German helmet

Nice original wartime 10X50 power binoculars or Dienstglas 10X50. This example is nicely marked blc which indicates production by Carl Zeiss, Jena and features a small blue coloured + mark which indicates it is suitable for usage in cold climates. This example comes together with the original strap and bakelite rain cover in great condition. The binoculars are clear and in good working condition without any damages. Excellent Carl Zeiss produced piece which is hard to find in this condition. These binoculars where favored by combat officers, as they give a spectacular long and clear range!

Excellent original M35 Luftwaffe double decal helmet marked SE68 indicating production by Sachsichse Emaillierwerke. The helmet comes in the large size 68 which is one of the rarest sizes. The helmet is in very good condition retaining up to 95% of its factory paint and decals. The helmet retains its factory installed liner and Luftwaffe unit marked chinstrap. Beautiful and large early Luftwaffe helmet in excellent condition!

Beautiful WW1 issued K98 ammunition pouch in a gorgeous brown coloured leather. The holster is nicely marked A. Schwalbe, Berlin 1915. Very hard to find WW1 issue equipment in this condition!

Excellent good sized original 1940 dated zinc liner. The liner is a rare large size 56 fitting for size 64 helmet shells. The liner is nicely marked Schuberth-Werke – AG, Braunschweig 1940 which indicates 1940 production. Excellent late war size 56 liner in great condition!

Unissued bakelite black out cover or Abblendkappe as used on the Truppenfahrrad. These covers are almost always missing or broken. This example is coming straight out of it’s original factory box. The cover is in close to mint condition with only some white paint missing!

Note: the manual and the factory box are shown for illustration purposes only and are not included in this sale!

Aluminium ID disc or Erkennungsmarke marked Stammkp. Pz. Ers. Abt. 7. which indicates Stamm Kompanie Panzer Ersatz Abteilung 7.

Original Heer Gebirgsjäger officers visor in good worn condition. The cap is all original in all parts; but the sweatband and visor have been resewn to the cap. Nice original visor!

Textbook late war Heer belt buckle or Einheitskoppelschloss. Unmarked late war original in good condition with over 90% its factory finish remaining.

Excellent and textbook original Waffen-SS belt buckle marked O&C ges. gesch. indicating production by Overhoff & Cie, Lüdenscheid.

Very nice and rare unissued black webbing equipment belt intended for usage by the DJ (Deutsches Jungvolk) and HJ (Hitlerjugend). This belt has an overall unusual construction with the usage of black coloured webbing. The catch is nicely marked RZM M4/22. The belt still remains its original paper RZM tag which has been attached to the tongue. A very rare and must have belt for the specialized belt/buckle or HJ collector!

Deathcard to Obergefreiter Alois Basten, KIA 25.2.1945 in Venray, Holland. He is buried in Ysselsteyn.

Deathcard to Unteroffizier Matthias Mangold, KIA 14.4.1945. He is buried in Ysselsteyn.

Original deathcard to Obergefreiter Johann Eder was a German soldier killed in action during the infamous Georgian uprising of the island Texel. The Georgian ‘volunteers’ stationed a coastal battery on the Island, north of the Netherlands defending the North Sea.

Shortly after midnight on the night of 5–6 April 1945, the Georgians rose up and gained control of nearly the entire island. Approximately two hundred German soldiers were killed in the initial uprising, in their quarters or while standing guard, walking the roads of the island in groups or individually that night and the following day. Members of the Dutch resistance participated and assisted the Georgians. However, the rebellion hinged on an expected Allied landing which did not occur. Furthermore, the Georgians failed to secure the naval batteries on the southern and northern coasts of the island; the crews of these artillery installations were the only Germans still alive on the island.

A counterattack was ordered and the intact artillery batteries on the island began firing at sites where rebels were suspected to be. Approximately 2,000 riflemen of the 163rd Marine-Schützenregiment  were deployed from the Dutch mainland. Over the next five weeks they re-took the island; fighting was particularly heavy in the northern part of the island at Eierland and around the lighthouse. The German troops then combed the length of the island for any remaining Georgian soldiers, while the Dutch inhabitants sought to hide them. The German commander of the 882nd battalion, Major Klaus Breitner, stated long after the war that the uprising was “treachery, nothing else;” the captured mutineers were ordered to dig their own graves, remove their German uniforms, and be executed.

During the rebellion, 565 Georgians, at least 812 Germans, and 120 residents of Texel were killed. The destruction was enormous; dozens of farms went up in flames, with damage later estimated at ten million guilders (US$3.77 million). The bloodshed lasted beyond the German capitulation in the Netherlands and Denmark on 5 May 1945 and even beyond Germany’s general surrender on 8 May 1945. The fighting continued until Canadian troops arrived 20 May 1945 to enforce the German surrender, and disarmed the remaining German troops.

Rare original deathcard!

Beautiful privately tailored Luftwaffe Stabsfeldwebel uniform. The garment is in minty condition with period applied insignia, a nice Schützenschnur, 3 sets of period sewn award loops and a small ribbon bar. The set is in matching cloth in a good large size fitting most mannequins. The garment is near mint and perfect for a instant mannequin display.

Excellent Luftwaffe M40 helmet marked Q64 indicating production by Quist. The helmet retains its factory installed liner and chinstrap marked L.L.G. Hessen which is a typical maker found on Luftwaffe helmets. The helmet retains up to 95% of its factory finish and decal and would be hard to upgrade!

Excellent original K98 Dress bayonet with brown leather frog and red felt insert. The bayonet is marked E.u.F. Hörster and is in unsharpened and uncleaned condition.

Opened but complete box containing 100 packs of Efka cigarette rolling papers. These can be seen sold between 5 and 10 euro a piece. Here is 100 packs. Quite hard to find a complete box as most of the original Efka stock has been depleted by now.