Waffen SS

When firing the MG34 and MG42 continuously the German soldiers where presented with a harsh and difficult task: changing the barrel. The MG34 and MG42 where both made with a quick-change barrel and to help in the changing of the barrel these gloves where invented and issued. These gloves where issued with the accessories of the MG34 and MG42. It is simply used by placing the hand under the strap and using the pad to cover your hand when you grab the hot, sometimes even glowing barrel. The barrel is then placed in the Laufschützer or barrel carrier to cool down and a cool new barrel is inserted. According to regulations, the barrel had to be changed after 150 rounds fired continuously. Every MG team had one or two spare barrels in spare barrel carriers with their field equipment. The MG34 barrel carrier is in very good condition with 95% of the original tan colour remaining. The carrier was once overpainted in grey by the Norwegian army in 1950. This has painstakingly been removed revealing the full original finish. The carrier is nicely marked beq 1943 indicating production by Framo-Werke G.m.b.H., Hainichen/Sachsen. The carrier is complete with its original LUX marked strap and in very good condition. One of the rarest spares to find for the MG34!

Matching pair of two webbing equipment straps made by V Waldow-Laun Prag. Nice set for a zeltbahn or messkit!

A nice large sized M42 tunic in hbt or Drillich material. The tunic is a nice large size for most modern mannequins. The tunic is complete with its original factory sewn Litzen. The breast eagle is handsewn to the tunic and as far as I can tell there are no signs of any other eagle applications. A nice tunic for a mannequin in very good unworn condition.

A nice brown set of K98 pouches marked 0/0396/0027. These pouches are in very nice supple, unissued condition and complete with all individual dividers.

A very nice M31 messkit named to Schweikert. The messkit is marked ccj 41 indicating production by F.W. Bröckelmann, Aluminiumwerk GmbH KG, Neheim/Ruhr. The marking ccj is a rare maker mark to find. A very nice named messkit!          

A very nice brown Pistole 35(p) Radom holster nicely marked bnz P35(p). The holster is in good lightly used condition.

A very rare white bakelite butterdish in good condition. Orange and black butterdishes are relatively easy to find, but the white bakelite butterdishes are very rare!

Also referred to as a salt dispenser. Nicely dated 1942. Without cracks or damages, a hard to find white bakelite variant in very clean condition!

A mint late war, blue rucksack intended to be worn on the Y-straps. This rucksack is in very good condition and would be a very nice addition to any equipment collection. The rucksack is nicely marked 0/0378/0005 44 on the reverse. The leather is in good supple condition.

Original Heer M44 tunic with in unissued condition. It is complete with its factory sewn insignia. The tunic is a small/medium size that would fit old Hindgaul mannequins or a modern Europemannequin. The chest size is 90cm. The tunic does not show signs of wear, but the back of the tunic has some moth damage. This damage would however not show when displayed on a mannequin. A very nice original tunic with original sewn insignia!

A very nice original belt sized 105 centimeters suitable for most mannequins! The belt is a late war type designed to save raw materials. The belt has been made of the typical material used for shovel carriers and so on. Nice late variation belt!

These straps where issued to MG crews and assisted in carrying the MG34 and MG42 ammunition boxes. The material is strong and in good used condition. These straps are hard to come by and would display nicely with a pair of ammunition boxes.

Possibly the rarest of Waffen-SS Zeltbahns is this type in Blurred Edge or Rauchtarnmuster camouflage. The Zeltbahn is in strong used condition and has some clear wear to it. There are a few holes here and there, there are a few buttons missing.

A very nice tan camouflaged ammunition box for the MG34 and MG42. As the Germans occupied Czechoslovakia they took over most of their military stocks including weapons and equipment. This box for the Czech ZB 37 machine gun or MG 37 (t) originally had a slope welded inside to stack the ZB ammunition properly. This slope was removed by the Germans and the leftover holes filled in prior to a tan repaint.

A rare box to encounter in very good condition with most of the wartime tan camouflage!

A textbook Wehrmacht issue torch in nice used condition. Nicely dated 1943 and executed in field grey paint.

Complete set of gas warning flags with 15 flags and tape. Hard to find complete set with its original cloth pouch marked gdn. 

Hard to find in used condition. Nice original A-frame messkit strap. A A-frame in used condition is easily found, but finding a matching used strap is hard!

A fantastic third pattern paratrooper jump smock or Knochensack in combat worn condition. The smock is complete with original factory sewn breast eagle on a Grünmeliert base and all originally sewn buttons. The smock was a war trophy to a US soldier who brought it home after the war. After that it has been in a single collection for a very long time. The garment is in uncleaned, unaltered condition which is a rare condition to find. There are some small holes and two, in my opinion period “depot” repairs with zigzag stitching. The inside of the smock has some stains in various tints of brown. The press studs are lightly rusted or in working condition. Two of the zippers are in working condition, two are damaged through time. On the back portion a small 3 is stamped, inside, on the back of the left top pocket a faint RBNR can be seen. The size is a medium, which would fit most old hindsgaul mannequins easily. Other then the mint condition smocks on the market or those without insignia, this one is a actual battle worn smock that still retains the character of war. The smock is a perfect example of a smock that saw action.