Wehrmacht

Nice mismatched M31 mess kit or “Kochgeschirre M 31 (Alum.)” with matching field repaint. The lid itself is marked HRE 38 (Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen) and the kettle itself is marked ZPStZ 41 (Zieh, Press u. Stanzwerk, Schwarz & Co., Zwintschona-Halle). Nice example with a period mismatched field repaint!

Excellent RZM issue equipment belt in very good condition. The belt is nicely marked Kernstück RZM. The belt is a rather large size which would easily fit a mannequin. Nice example!

Original second pattern Wehrmacht issue vehicle first aid kit or Verbandkasten. Excellent second pattern example!

SS-FM Förderndes Mitglied Members pin by Deschler & Sohne. The pin is one of the A-series which is a very early example with a low number under 10.000.
Rare, early example in good condition.

Excellent late war manufactured K98 ammunition pouch in unissued, mint condition. The pouch is clearly marked RBNr. but this is hard to read or photograph. Textbook late war example in mint condition!

Textbook US M1936 musette bag with the laundry code O-1651157 TTP and S-0019. The musette bag is marked The Langdon tent manufacturing co 1943.

US navy life belt with factory box in unissued condition dated 11 September 1944.

Textbook US M1941 field jacket in good used condition in a good medium size.

Textbook US medical flag in good used condition. Hard to find medical attribute for the specialized Medical collector.

Original death card to SS-Panzer-Grenadier Karl Reil. He was KIA on the west front on 26.12.44 and died at the very young age of 17,5 years old. Depicting the information from his death card it’s sure that Karl Reil participated in the Ardennes Offensive as he is buried in Recogne/Bastogne.

Textbook Heer M40 mantel in unissued condition. The garment is a small to medium size and would be impossible to upgrade.

Excellent Y-strap in very good, most likely unissued condition. The Y-strap is nicely marked RBNr. 0/0350/0152 which indicates production by an unknown manufacturer. Typical and rare late war example with a simplified wire skeleton hook on the back strap. Excellent example to complete any Wehrmacht or Waffen-SS combat mannequin!

These Y-straps are 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 British Expeditionary Force evacuated to the United Kingdom. The Germans sent these for recycling and a lot of work was put in disassembling every British equipment piece and recycling the individual parts into German army equipment. This Y-strap is a beautiful example of the equipment that was made in Litzmannstadt. In contrast to most encountered Litzmannstadt manufactured Y-straps this example is in combat used condition. Excellent example!

Matching issue tent pegs in unissued condition. The pegs are typical pressed wood construction encapsulated in bakelite. Every soldier was issued one pole, two pegs and one Zeltleine together with his Zeltbahn.

Very nice leather equipment belt in good, issued and named condition. The belt roughly measures 90cm in length and would easily fit a mannequin. The belt is nicely named to O.Gefr. (Obergefreiter) Klasener underneath the leather tab. The belt is nicely marked RBNr. 0/0496/0330 which indicates production by an unknown manufacturer. Very nice named example!

Original brown leather K98 sling featuring the textbook embossed checkered pattern in hard used condition. The sling seems to feature no markings but this can easily be faded!