jump jacket in mint unissued condition – perfect for a mannequin base!

Excellent and typical original three-tone camouflage helmet marked EF66 indicating production by Emaillierwerke Fulda. The helmet retains its original factory installed liner and rivets. Externally the helmet still retains its original three tone Normandy camouflage up to 75% with a lot of patina. The decal has been partially camouflaged but has not been cleaned but shows nice moderate use. A nice original camouflage helmet with a nice decal underneath!

Rare and large sized first pattern piped Fliegerbluse. This, pre war pattern features no pockets in the front and was factory issued without a breast eagle. The garment is a typical pre war example in excellent condition with typical wartime added breast eagle. The garment is in a nice large size fitting most if not all mannequins.

Beautiful slightly used Waffen-SS Zeltbahn in handscreened plane tree 1/2 camouflage with stunning strong and vivid colours. The Zeltbahn is made by Walter Reichert, Berlin NW40 “Warei” in 1943. The Zeltbahn retains all of it’s originally applied grommets and zinc buttons except for one. The Zeltbahn is double marked with a “Warei” patent stamp and the production stamp which is normal for this maker. Excellent 1943 dated Waffen-SS M31 Zeltbahn in plane tree 1/2 camouflage in slightly used and undamaged condition!

A nice grouping that was found in the household of Heinz Preissing several years ago. The grouping consists of a M40 tunic and a Soldbuch with a large amount of paperwork. Also there is a nice large picture of Heinz, sitting next to his equipment. The M40 tunic has its factory machine sewn litzen and breast eagle. The breast eagle is machine sewn, then folded flat and finished by hand. The shoulder boards retain the cyphers for Gebirgsjäger Regiment 98. The Unteroffizierstresse is machine sewn to the collar. The Gebirgsjäger Edelweiss is handsewn. The breast pocket has 4 sets of wartime sewn loops for awards and a small spange above it. The tunic is not shortened or tailored but has several wartime machine sewn repairs. The Soldbuch has many, many entries and a picture in the front. Heinz carried a French or Dutch pistol with 16 rounds of ammunition. He entered service in 1938. Heinz was awarded the Verwundetenabzeichen Im Schwarz in 1941. The Soldbuch corresponds with the Erkennungsmarke. Heinz was a part of the Staff of the unit, possibly later in the war he was the Zahlmeister.

Gebirgsjäger Regiment 98 was one of the first units to enter Poland in 1939. Then following up in the 1940 campaign attacked France, moving through Luxembourg. More information on the unit here.

Although the grouping could bring more if split up, I have no wish to split this group up. The grouping is large and has lots of research possibilities. I wish I had more time to go more into the paperwork; its really a interesting group!