German militaria

Hard to upgrade matching bayonet marked Berg & Co 1940 indicating production by Berg & Co. The bayonet is matching to its scabbard with the serial 6569 c and has nice clean bakelite grips. The bayonet is in very good uncleaned, unsharpened and matching (!) condition with 99% of its factory blueing. The bayonet comes together with its original leather frog. The frog is beautifully marked Josef Lechner, Hamburg 6.39 1941. Stunning bayonet with its original frog!

Beautiful untouched Kriegsmarine coastal artillery or Küstenartillerie EM/NCO side cap with originally sewn insignia and wartime removed soutache. The side cap is in beautifully untouched condition and is a perfect size 56 which would fit on most if not all modern mannequin heads!

Large Soldbuch grouping to Stabsgefreiter Richard Reis, serving in various Luftwaffe Sanitäter and Flak units from 1943 onwards. He was transferred to Flak Regiment 172 and later to Luftwaffe Sanitäts Staffel Berlin. He was transferred early July 1944 to 2. Kompanie Sanitäts-Ausbildungs Abteilung der Luftwaffe. 4.10.44 he was transferred to Fallschirm Pionier Abteilung 6, which served under the 6. Fallschirmdivison which at that point was reorganized. On 19 November 1944 the division moved to the front, north of the Waal, south east of Arnhem at Elst, Valburg, Zetten and Opheusden. On 20 December they moved to the Waal-Bogen at Hasselt. On the 8th of February 1945 the British offensive in the Reichswald started and the 6.th Fallschirmdivision took part in heavy fightings over Kalkar, Moyland, Marienbau, Xanten, Wesel, Emmerich and Praest. In march 1945 the division was pushed back to the rail line Doetinchem, Treborg, Varsseveld and Aalten. Early April 1945 the division moved through Zutphen, Hengelo, Holten and Hellendoorn. Between 17 and 19 April 1945 the division fought off multiple armoured attacks at Zutphen, Voorst, Bussloo and Deventer. 20 April 1945 the division moved to new defensive lines west of Apeldoorn between Hoenderloo, Apeldoorn, and Vaassen. Early May 1945 they extended to Amersfoort, Nijkerk and Putten. This is where they go into British captivity.

The grouping consists of the Soldbuch, a number of portraits and photographs, his EKM and various personal and POW documents. The grouping is a good base for further research. The Soldbuch is in strong worn condition and there are some pages missing. I have scanned all present filled pages. A excellent grouping with tons of potential further research!

Excellent blue Luftwaffe issued M40 mantel or greatcoat in lightly worn condition. The garment is in overall good condition and is complete with all factory sewn buttons. The mantel is nicely marked Erich Cramer K.-G, Wuppertal-Elbefeld which indicates the producer and it features two Luftwaffe acceptance L.B.A. 3.41 stamps which indicates issuing to the Luftwaffe in March 1941. Nice mantel in good condition!

Excellent MGZ 40 case for the MG34 and MG42 Lafette optics complete with two of its tan painted optic filters. The case retains up to 85% of the factory applied Blaugrau paint and its original webbing straps. Excellent and rare MG42 accessory in choice condition!

Rare matching uniform set to Jim May, USMC. The jacket and trousers are both in strong, combat worn condition with a number of period repairs. The jacket and trousers are both named to Jim May, which could be a nice base for further research!

Excellent pre war leather E-tool carrier in very good used condition. The carrier is beautifully marked Lederwerke Sedina, Finkenwalde 1936. Very hard to find early dated carriers in good condition!

Rare Croatian order of the Iron Trefoil 4th class, issued to Croatian troops fighting for the Germans; was originally intended to serve as the Croatian counterpart for the Iron Cross second class. Rare original award in very good condition!

Very nice pre war holster intended for the LP34 (flare gun) manufactured out of leather. The holster is in good, undamaged condition and all of the leather parts retain supple! The holster seems to be marked but this is sadly completely unreadable, the holster features some brass rivets to the closing clasp which is a typical early feature. These holsters manufactured out of leather are quit scarce because the started the manufacturing of these out of Pressstoff early on. Excellent example!

Rare MG34 u. MG42 ammunition case with period applied Sanitäter markings. These boxes were carried in the field in addition to the Tornister and Sanitäter pouches. The case is in very good condition.

Very nice Kriegsmarine Küstenartillerie sidecap in excellent condition. The side cap is made from a ribbed type of fabric which is clearly from a high quality in combination with a rayon lining. The cap is a nice size 54!

Textbook US Army service shoes in good used condition, hard to find pair!

Textbook tropical Heer belt buckle with factory sewn webbing tab. Rare to find!

Rare original Panzerfaust manual in very good condition. This is the small manual variant which goes into all the details needed to safely load, fire and maintenance one of these whereas the pamphlet just mentions the shooing of the weapon. Hard to find, original manual that would be very hard to upgrade!

Textbook mid to large sized US M1941 field jacket in very good condition. The jacket retains its unreadable yet original label, looks to be size marked 38. The jacket retains all buttons and its working zipper. The left sleeve has a shadow of a round patch the size of the 29th ID. The jacket is in very good condition without frayed cuffs and collar.