Waffen SS

Textbook first pattern coconut canteen in very good condition. The canteen comes with its matching steel cup which is typical for these first pattern examples. The canteen is nicely marked HRE 43 which indicates production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen in 1943. Textbook example in excellent condition!

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Late war manufactured M31 pattern canteen in excellent, mint condition. The canteen is manufactured in 1943 but made to high pre/early war standards. The canteen is nicely marked G&CL 43 which indicates production by Gehardi & Co, Lüdenscheid in 1943. This is a nice and interesting canteen in excellent condition!

Unissued US army issue canteen in mint condition. The canteen is complete with its original cover and cup. The closing cap of the canteen itself is a rare variant with a flat top screw cap! Very nice example!

Textbook German helmet liner size 64/57 dated 1944.

Excellent M1910 pattern messkit produced under RZM contract for political troops. The messkit is nicely marked RZM M6/35/38 which indicates production by a still unknown manufacturer. The messkit still retains up to 95% of its original paint. Hard to upgrade original messkit!

Rare to find complete Wundzettel book. These paper tags where to be worn on the uniform when wounded. Hard to find in complete condition, this booklet is a important part of the Sanitäterequipment!

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.

Original Waffen-SS cufftitle in uniform removed condition. The cufftitle is a less typical example with the font with slanted letter tops. Hard to find!

Reversible Splittertarn parka in combat worn condition. The garment features many different handmade repairs and is a small to medium size!

A textbook original undershirt or Diensthemd in unissued condition. These shirts are the finishing touch to a mannequin and are becoming very hard to find. The shirt is in unissued condition and still retains an original paper tag which breads “42”. The size is a nice medium fitting most modern mannequins. The shirt is of the first field gray model without pockets and dates between 1940 and 1942.

Textbook Luftschutz one piece gladiator helmet in excellent condition with factory installed liner!

Clear mapcase insert in good used condition. These where issued with map cases and used to keep maps dry in the rain and folded on the right place. These where also used to draw on to the smooth transparent surface to keep the maps unmarked. This example is nicely marked R. Erhardt, Poessneck 1936.

Untouched Heer single decal M40 helmet marked ET66 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet is a textbook two-tone camouflage example in very good, untouched condition. The helmet retains its period spray painted two-tone camouflage pattern up to 80% and would be hard to upgrade. The helmet retains its factory installed liner and chinstrap dated 1940. The liner is named to Leutnant G. Gabriel, which could be a good base for further research. The helmet is a classic and untouched example of a nice late war camouflage helmet that would be hard to upgrade!