Waffen SS

Late war breadbag with canvas D-ring loops marked F Kurz stighelm 1942. This is a rare variant with the top two D-rings sewn with canvas, not webbing or leather.

Very nice “tropical” M31 breadbag in good condition. This breadbag is most likely made in the Ghetto of Lodz, Poland which the Germans renamed into “Litzmannstadt”. They are made using parts of captured British equipment items. These British equipment items where left in 1940 when the (BEF) British Expeditionary Force evacuated to the United Kingdom. The Germans sent this British equipment to Litzmannstadt for recycling and a lot of work was put in disassembling every British equipment piece and recycling the individual parts into German army equipment. Y-straps, A-frames and rucksacks are a few of the items made in Litzmannstadt. Very nice original M31 breadbag!

Textbook late war breadbag in good condition.

Textbook late war manufactured M31 in very good, most likely unissued condition. The construction of this breadbag shows mixed materials where both leather and webbing are used. This is a typical late war feature. The breadbag is nicely marked with a big ink stamp; RBNr. 0/0650/0345 which indicates production by an unknown manufacturer. Excellent example!

Textbook M31 Heer breadbag in good condition.

Unissued M31 Heer breadbag marked RKS 42 in excellent condition.

Pre war Dutch breadbag reissued for the Dutch Arbeitsdienst in good condition. The breadbag is a 1916 dated example which was modified for use during the second world war. At this point most of the Dutch equipment was reissued to second line troops, foreign eastern ‘volunteers’ and men of the Arbeidsdienst. The breadbag is in used condition, the leather is dry. Inside it is dated CM 1916 and the abbreviations for Arbeitsdienst Gau 1, Arbeidsdienst Gr. 10. Arbeitsdienst Abt. 36. Rare example!

Pre war field grey RZM issue breadbag in good used condition complete with matching strap. This pre war breadbag is a typical RZM issue example for Hitlerjugend and SS-Verfügungstruppen. At some point the RZM tag was removed but it is otherwise in good condition!

Textbook pre war Kriegsmarine issue M31 breadbag in very good condition. This is a typical pre war manufactured example which features aluminium hardware, leather reinforcements on the belt loops and field grey fabric. The breadbag is nicely marked Bekleidungs Amt Kiel (B.A.K.), 1937, sadly the manufacturers marking is unreadable. Typical Kriegsmarine issue example with its original broad carrying strap. Textbook Kriegsmarine issue example!

Textbook pre war Luftwaffe issued M31 breadbag in very good, used condition. The breadbag is a typical pre war example with aluminium hardware and leather reinforcements on the belt loops. The breadbag is nicely marked LBA(s) 38 which indicates this example has been issued to the Luftwaffe. Nice example!