German helmet

Late war m42 helmet marked EF66 indicating production by Emaillierwerke Fulda. The helmet is a rare late war example painted in slate grey paint, with its factory finish retaining up to 95%. Beautiful, late war example!

Very rare 1933(!) dated breadbag in good used condition. The breadbag is nicely marked Hottschalk & Co. A.-G., Kassel 1933. Finding early breadbags is already hard on its own, let alone one with such clear markings! The breadbag is a weird pattern which features a divider on the inside which is often seen on post war breadbags as well. This is the first original period example i have encountered with a divider. The breadbag features an ink stamp on the inside R.L.M. which indicates it was issued to the Reichsluftfahrtministerium which makes this breadbag even more interesting. Most of the buttons are replaced but this seems to be a period job, the breadbag shows stains not the front and back which just suggest this example has been used! Very rare and interesting example which would be very hard to upgrade!

Very nice A-frame pouch in good, used condition. The pouch has some stains and the tying straps show some traces of use. Nice used example!

Textbook first pattern coconut canteen in very good condition. The canteen comes with its matching steel cup which is typical for these first pattern examples. The canteen is nicely marked HRE 43 which indicates production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen in 1943. Textbook example in excellent condition!

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the coconut canteens can be read here; https://fjm44.com/articles/the-coconut-canteen-ritters-mystery-canteen/

Late war manufactured M31 pattern canteen in excellent, mint condition. The canteen is manufactured in 1943 but made to high pre/early war standards. The canteen is nicely marked G&CL 43 which indicates production by Gehardi & Co, Lüdenscheid in 1943. This is a nice and interesting canteen in excellent condition!

Immediate post war manufactured mess kit, made by MMT in Tournus in 1945. These mess kits are exactly the same as the pre war examples. The lid however looks to be pre war and has a German name inscribed in the lid.

Textbook Luftschütz Sanitäter pouch in good used condition.

Textbook Sanitäter pouch marked Bollmann & Co Tuttlingen 1940 in good used condition.

A interesting insignia grouping to Clyde Yaist serving in the C/377 Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. The grouping consists of a white tongue 101st patch, jump wings, and various other small insignia. A nice grouping!

‘ As early as the evening of December 19th, Clyde Yaist of c/377 picked off eight Germans who were trying to stealthily approach the C gun battery pits. Yaist was a crack shot with the M1 rifle and was positioned in a concealed spot in front and below of the batteries to provide security for them. This ‘Artillery Sniper’ using a Garand rifle without the benefit of a scope was placed in battery security assignment by his first sergeant Fred Fitzgerald. As the Germans tried to sneak up a draw towards the US artillery positions in the fading light of December 19th, they were picked off one at a time by rounds fired by Yaist, from a position they couldn’t see and were not aware of until it was too late. ‘ A quote from;  Mark Bando, 101st Airborne – The Screaming eagles in World War II.

Textbook Zinc Erkennungsmarke for the Flieger-Ausbildung-Regiment 21 which was later disbanded and added to the newly formed 6. Luftwaffe Felddivision. 

Textbook Waffen-SS cufftitle in uniform removed condition. The cufftitle is a typical example with the less common font with slanted tops. The cufftitle is in obvious uniform removed and combat worn condition which has a lot of character!

RG34 tool marked ARR 43, rare example as issued with the tan RG34!

RG34 chain marked CNX

A textbook original undershirt or Diensthemd in unissued condition. These shirts are the finishing touch to a mannequin and are becoming very hard to find. The shirt is in unissued condition and still retains an original paper tag which breads “42”. The size is a nice medium fitting most modern mannequins. The shirt is of the first field gray model without pockets and dates between 1940 and 1942.

Textbook Luftschutz one piece gladiator helmet in excellent condition with factory installed liner!

Clear mapcase insert in good used condition. These where issued with map cases and used to keep maps dry in the rain and folded on the right place. These where also used to draw on to the smooth transparent surface to keep the maps unmarked. This example is nicely marked R. Erhardt, Poessneck 1936.

Untouched Heer single decal M40 helmet marked ET66 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet is a textbook two-tone camouflage example in very good, untouched condition. The helmet retains its period spray painted two-tone camouflage pattern up to 80% and would be hard to upgrade. The helmet retains its factory installed liner and chinstrap dated 1940. The liner is named to Leutnant G. Gabriel, which could be a good base for further research. The helmet is a classic and untouched example of a nice late war camouflage helmet that would be hard to upgrade!

Panzer 10×50 Dienstglas marked bmj in good working condition complete with its original strap, rubber rain cover and button flap. The binoculars are in adjustable condition with the Strichplatte in place in the right eyepiece, sadly the Strichplatte is just vaguely visible. The binoculars are nicely marked bmj which indicates production by Hensoldt u. Soehne, Mechanisch-Optische Werke AG, Wetzlar. Hard to find set!