German militaria

Textbook untouched warhorse. M40 marked Q64 indicating production by Quist. The helmet retains its untouched uncleaned factory placed liner and chinstrap. A iconic and textbook example of a single decal Heer helmet!

Stunning Panzer or Panzerjäger officers visor in very good near mint condition. The visor retains its bright pink wool piping with its originally attached insignia. The wool is in very good condition with 99% of its fluff with minimal surface moth grazing and one small damage to the piping on top. The cap is a small size and retains a original folded newspaper underneath the sweatband. The cap is a stunning and textbook example that would be very hard to upgrade and nicely marked Panzer Regiment

Matching pre war bayonet with the extremely low and lucky serial ’13’. The bayonet is marked P. Weyersberg 1938 and retains most of its original blueing and original pre war frog.

Textbook late war Waffen-SS belt buckle by Overhoff in used condition.

Textbook and rare second pattern white butterdish or Fettbuchse marked K1W with the fine thread and gripped bottom.

Nice original breast microphone for the FF33 field phone. Complete with the neck strap and the extension cable.

Very nice original spare headphone strap or Kopffernhörer fuhr den Feldfernsprecher 33. Couples to the Kopffernhörer right into the FF33 and enables a second man to listen to the conversations on the line.

Rare first factory produced pattern MP38 u. MP40 magazine pouch in full rayon construction with square metal tips. This pouch is in obvious used condition and originally was displayed at the old and well known Falaise museum in Normandy. The pouch has multiple small shrapnel damages to the body and there is a small piece in the centre closing strap metal tip. Very hard to find and obvious combat worn magazine pouch!

Nice original Airborne troop carrier patch. Nice British made example that was issued to C-47 Dakota personnel during D-day, Market Garden and Varsity.

Nice original Erkennungsmarke marked J.G.Ers. Komp. 9 indicating Infanterie Geschütz Ersatz Kompanie 9. 

Nice original TL-122-B flashlight in very good condition.

Wehrpass of Obergefreiter Steinebach serving in several infantry units in the beginning of the war and 1943 was transferred to the 11. Panzer ‘Gespenster’ Division serving in the Werkstatt of Panzer Regiment 15. This unit fought in Russia in the region of Kirowograd and Tscherkassy. After heavy losses the entire division was pulled out of the front line and sent to the south of France to regroup. When the Allies invaded the south of France in August 1944, the division was sent to the Rhone valley and fought a delaying action towards Besancon and Belfort. Seeing some short action in Lorraine at the battle of Arracourt. The Division was sent to the Saar-Moselle triangle to hold off the US Third Army. in February 1945 the US 94th ID opened the attack from the Moselle river to take Saarburg. After penetrating the Westwall at Tettingen-Butzdorf, the 11th Panzerdivision was ordered to counterattack. Throwing the Americans back to the Orscholz line, a few days later they had to withdraw under heavy enemy pressure. By the end of February 1945 the unit took positions on the east bank of the Saar river opposite Ockfen. By March the division fought at Remagen and in the Ruhr pocket. Obergefreiter Steinebach was awarded with the Ostmedaille and later with the Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse on 20 April 1945.

Mid to late war RG34 marked CNX indicating production by Gustav Appel, Berlin. The cleaning kit comes with all the tools as found, correct for the cnx RG34. The kit is complete but is missing the bottom from the oiler!

Interesting Wehrpass for Augustin Scherwitzel KIA 1.1.1944 on the Landlenge von Perekop, Krim. The Wehrpass is in good used condition with all pages and loads of entries. Scherwitzel drafted in January 1940. He served in the following units; 537 Division, Sperr-Batl. 194, Infanterie Ersatz Regiment 605, Infanterie Regiment 151, Infanterie Regiment 759, Grenadier Regiment 759 and Grenadier Regiment 121. He received training for Sperr- und Sprengdienst, Gewehr 95, L.m.G. 30, Gewehr 98K and M.G. 26 (t). He was promoted to Gefreiter on 1.1.1943 and was awarded the Ostmedaille on 9.1.1943. The entries read Einsatz Jugoslavien 28.3.1941, Abwëhrkämpfe an Wolekow, 3.12.1942 Besatzungstruppe in Belgien Abschnitt Antwerpen, 5.1.1943 Küstenschutz an der Mittelmeerküste, 1.1.1944 Abwehrkämpfe an der Landlenge von Perekop.

 

Textbook faded single Heer tropical shoulderstrap with green wool piping for Jäger troops. Very rare strap in good worn condition!

Rare original box for 10 red flares dated 1944.

Rare German made holster for the P.37(u) Femaru. The holster is constructed from a mix of webbing and leather. These holsters are sometimes referred to as being tropical issue as these first came at the same time with the webbing equipment. The holster is in very good condition and nicely marked jsd 1941 indicating production by J.Schmalzeder Erben, Dresden. The holster was also used and worn with the P.27(t).

Excellent pair of matching textbook MP38 u. MP40 magazine pouches in unissued condition. The pouches are both matching in cloth, stitching, marking, hardware and leather. The pouches are executed in nice blue canvas with lightbrown leather. A beautiful and matching pair in unissued condition that would be very hard to upgrade!