German helmet

M42 no decal helmet marked CKL66 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet is in good, used condition with factory placed liner and reissued foreign long chinstrap. The helmet is a late war example with a rough metal finish with dimples in the shell due to the bad production process. Interesting late war helmet!

M42 Luftwaffe helmet with handpainted decal marked ET64 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet is a interesting example with a handpainted Luftwaffe decal, on top of the original decal. The original decal can be seen peaking through including the swastika indicating this was either a wartime or veteran art helmet. Regardless a nice study object!

Steel MG34 ammunition case in factory paint marked 1938, very uncommon to find in this condition with the factory paint. Most of these ammunition cases were repainted and used extensively during the war. The steel MG34 are less common to find then the aluminum ones; this is one of the best examples I’ve found.

Aluminum MG34 ammunition case with unit markings 2. Zug, 1. Gruppe. 

Textbook 1943 dated coconut canteen in good used condition. This is the second pattern variant with the less frequent strap closing with a roller buckle and steel reinforced holes in the strap which is in textbook configuration with the bakelite cup! The canteen is nicely marked HRE 43 which indicates production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen in 1943. The stud on the bottom has been broken of at some point and has been repaired by a small two way stud. Overall excellent and textbook coconut canteen in good used condition!

Nice original 6×30 binoculars or Dienstglas case in good, undamaged condition. The case is manufactured out of black bakelite with leather belt loops and a Pressstoff pulling tab which are still all present and undamaged. The case is in very good, untouched condition. Nice original example!

A beautiful original holster in supple brown leather for the P640(b) FN Hi-Power pistol. Nicely marked dla 44 indicating production by Karl Barth, Militäreffektenfabrik, Waldbroehl, Rheinland. This holster would be very hard to upgrade!

Excellent original tropical breadbag strap dated 1942. Hard to find as a spare!

Nice late war manufactured M31 breadbag in good, used condition. The breadbag shows wear and has a lot of character to it. The breadbag is marked on the middle strap with an RBNr. but this is completely unreadable. Nice used example!

Very nice “tropical” M31 breadbag in very good but combat used condition. This example is nicely marked M. Forker, Wilthen 1942, which is a well known manufacturer of the darker green tropical rucksacks as well. The breadbag has been named on the back but this has become unreadable due to wear. Excellent example!

Rare RG34 takedown and cleaning tool or Hulschenkopfwischer which is mostly missing from these cleaning kits. Beautiful authentic example which is nicely marked ftd which indicates production by Schlesinger, Peter, Metallwarenfabrik, Offenbach A./M. Sadly the stud/pin is been missing from this example. This is for me the second example to offer from this rare maker!

Textbook P08 Holster marked jln 1941 indicating production by Deutsche Lederwerkstaetten GmbH, Pirmasens. The holster is in great condition and would be hard to upgrade!

Uncommon and large US EGW (E.G. Waterman) fighting knife with original leather scabbard.

Non-matching first world war short model 14 bayonet with world war two scabbard. The bayonet is in good used condition, but not matching.

Excellent late war K98 bayonet frog manufactured out of smooth black leather. The frog is nicely marked J. De Valk, A’dam 1943 which indicates this bayonet frog is produced by a Dutch company in the capital of Amsterdam during the occupation. Nice bayonet frog in unissued condition by a rare and desirable manufacturer!

Nice and original US Glider wings. This is a textbook example marked Sterling.

Extremely rare M45 camouflage jacket in the experimental late war Leibermuster camouflage pattern. Textbook, original example with all details you’d like to see on one of these jackets. The flat, non reinforced collar without hooks, the straight horizontal front pockets with pleats on the bottom seam going both ways, aluminum smooth buttons on the front and paper on the sleeves, square reinforcements at the armpits, drawstring and of course comes without back seam. The jacket is sewn from a loosely woven HBT or Drillich material sewn with single and double needle sewing machines. The jacket is in very good, lightly worn condition and would be a iconic yet extremely scarce piece in any collection. These jackets are rarely offered on the open market and it is a good opportunity to acquire a top rare piece!