Waffen SS

Textbook, untouched Q66 M40 helmet. Typical late war no decal example with factory fitted liner.

M42 Luftwaffe helmet with handpainted decal marked ET64 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet is a interesting example with a handpainted Luftwaffe decal, on top of the original decal. The original decal can be seen peaking through including the swastika indicating this was either a wartime or veteran art helmet. Regardless a nice study object!

Rare Danish EM M23/38 helmet with period painted resistance insignia to both flanks. The helmet is in excellent and untouched condition and would be very hard to upgrade!

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.

Short handled wire cutters with rare Pressstoff pouch marked Leuner, Bautzen 1941. The set is in very good and as far as I can see undamaged condition. These pouches are quite hard to obtain!

Waffen-SS BeVo cap trapezoid in unissued condition. Hard to find example on a black background indicating Panzer use.

Textbook Luftwaffe tropical equipment belt with steel tabbed buckle by Assmann & Sohne. Hard to find set that has always been together!

Nice webbing Y-strap in combat used condition. The Y-strap has a lot of patina, a period repair on the top D-ring strap and would nicely attribute a combat mannequin!

Textbook close combat claps or Nahkampfspange im Bronze by Juncker. Nice piece in undamaged condition with most of its original bronze finish remaining.

Stunning named and unit ID’ed coastal artillerie or Küstenartillerie tall M38 communications gasmask in untouched condition. The canister is externally fully overpainted in the typical sea green or battleship grey showing loads of patina. The mask itself is a navy issued communications gasmask with a large Kriegsmarine acceptance stamp inside. The straps of the mask are named to V.D. Lippen 47587. This is interesting because it most probably is a Dutch or Belgian name and because 47587 indicates it was a U-Boot unit. All in all a superb set that would be hard to upgrade and surely gives more room for further research!

The field post number indicates;

47587
(30.7.1941-28.2.1942) B.d.U.,
(8.9.1942-11.3.1943) 12. U-Flottillen-Kommando
(23.4.1944-24.11.1944) 18.11.1944 gestrichen
(25.11.1944-8.5.1945) 6.12.1944 B.d.U.