Original German militaria

US Heart shield bible in good condition. These bibles where bought and meant to be carried on the heart to act as a shield. Wether these where really bullet proof could be debated per calibre size; but the fact is these where very popular amongst the troops and often carried in the ETO and PTO.

Textbook WWII issue Purple Heart in unissued condition. Complete with ribbon and pin, impossible to upgrade.

Textbook BeVo Edelweiss sleeve insignia for Gebirgsjägertroops in mint unissued condition.

Unique Heer EM M40 tunic with a bullethole gone right through the garment, with the lining fully blood soaked. The garment is a typical early M40 with first pattern Einheitskragenlitzen dating pre May 1940. The Einheitskragenlitzen are factory sewn to the garment, the breast eagle is in my opinion resewn. The garment has a small hole to the front and the back, at the shoulder hight. This is a genuine bullet hole that went straight trough and wounded the wearer. The area around the hole is blood-soaked inside and out. Other then these holes on the top there are shrapnel damages with period repairs on the bottom pockets indicating the wearer (probably) survived the ordeal. The garment was found in Magdeburg at some point. The garment is a unique example of a blood-soaked jacket that would be a prime historic piece in any collection.

Late war unissued Zeltbahn in Waffen-SS Oak camouflage. The Zeltbahn is nicely made up out of different colours of camouflaged material, typical for a late war manufacture. What makes this zeltbahn rare is that its of a late war “4 panel” construction. That means that on both far ends of the left and right side a extra triangle is sewn on. The top corner has a restoration with white stitching(!). The material is stunning and vibrant and looks like the day it was made. A unique late war Waffen-SS Zeltbahn with reversed coloursmost probably made in 1945!

A great pair of mid to late war felt boots or Filzstiefel in very good condition. Typical eastern front footwear worn and issued with the reversible, non reversible and Charkov parkas. The pair is a nice large 30 which translates to a modern EU 45. Both soles still retain their factory applied leather hobs. The felt boots are nicely marked RBNr. 0.0543/0025 not the pulling straps on. the inside. They are in great, near mint condition with only some minor moth damage, perfect for on a mannequin! Hard to find a great pair in this condition and size!

Textbook late war long M38 gasmask canister with periodically attached straps with a type of rubberized ends. Stunning canister without mask which would be perfect for display on a mannequin because the weight of a complete canister with gasmask would damage the straps on long terms! This is the typical late war “Last Ditch” canister with the stamped steel hook!

A very nice late war P38 soft shell holster. The holster is nicely maker marked 0/0833/0007 indicating production by Hans Römer, Neu-Ulm. Simply a superb late war P38 holster in mint condition, can not be upgraded!

Textbook mid to late war constructed M42 steel pattern canteen. The canteen cup and the flask itself are both nicely marked ESB 43 which indicates production by Eduard Sommerfeld, Berlin in 1943. The cup is interesting because it features 3 layers of paint, red primer, olive green and as finish dark green! Interesting canteen with a textbook construction in good used condition!

Excellent combat used and named steel M42 messkit or Kochgeschirr in olive green paint. The messkit retains around 75% of the factory finish. This type of messkit marked with a triangular symbol and dated are believed to be produced by the well known helmet manufacturer Emaillierwerke Fulda (EF). Both parts are engraved with the name Hilbig. These M42 steel messkits with these triangular symbols are pretty rarely encountered!

Rare high pattern dark green coloured butterdish which is unusually marked. The marking just features numbers and not the standard MPD coded markings. The high pattern butterdish can fit exactly two time the content of the normal patterns. The usage of the high pattern butterdishes is unclear but for sure is original. The lid could be easily changed with a standard pattern butterdish and would make a perfect fit. Very rare and interesting example!

Beautiful first pattern black and brown speckled butterdish or Fettbüchse marked S. The butterdish looks black but close inspection reveals its fully speckled with dark brown spots. Aesthetic variant!

Original pocket mirror with Waffen-SS portrait for a young soldier with a piped sidecap.

Rare matching shoulderboards for a Oberst in Nebelwerfer Abteilung 55. The shoulderboards are in good used condition and come with a set of screw on buttons in good condition.

Nice original pair of Heer shoulderboards for a Hauptmann der Infanterie. These shoulder boards are in tunic removed condition and shows beautiful amount of wear.

Original K98 rifle carrying sling end piece or Haltestück in good used condition. This part is often missing from the sling and finding a spare is really hard. Very rare original spare part for the K98 sling!