Original German militaria

Textbook first pattern coconut canteen in very good condition. The canteen comes with its matching steel cup which is typical for these first pattern examples. The canteen is nicely marked HRE 43 which indicates production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen in 1943. Textbook example in excellent condition!

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the coconut canteens can be read here; https://fjm44.com/articles/the-coconut-canteen-ritters-mystery-canteen/

Late war manufactured M31 pattern canteen in excellent, mint condition. The canteen is manufactured in 1943 but made to high pre/early war standards. The canteen is nicely marked G&CL 43 which indicates production by Gehardi & Co, Lüdenscheid in 1943. This is a nice and interesting canteen in excellent condition!

Nice Soldbuch group with a extensive photo album. The Soldbuchs are in good condition and have many hand written notes. The album shows a lot of interesting shots and the set could be a nice set for further research!

Textbook US canteen, cup with British made cover in very good, near mint condition.

Textbook, non matching M31 messing with period made vet art; ‘Gott Lebt auch hinter Stacheldraht’ which means ‘God also lives behind barbed wire’. 

Textbook Sanitäter pouch marked fvz 41. The pouch is in good used condition.

Rare to find complete Wundzettel book. These paper tags where to be worn on the uniform when wounded. Hard to find in complete condition, this booklet is a important part of the Sanitäterequipment!

A interesting insignia grouping to Clyde Yaist serving in the C/377 Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. The grouping consists of a white tongue 101st patch, jump wings, and various other small insignia. A nice grouping!

‘ As early as the evening of December 19th, Clyde Yaist of c/377 picked off eight Germans who were trying to stealthily approach the C gun battery pits. Yaist was a crack shot with the M1 rifle and was positioned in a concealed spot in front and below of the batteries to provide security for them. This ‘Artillery Sniper’ using a Garand rifle without the benefit of a scope was placed in battery security assignment by his first sergeant Fred Fitzgerald. As the Germans tried to sneak up a draw towards the US artillery positions in the fading light of December 19th, they were picked off one at a time by rounds fired by Yaist, from a position they couldn’t see and were not aware of until it was too late. ‘ A quote from;  Mark Bando, 101st Airborne – The Screaming eagles in World War II.

Original Waffen-SS cufftitle in uniform removed condition. The cufftitle is a less typical example with the font with slanted letter tops. Hard to find!

Reversible Splittertarn parka in combat worn condition. The garment features many different handmade repairs and is a small to medium size!

Textbook Imperial M16 helmet with factory installed liner and chinstrap in very good condition. The helmet retains its original wartime applied Mimikri camouflage up to 90%. This is a unique camouflage helmet with splotches added to the Mimikri camouflage. A top shelf camouflage helmet that would be very hard to upgrade!

Very nice late war Waffen-SS issue zeltbahn executed in the oak camouflage pattern. The Zeltbahn is in overall good condition and retains a lot of its original factory applied buttons and grommets. The Zeltbahn has nice colours which are still quite vivid. The edges on the brownish side are made out of plane tree camouflage fabric pieces! Very nice late war example!