Wehrmacht

Rare German made holster for the P.37(u) Femaru. The holster is constructed from a mix of webbing and leather. These holsters are sometimes referred to as being tropical issue as these first came at the same time with the webbing equipment. The holster is in very good condition and nicely marked cdc 41 indicating production by Kern, Klager u. Co., Lederwaren, Berlin. The holster was also used and worn with the P.27(t).

Exceptional nice original Heer M40 Mantel in great, near mint condition. The mantel is a nice medium size and dated 1940. There are a few moth holes at the absolute bottom of both sleeves about 1mm. Otherwise there are no damages. The inside has a stain in the back which looks considerably less obvious in real life. The mantel retains all of its originally sewn buttons and is a great unissued piece!

Perfect pre war M31 messkit marked SMM35 indicating production by Süddeutsche Metallwarenfabrik, Mussbach in 1935. The messkit retains its original factory paint up to 98% and would be near impossible to upgrade. Very hard to find such a early messkit!

A very nice brown Pistole 35(p) Radom holster. The holster is in good lightly used condition. Inside its nicely initial marked and marked bnz P35(p) 1943.

Very nice field repainted Petrix 677 flashlight in good used condition. Interesting detail is that this one has a nice green field repaint, as common with helmets and gasmask canisters. First time I see it on a flashlight though. Nice personal item.

A mint bayonet marked ab44 indicating production by Mundlos AG, Magdeburg. The bayonet has never been sharpened or reblued. The bayonet is matching to its phosphatised scabbard with the serial 9438  and has nice red bakelite grips. The bayonet is in really good, near mint condition!

A late war Heer Splittertarn 4-panel zeltbahn in good used condition. The Zeltbahn is nicely marked RB-Nr. 0/0769/0023 and has most if not all of its originally sewn green(!) steel buttons. There is one nicely done period repair on the main panel. This is a rare, late war Zeltbahn with green(!) steel buttons!

A very nice ‘as found’ Luftwaffe gasmask named to Feldwebel Jos Sünkel and feldpostnumber L5296. The canister is in rough condition, as found. Nice aesthetic piece with a possibility for further research.

Exceptional early green Afrikakorps equipment belt in a large size 115. Fantastic piece to match with a early green tabbed buckle.

 

Unique shrapneldamaged soldbuch to Panzerschützen Franz Schefler, born 11 december 1926 and enlisted on 11 august 1944 at the age of 17. A typical 17 year old aryan boy with blond hair and blue eyes. He enlisted in 2. Kompanie Panzer Ersatz und Ausbildungs Abteilung 10, transferred to Panzer Ersatz und Ausbildungs Abteilung 4 and later to Grenadier Regiment 912. He was awarded the Verwundeten Abzeichen Im Schwarz on 7 november 1944 due to wounds noted as  Krankheit 31B which indicates 31b-Handgrenade, mortar, artillery (shrapnel). Grenadier Regiment 912 fought heavily in eastern Prussia or Ostpreussen and was destroyed first of april 1945 at Heiligenbeil which is currently known as Kaliningrad. This is for sure one of the most visual and poignant pieces of history I’ve had to offer.

A nice set of two original Waffen-SS pictures of SS Totenkopf EM, NCO and a officer inspecting a Katyusha rocket launcher.

A nice original private SS Totenkopf Picture showing a few NCO’s in camouflage clothing.

Late war M31 messkit marked 0/0561/0138. It is very hard to find a RBNR marked messkit. This one comes with its original supple leather strap and 85% of the original paint remaining.

Rare leather A-frame strap in good used and supple condition. Hard to find spare for any A-frame!

A nice early M31 messkit marked HRE42 indicating production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen. The Messkit comes with a equally 1942 dated original strap. Still retaining up to 90% of its original factory paint, near mint and complete with a strap!

A nice early M31 messkit marked HRE41 indicating production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen. Still retaining up to 90% of its original factory paint, near mint!

Nice original Officers double claw belt or Zweidornkoppel. In good supple condition and

A very rare Gebirgsjäger rucksack waist strap in good used condition. This piece is virtually always missing from all Gebirgsjäger rucksacks and impossible to find as a spare!

A stunning speckled brown bakelite 6×30 binocular case. Later in the war when the Germans ran out of pigment for bakelite they switched over to different fillers. Sawdust was one of the filling materials used, creating a interesting speckled finish. The brown bakelite dienstglas containers where mostly found with tan 6×30 binoculars. The case is in very good, undamaged condition and has a very aesthetic and vibrant light brown colour which would nicely attribute a late war uniform setup.

Rare pre war Dutch tin of Kwatta’s ration chocolate. Nice period personal item, most probably also eaten by German soldiers in 1940!