German militaria

Scarce original US M1 helmet by McCord with Firestone liner. The outer shell is nicely wartime personalized with subdued black Sergeants insignia on the front of the helmet. The shell and strap is marked with the laundry number Z-4794. The back of the shell has numerous stress cracks. The Sergeants helmet insignia is very scarce to find on a helmet!

A very nice original double decal Heer M35 helmet in very good condition. The toned Heer decals still retains up to 95%. The helmet is marked ET66 indicating production by Eisenhüttenwerke, Thale. The helmet retains its original liner and chinstrap marked Otto Sindel 1938. The helmet is a very nice and typical example of a double decal Heer M35 helmet!

Stunning tan MGZ40 sight for the MG34 and MG42 Lafette. The sight is clear and in working condition. The rear lens in the eyepiece has a crack, but is still serviceable. Otherwise the lenses are 100% usable. The original rubber eyecup is still present. Perfect usable piece in full original finish!

A stunning speckled brown bakelite 6×30 binocular case. Later in the war when the Germans ran out of pigment for bakelite they switched over to different fillers. Sawdust was one of the filling materials used, creating a interesting speckled finish. The brown bakelite dienstglas containers where mostly found with tan 6×30 binoculars. The case is in very good, undamaged condition and has a very aesthetic and vibrant light brown colour which would nicely attribute a late war uniform setup.

Typical black late war holster for the CZ27 pistol in pebbled leather. Nicely marked on the carrying loop!

Late war equipment belt in brown leather. Nicely marked 0/0353/0087 and dated 1943. Typical modern mannequin size and in good supple condition!

Nice M40 breadbag in good used condition. This model was only produced for a short period between the grey pre war model and the model without the belt loop reinforcements. Nice example!

Nice original ET62 single decal M42 Heer helmet in very good condition. The helmet is a great and typical example of a single decal Heer M42 helmet marked ET62 indicating production by by Eisenhüttenwerke, Thale and has a size 55 liner. The helmet is in complete and untouched condition and would be very hard to upgrade.

Late war Heer M44 field blouse for a Panzergrenadier. The tunic is in good unissued condition with minimal storage wear. The garment retains most of the nap in the wool. All the insignia are factory sewn without alterations. The garment retains all of its originally sewn buttons. The shoulders are adorned with a set of late war EM M43 pattern Panzergrenadier shoulderstraps. The garment is a medium size good for most modern or vintage mannequins. The garment has some storage wear and a few repair but is otherwise a stellar unissued example. Hard to upgrade!

Hard to upgrade matching set of tropical equipment straps marked cky 1942 indicating production by Landeslieferungsgenossenschaft Nordmark für das Sattler- und Tapezier-Handwerk e.G.m.b.H., Hamburg. 

Rare US army issue enameled canteen marked US VOLLRATH 1942. 

Rare issue Luftwaffe Fliegerbluse in blue grey Drillich or hbt material. Standard issue Luftwaffe cut with blue glass buttons and insignia for a Oberleutnant Der Flak. The breast eagle is a nice bullion variant neatly sewn to the jacket. The left breast has two period sewn loops for a award. The shoulders are adorned with a set of Luftwaffe Flak Oberleutnant shoulder boards which show the normal wear as suspected with the buttons nicely embedded. The collar is nicely piped with a neatly sewn silver wire. The jacket is in nice worn condition but is void of repairs or alterations. A nice and rare garment, first one I’ve ever seen!

A stunning(!) pair of M44 Schnürschuhe in mint condition. These where the last model of footwear introduced in 1944. The boots are still in a very nice unblackened, light brown colour. The boots are in a good mannequin size and are in absolutely unworn condition. These where first issued late in 1944 right in time before the Ardennes Offensive. A textbook M44 pair, in good unworn condition!

A textbook and issue pair of Panzer trousers in strong used condition. Most of the nap is gone on the wool and there are a few repairs on the back bottom of the trouser leg. The trousers are in good used condition and are a nice mannequin size.

A textbook Heer M40 single decal helmet nicely marked EF62 indicating production by Emaillierwerke Fulda. The helmet is complete with its original liner and chinstrap that are original to the helmet. The helmet retains up to 90% of its original factory paint and decal. The helmet has a damage to the rear of the helmet most probably caused by a bullet or shrapnel. The helmet is named to Bauer written in the leather and in the rear of the helmet. The leather has one bit that has one small bit of blood stain near the crown. The rear split pin has been addorned with a leather strap with a carrying D-ring marked DRP or Deutsches Reichs Patent. This D-ring was installed to wear the helmet on the Y-strap. All in all its a great original single decal M40 with great details.

Messkits and canteens enameled in these colours are attributed to be made by the Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF) run by Oskar Schindler. Messkits and canteens, unmarked, in these specific colours have been found in the old factory storage of the former DEF.  There are several other makers of enameled steel canteens and messkits but they all carry different characteristic features such as markings or specific colours. No other maker utilizes these light gray and blue colours and lacks markings. The light blue “wash” on top of the enamel is one of the typical features.

Stunning M36 field blouse for a Spiess in a Artillerieabteilung. Nicely tailored M36 tunic with fully originally sewn insignia. The tunic is a nice tailored medium size, double loops for a ribbon bar and holes evidence for the wear of several awards. The tunic has a nice lighty worn appeal that would nicely compliment any collection. The nap in the wool retains nearly fully except for some of the rough edges of the pockets. The tunic has a set of privately tailored M36 shoulderstraps for a Hauptfeldwebel der Artillerie. On the bottom of both sleeves two long bands of synthetic Tresse are sewn indicating the Hauptfeldwebel was also the Spiess of the Kompanie. The tunic was manufactured and later tailored in Amsterdam retaining a large stamp with the tailors details. The tunic has been positively discussed on Wehrmacht-Awards. A rare untouched tunic in great condition that is a stunning display base for ribbonbars and awards!

A one looker original three-tone sawdust camouflage helmet in very good, used condition. The helmet retains up to 90% of its original sawdust camouflage paint. The helmet retains its original liner in size 56. The helmet is a nice example of a sawdust camouflage helmet with good strong colours!