Waffen SS

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!

Textbook first pattern orange coloured butterdish in excellent condition. The butterdish is nicely MPD marked 6F/K. Nice orange coloured example in good condition!

Rare matching pair of shoulderboards for a Leutnant in Panzerdivision Grossdeutschland. The boards are typical Panzer examples with wool backing and rayon tongues. The straps have period attached type 5 GD or Grossdeutschland cyphers. Rare original Panzer shoulderboards for one of the most wanted divisions in the Heer!

Rare single shoulderboard for a Oberleutnant in the Hermann Göring Division. The board has a period affixed pink unit designation.

Textbook 1940 dated K98 ammunition pouch in good used condition.

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!

Original starter tab for the MG34 and MG42. These starter tabs were linked to the standard 50 round belts committing the need for opening the top cover to reload. The tab is marked ST 40 indicating production by Stocko Metall Waren Fabriken, Wappertal – Elberfeld, later to switch to CVO.

Original starter tab for the MG34 and MG42. These starter tabs were linked to the standard 50 round belts committing the need for opening the top cover to reload. The tab is marked azg 42 indicating production by Siemens-Schukert-Werke AG, Berlin

MG34 and MG42 starter tab marked B 39

Original starter tab for the MG34 and MG42. These starter tabs were linked to the standard 50 round belts ommitting the need for opening the top cover to reload. The tab is marked azg 41 indicating production by Siemens-Schukert-Werke AG, Berlin.

Nice original MG42 ruptured cartridge remover marked hoz WaA14 indicating production by Bernhard Zade, Berlin. This tool is a standard component from the MG tool kit! Unlike the MG34 example the MG42 variant is very hard to find!

Textbook German helmet chinstrap in good, close to mint condition, most likely unissued. The chinstrap is nicely marked ftb 44 which is a rather common maker for chinstraps but is still an unknown maker. Beautiful close to mint late war example which is hard to find as a spare!

Excellent original chinstrap for Heer/Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) EM enlisted mens visor cap. The chinstrap is nicely marked with an ink stamp Rahm & Kampmann, Wuppertal 1938. The chinstrap is unissued and in good usable condition and is very rare to find as a spare!

Tent pole or Zeltstock 01 in good condition which was issued to every soldier together with the Zeltbahn. (Every soldier was issued one pole, two pegs and one Zeltleine together with his Zeltbahn.) The tent pole is constructed out of wood with blued steel reinforcements on both ends, the tent pole measures approximately 37cm as it should! The tent pole is nicely marked ggt 42 which indicates production by a still unknown producer, marked tent poles are hard to find!