Waffen SS
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Rare Heer NCO shoulderstraps for a Unteroffizer der Nebelwerfer
€350.00Rare Heer NCO shoulderstraps for a Unteroffizer der Nebelwerfer in good used condition. The pair has the typical brown red rayon piping with wartime sewn Unteroffizierstresse. Hard to find pair in good condition!
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Rare Waffen-SS officer belt buckle marked O&C ges. gesch.
€3,250.00Rare Waffen-SS officer belt buckle marked O&C ges. gesch. indicating production by Overhoff & Cie, Lüdenscheid. A very hard to find pre war officers buckle in good used condition.
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CKL62 M42 Waffen-SS single decal helmet
€7,875.00Textbook M42 Waffen-SS single decal helmet marked CKL62 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet retains its factory installed size 54 liner, chinstrap and domestamp. The helmets exterior shows up to 99% of its original finish and ET type decal. The helmet shows minimal storage wear but is in my opinion a unissued example.
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Rare Heer shoulderboards for a Generalmajor
€900.00Rare Heer shoulderboards for a Generalmajor in very good condition. Textbook construction with nicely interwoven gold and silver bullion piping. The shoulderboards are matching and are both a left and right side example. Textbook examples in the best possible condition.
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Rare gold Heer dress uniform aiguillette for a General
€1,000.00Rare Heer general’s dress uniform aiguillette in used condition. Textbook example made of twisted and rolled gold bullion wire. The left end has the typical woven button hole attatchment and the other end is the typical wire to attatch to the main tunic buttons. There is light aging to the material but it is how it was found. Very hard to find for any Generals tunic in any condition! -
Kriegsmarine HBT work shirt
€175.00Textbook Kriegsmarine HBT work jacket in good, lightly worn condition. The garment is marked RBNR and size 2. One seam in the lower back is loose but otherwise a excellent example in good condition!
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German wool socks
€75.00Typical, wartime grey wool German socks as worn by the troops during the war. Matching pair in unissued condition. Typical high ended pair which is typical for the Army used socks worn with marching boots.
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Heer M36 service blouse for a Leutnant in Infanterie Regiment 53
€1,850.00Heer M36 service blouse for a Leutnant in Infanterie Regiment 53. This blouse retains its wartime sewn insignia including a nice set of cyphered shoulderboards for Infanterie Regiment 53. The blouse is a service blouse which shows genuine field wear with damages and wear which are typical yet hard to find! The left breast pocket shows a set of period sewn award loops and a additional set for a Bandspange. This is a killer field worn example for a 1940 campaign display!
Underneath a short unit history of Infanterie Regiment 53 during the 1940 campaign.
9 May 1940; Infanterie Regiment 53 was mobilized early may 1940. On may 1940 it received the order to march westwards in the night. Close to the border it took a pause near Effeld and Rothenbach.
10 May 1940; May 10, 03:00 it received the order to prepare and around 05.35 marched across the border near Vlodrop and stormed the bridge acros the Roer where it exchanged hands undamaged. They went trough St. Odilienberg and Linne. At 8.30 they reached Maasbracht where the Panzerjäger Kompanie attacked the bunkers at the Maas bridge. Around 12:30 the first troops crossed the Maas river where it took many casualties due to Dutch machinegun fire. The advancing troops managed to roll up the enemy troops, cross the canal at Neederwert and capture the bridge in Panheel intact. At around 13:00 the resistance was broken and Wessem was taken. The Dutch-Belgian border at Kessenich was crossed via Thorn by the evening.
11 May 1940; The 1. Bataillon moved in the night trough the hardly passable swamp and forest area south of Kinrooi towards Tengerloo. Using a set of half sunk barges the 1. Btl. crossed the Maas-Scheldt canal. Other bataillons were brought up they used the regimental pioneer platoons rafts to cross it moving most if not all the units vehicles. Around midday the order was given to chase the enemy. They paused in Meeuwen and ended the day after crossing at Helchteren. By nightfall they had covered around 45 kilometers into Belgium resting in Lilo, Helchteren and Zolder.
12 May 1940; the regiment crossed the Albertkanaal which was cleared of Belgian resistance during the night. It received its first air raid in the west. They faced resistance when they reached Lummen which was taken by nightfall at heavy casualties.
13 May 1940; They pushed trough to Tienwinkel and moved into a defensive position at their bridgehead acros the Albertkanaal because the units to its left and right have not yet crossed the canal. Late in the evening it moved westwards again.
14 May 1940; The regiment was pulled from the front for a short pause where they were fed and received new ammunition. Afterwards marched trough Haelen to the staging area at Meensel-Kiesehem and Molembeek-Wersbeek. At 03:30 it moved to Lovenjoul where it arrived int he evening.
15 May 1940; The regiment crossed the Dyle river and took up positions to move towards Leuven. This attach was however called up and dug into defensive positions. They received a heavy artillery barrage from the British troops near Leuven.
17 May 1940; The regiment attacked across the Dyle. After crossing it repaired the blown bridges and the spearhead of the regiment advanced towards Brussels trough Eversberg, Corstenberg, Nosseghem and Zaventem. The regiment encountered hard resistance around Dieghem on the Canal du Nord.
18 May 1940; The regiment fought its way into Brussels trough Haren and Evere. In the evening the unit took positions and went to rest at Bodeghem and Schepdael.
19 May 1940; The regiment advanced to the Dendre canal. Around Ninove it encountered a British artillery barrage. The canal was heavily defended and around mid day the 5. Kompanie was the first to cross the canal. Around 17:00 the rest of the regiment had crossed.
20 May 1940; Marching trough the night the regiment reached Renaix(Ronse) and attacked towars the Schelde. Under heavy enemy fire it however stays pinned at their side of the river.
23 May 1940; The regiment attacked the crossing and secured the bridgehead
24 May 1940; The regiment crossed the river en masse moving to Vichte where it took rest.
25 May 1940; The regiment received the order to move into a wide defensive position. Enemy positions on the hills north of Heule and Galleghem were attacked and moved into.
26 May 1940; The regiment marched West
27 May 1940; The regiment marched in line with the spearhead of the unit towards Paschendaele were it attacked together with Infanterie Regiment 11.
29 may 1940; The regiment attacked and took Boesinghe.
30 May 1940; The regiment moved towards Dunkirk. After a quick march the regiment reached Elzendamme were a destroyed bridge was repaired by the Pionierzug. Trough Hoogstade and Stavele it moved towards Wegscheede. At Hondschoote it encountered a heavy artillery barrage and resistance. The spearhead of the unit managed to cross the Basse-Colm canal and disperse the enemy from the eastern bridgehead.
31 May 1940; The regiment was supposed to cross the canal which was however delayed trough the fields being flooded by the British. Towards the night the artillery was brought up and a Bridgehead across the canal was made.
1 June 1940; The regiment crossed the Digue canal at St. Michel. Where it stayed until June 3rd.
3 June 1940; The 9. Kompanie retreated due to their positions being flooded.
4 June 1940; The regiment moved into Dunkirk which ended the first battle of France.
After being deployed again for the Battle of France, the regiment fought at Henin-Literd, Moy, Nesle, Beauvais, Suznay, Surville, Maison Baugis, Chartres, Briarres and Augerville until the armistice in Larchant. It suffered 471 casualties of which 140 men killed.
15 October 1940; The regiment was renamed into Grenadier Regiment 53 and was moved to the 14. Infanterie Division.
July 1944; the unit was renamed to Verstärktes Grenadier-Regiment 1065 under the 14. Infanterie Division where it stayed on the eastern front until the end of the war.
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Rare Heer Officer M36 field blouse for a Leutnant der Veterinär
€2,000.00Rare Heer Officer M36 field blouse for a Leutnant der Veterinär. This is a enlisted mens field example, not a tailor made dress blouse. The blouse is in good, worn condition with all wartime sewn insignia. Interestingly the collar tabs are sewn directly over the issue EM/NCO litzen. The breast eagle is a typical Bullion example, machine sewed to the garment. There are also wartime added shoulder reinforcements inside the garment. The shoulderstraps are typically carmine coloured examples with a additional grey underlay. The field blouse is in excellent only lightly worn condition and is a rare variant with this set of wartime sewn insignia. Some light mothing here and there; but most of the nap retains in the wool. The garment originally came out of a household clearing in Vienna. Hard to find, example which displays nicely!
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Heer NCO M36 field blouse for a Unteroffizier der Gebirgsjäger
€3,250.00Beautiful and textbook field blouse for a Unteroffizier der Gebirgsjäger. The blouse is a textbook enlisted mens variant in excelent condition. The tunic still retains most if not all of the nap in the wool. The tunic is not shortened by the waist and the pockets are not sewn flat. The sleeves might be shortened a centimeter or two. The tunic retains all of its original, wartime sewn insignia with a embroidered Edelweiss patch to the right sleeve. The shoulderstraps are typical privately purchased examples with matching Unteroffizierstresse to the collar. Above the left top pocket is a small Bandspange for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwerten II klasse and the Ostmedaille. The field blouse is a excellent example that would be very hard to upgrade. Stunning piece in a Gebirgsjäger display that would be very hard to upgrade!
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Leather K98 bayonet frog
€75.00Pre war Leather K98 bayonet frog in good used condition. One rivet is damaged, the markings are visible but not readable. Textbook example in used condition.
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Voggenreiter manual; Die Gasmaske 30; G1/1a
€20.00Voggenreiter manual; Die Gasmaske 30; G1/1a in good condition. Nice manual with in depth information in how to adjust and wear the M30 gasmask.
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Luftwaffe flight goggles Duchrowe & Co, Bünauburg
€175.00Luftwaffe flight goggles Duchrowe & Co, Bünauburg in excellent condition. Less common, mid to late war variant which I have only ever seen one other pair of that I was gifted in 2005 from a Canadian veteran who liberated it in the Netherlands in 1945.
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Luftwaffe Model 295 flight goggles
€325.00Luftwaffe flight goggles in good used condition. Textbook ‘Windschutzbrille 295’ example. The rubber and elastic band is still in good displayable condition with reasonable flexibility to the rubberized part. Hard to find!
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Grouping of 17 period press photographs of Pionier-Ersatz-Bataillon 80
€225.00Grouping of period press photos of Pionier-Ersatz-Bataillon 80 in good condition. These, large format shots are all in good condition. Well shot, lighted and focussed images showing loads of details. The rear of the images show some press markings and a written note in the back. Several images show the inside of the Pioneer-Kaserne in Klosterneuburg which was the base of this unit. Also shown is the Nordbahnbrücke which was blown up during the retreat from the Soviets in 1945.
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Rare Imperial grouping to Schwere Festungs Scheinwerferzug 60
€180.00Rare Imperial grouping to Schwere Festungs Scheinwerferzug 60. This was a first world war search light unit; one of the hardest units to find. Very hard to find, nice grouping for further research with loads of photographs!
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Late war Luftwaffe single button M43 cap
Call for PriceLate war Luftwaffe single button M43 cap in good used condition. The cap is a typical late war example in lightweight, loosely woven wool. The capis marked 0/0471/0050 1944 in a size 56. The lining is a recycled
Stunning untouched Luftwaffe M43 cap marked 0/0471/0050 in a rare and large size 60(!). The cap retains its factory sewn Luftwaffe trapezoid. Very rare original lightweight Luftwaffe M43 cap in near mint condition.
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Kriegsmarine EM/NCO Tellermütze
€825.00Kriegsmarine EM/NCO Tellermütze in excellent condition. The Tellermütze is in size 56 and has its originally applied eagle and kokarde combination and Kriegsmarine band. Hard to find untouched example.
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Heer EM/NCO overseas cap
€475.00Textbook Heer EM/NCO overseas cap in good condition. The cap retains its wartime applied insignia. Nicely marked Mützen Lago Wien 1940 in the small size 54. Nice example!
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Heer officer overseas cap for Infanterie
€875.00Heer officer overseas cap for Infanterie in good condition. Textbook example with wartime sewn insignia.
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Chocolate brown Luftwaffe equipment belt
€175.00Shortened (!) chocolate brown Luftwaffe equipment belt in good but shortened condition. The belt measures with buckle in total from catch to hook 85 cm. Pre war example that has been period shortened. Perfect for a belt display.
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Unissued US S702 US Navy knife by Camillus
€155.00US S702 US Navy knife by Camillus in mint, unissued, unsharpened condition. Very hard to find US Navy and US Coast guard knife!
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Heer K98 bayonet Portepee
€75.00Heer issue K98 bayonet Portepee in used condition.
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Heer K98 bayonet Portepee
€50.00Heer issue K98 bayonet Portepee in used condition.
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Luftwaffe K98 bayonet Portepee
€90.00Luftwaffe K98 bayonet Portepee in good used condition.
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Heer K98 bayonet Portepee
€75.00Heer K98 bayonet Portepee in good used condition.
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Heer K98 bayonet Portepee
€85.00Heer K98 bayonet Portepee in good condition.
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Heer EM/NCO M36 shoulderstraps for Infanterie Regiment 49
€350.00Heer EM/NCO M36 shoulderstraps for Infanterie Regiment 49. Typical early M36 pattern construction with dark green wool and wool white piping. Rare to find these with the original stainstitched unit marking. Excellent set!
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Heer M34 NCO shoulderstraps
€140.00Heer M34 NCO shoulderstrapsfor a Unterfeldwebel in used condition.
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Field cutlery set marked DRGM
€70.00Textbook privately purchased field cutlery set marked DRGM indicating Deutsches Reichs Gebrauchs Muster.
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Field cutlery set marked DRGM
€65.00Textbook privately purchased field cutlery set marked DRGM indicating Deutsches Reichs Gebrauchs Muster.
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M1 Carbine oiler by International Silver Co
€20.00M1 Carbine oiler marked IS indicating production by International Silver Co. Nice original Oiler, often missing from slings.
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M1 Carbine oiler by International Silver Co
€20.00M1 Carbine oiler marked IS indicating production by International Silver Co. Nice original Oiler, often missing from slings.
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M1 Carbine oiler by International Silver Co
€20.00M1 Carbine oiler marked IS indicating production by International Silver Co. Nice original Oiler, often missing from slings.
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US Colt magazine pouch marked Ero Mfg. Co. 1942
€75.00US Colt magazine pouch marked Ero Mfg. Co. 1942 in excellent condition.
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Unissued US M1 Carbine magazine pouch marked Avery 1945
€20.00Textbook single US M1 carbine pouch in unissued condition.
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US Colt magazine pouch marked Avery 1942
€75.00US Colt magazine pouch marked Avery 1942 in excellent condition.
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Canadian dust goggles marked 1-42 S.S. MFG. Co. Canada
€75.00Canadian mountain/dust goggles marked 1-42 S.S. MFG. Co. Canada in excellent condition. I have never encountered this pattern before but I suppose this is either Dispatch Rider or Mountain troop related.
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Canadian mountain/dust goggles marked MW 1944
€75.00Canadian mountain/dust goggles marked MW 1944 in excellent condition. I have never encountered this pattern before but I suppose this is either Dispatch Rider or Mountain troop related.
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Printed British Royal Fusiliers shoulder title
€25.00Printed British Royal Fusiliers shoulder title in excellent uniform removed condition. Textbook wartime printed example.
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Printed British Royal Fusiliers shoulder title
€25.00Printed British Royal Fusiliers shoulder title in excellent uniform removed condition. Textbook wartime printed example.
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Embroidered British Royal Engineers shoulder title
€10.00Embroidered British Royal Engineers shoulder title in good condition. Textbook glueback example.
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Embroidered British Royal Army Ordnance Corps shoulder title
€5.00Embroidered British Royal Army Ordnance Corps shoulder title in used condition. Typical wartime ‘glueback’ example!
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Printed British Royal Army Ordnance Corps shoulder title
€10.00Printed British Royal Army Ordnance Corps shoulder title in good condition.
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Printed Canadian Royal Canadian Army Service Corps shoulder title
€20.00Printed Canadian Royal Canadian Army Service Corps shoulder title in good condition. Some tape remnants to the back, otherwise in very good condition!
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Printed Canadian Royal Canadian Army Service Corps shoulder title
€25.00Printed Canadian Royal Canadian Army Service Corps shoulder title in good condition.
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Embroidered British third Infantry Division formation sign
€50.00Embroidered British third Infantry Division formation sign in good condition. Genuine embroidered piece in good condition.
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Printed Canadian first army formation sign pair
€55.00Printed Canadian first army formation sign pair. Genuine, printed pair in excellent condition.
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Printed Commonwealth 21st Army group formation sign pair
€50.00Printed Commonwealth 21st Army group formation sign in good condition. genuine, printed examples.
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Tropical Kahki Drill RAF Albatross eagle shoulder badge pair
€30.00Tropical Kahki Drill RAF Albatross eagle shoulder badge pair in good, uniform removed condition.
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Dutch made, British 11th armoured division formation sign
€80.00Dutch made, British 11th armoured division formation sign set. Typical examples made in the ‘Brabantse Weef’ which most likely originated in my hometown of Tilburg which was one of the largest textile focussed cities in the Netherlands.
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British paratrooper capbadge
€70.00British paratrooper capbadge in used condition. The original slider has broken off an it has a period installed pin as a substitute.
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