German militaria

Textbook original Erkennungsmarke marked Schw. Flak. Ers. Abt. 37 indicating Schwere Flak Ersatz Abteilung 37.

 

Rare original control box for the lighting of the large Flak Entfernungsmesser. The dial turns nicely, the cable is playable. Hard to find piece that is often missing with most if not all Entfernungsmessers.

Very rare first pattern compass pouch with compass marked W&L.E. Gurley, Troy, N.Y. The compass is in good working condition and the pouch retains its fully working zipper with pull chain. Something nice and rare from the period that would fit right into any US collection.

Rare original world war two period baseball mask. Textbook metal wire cage fitted with padding and straps to the back. Something interesting from the period in good condition that would nicely fit in a personal equipment display!

Typical pre war Dutch M33 helmet reissued by the German army and finished in typical shipboard grey. A typical colour as used by Flak and secondary Küstenartillerie personnel. The helmet is in good condition and is dated 1938.

Single shoulderstrap Heer Infanterie

A nice original Wehrmacht Heer shoulderstrap for Hauptfeldwebel der Infanterie

Stunning example of a untouched Heer infantry crusher, Feldmütze Alter Art or Knautschmütze. These fieldcaps where incredibly popular with officers during the war. The cap is in great, untouched with a great patina all over. The cap can be formed to fit on a mannequin display but is otherwise folded flat as a envelope. The cap is a small size that should fit most modern militaria mannequins. The crusher bears the Waffenfarbe of the Infanterie. These caps are getting increasingly difficult to find and this one is definitely the nicest one we’ve had on offer. A great example!

Superb late war M43 Keilhosen in mint condition. The trousers lack the leg ties but it would be very hard to find a better pair then this one. The trousers are a nice size fitting most modern mannequins and are in stone mint condition. The wool retains the full nap and all of its originally sewn buttons.

A very nice P38 softshell holster marked jwa 4 indicating production by Moritz Stecher, Lederwerk, Freiburg in 1944. The holster is in mint condition and would be very hard to upgrade!

A beautiful original holster in supple chocolate brown leather for the P35(b). FN High-Power pistol. Nicely marked dla 43 indicating production by Karl Barth, Militäreffektenfabrik, Waldbroehl, Rheinland. This holster would be very hard to upgrade!

Rare wartime barrel changing mitt for the MG34 and MG42. When firing the MG34 and MG42 continuously the German soldiers where presented with a harsh and difficult task: changing the barrel. The MG34 and MG42 where both made with a quick-change barrel and to help in the changing of the barrel these gloves where invented and issued. These gloves where issued with the accessories of the MG34 and MG42. It is simply used by placing the hand under the strap and using the pad to cover your hand when you grab the hot, sometimes even glowing barrel. The barrel is then placed in the Laufschützer to cool down and a cool new barrel is inserted. According to regulations, the barrel had to be changed after 150 rounds fired continuously. Hard to find item!

Nice original tabbed aluminum Reichsarbeitsdienst belt buckle marked Sieper & Söhne 1936. The buckle comes with the added leather cloth protector on the back.

Rare pre war belt buckle with the typical design that is associated with R. Fischer, Nixdorf. The lower talons lack the individual feathers in combination with the sharp eye indicate this. The buckle is denazified by ways of hammering out the swastika. It is however still in presentable condition and for sure rare enough to fit in any buckle collection in this condition.

Mint Dienstglas buttoning tab or Knopflasche maker marked and dated E. Leitz 1939. These would be perfect to match to a 1939 dated E. Leitz Dienstglas and would be impossible to find in this condition as a spare.

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. The cap is a good size 58 which would fit most if not all mannequins. The cap is a stunning and textbook example that would be very hard to upgrade.

Stunning grouping consisting of a named and unit ID’ed sidecap with factory applied light green soutache and numbered shoulderstraps. The sidecap or Schiffchen is a very nice and textbook example with factory applied green soutache and factory hand sewn insignia. The cap is a nice large size, probably a 58. Inside the cap sits a period sewn ID tag to Jäger Petrowitsch Gebirgsjäger Regiment 138. The cap was found together with a set of cyphered m36 pattern shoulderstraps. The straps are textbook pre war green wool piped examples in near mint condition. The shoulderstraps are nicely cyphered to Gebirgsjäger Regiment 138  which is a regiment which fought in Poland in 1939 and later went on to fight in Norway, Finland and near Leningrad. The set is in very good, near mint condition and would be a prime ensemble in any Gebirgsjäger collection.

Typical original MG13 barrel carrier with its original cleaning rods and carrying sling in very good condition.

Textbook late war equipment belt in good used condition. Roughly a size 95.