Wehrmacht

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.

This “Mica Wirtschaftkasten” was one of the most luxuous pieces of private purchase pocket litter. This set was commonly gifted to sons going to war, bought by officers or bought at barracks stores. This kit basicly had all the items a soldier would need to keep clean and organised. The Mica is a basic set of period personal items and was designed to fit inside the M31 messkit.

Original M42 single decal Waffen-SS helmet marked EF64 indicating production by Emaillierwerke Fulda. The helmet recently surfaced in a antique shop in Pennsylvania and has never been in a collection before. The helmet retains a small portion of the original EF Waffen-SS decal. The helmet retains its original liner and full length chinstrap. The lot number is 2616 which is a typical lot number found on other SS single decal helmets. The helmet is in untouched, as found condition. A no-brainer original Waffen-SS single decal helmet in as found and most probably bring-back condition!

Unique early tropical canteen with a nice personalized cup to Flieger Helmut Hufer from Krefeld who briefly described where he was held as a POW. Nice used canteen with a named and personalized cup!

A very nice matching k98 bayonet by cvl 43 indicating production by WKC Waffenfabrik G.m.b.H., Solingen-Wald. It retains most of its original blueing and is unsharpened. The bayonet is in good uncleaned condition.

A very nice late war M31 Kochgeschirr marked MKL 42. This messkit is interesting because it has a original wartime field repaint as can be often seen on helmets! This maker mark is only scarcely encountered!

Late war equipment belt in brown leather. Nicely marked 0/0353/0087 and dated 1943. Typical modern mannequin size and in good supple condition!

Stunning example of a untouched Heer infantry crusher, Feldmütze Alter Art or Knautschmütze. These caps where incredibly popular with officers during the war. The cap is in great, untouched with a great patina all over. The cap can be formed to fit on a mannequin display but is otherwise folded flat as a envelope. The crusher bears the Waffenfarbe of the Infanterie. These caps are getting increasingly difficult to find and this one is definitely the nicest one we’ve had on offer. A great example!

Rare Presstoff map holder and plotting board. Typical construction marked with Waffenamt and 3106.

A nice matching pair in very good condition. The pair is maker matching marked 0/1032/0001 and Carl Clauberg & Co, Solingen. The pouches are complete with all internal dividers.

A very nice 6×30 Dienstglas complete with strap and bakelite rain guard marked ddx indicating production by Voigtlaender u. Sohn AG, Braunschweig.  The binoculars are in good clear condition with the rangefinder or Strichplatte still retaining in the right reticle. A nice piece in good condition!

A nice original E-tool marked with the logo from IDEALSPATEN.

Nice original named tropical canteen marked MN42 indicating production by Metallindustrie GmbH. Neunkirchen-Saar (MENESA). 

A nice original Pioneer EM side cap in unissued condition. Nicely maker marked and dated 1941 and a good size 56. The cap comes with all of its wartime factory sewn insignia.

Hard to upgrade stone mint pre war grey breadbag. Most probably made during the Reichswehr era.

Nice M40 breadbag in good used condition. This model was only produced for a short period between the grey pre war model and the model without the belt loop reinforcements. Nice example!

A very nice light brown holster marked hjg 1941 indicating production by Kimnach u. Brunn, Fabrik fuer Heeresausruestung, Kaiserslautern. The holster is most probably for a 7,65 pistol and in very good condition.

Exceptional woodwork find camouflaged M38 paratrooper helmet from Musselkanaal, the Netherlands. This helmet and other items where worn by a Fallschirmjäger in the Netherlands. The items are all found together in a house in Musselkanaal. The story comes directly from the previous owner who owned the group for over 70 years is that a young Czech paratrooper in 1945 seeked refuge from the war with civilians after fierce battles. The civilians in Musselkanaal took him in and dressed him in a blue coverall with wooden shoes to hide him from the Germans and the NSB neighbour. They burnt his uniform but kept the helmet, mapcase, pocket book, holster and fighting knife. Because of the language barrier they called him “Loekie”. Loekie lived with the family for over a year in hiding and left just after the war. Loekie was most probably member of the 6th or 8th Fallschirmdivision. The helmet and group are exactly how they where found on the attic when the house was passed down from father to son.

The helmet is marked CKL68 indicating production by Eisenhüttenwerke, Thale. The helmet retains its original liner and personalized chinstrap. The helmet is in good worn and untouched(!) condition with a nice and vibrant handpainted camouflage pattern. All 4 bolts are original to the helmet and are covered in paint. The aluminum bolts are The helmet retains its original named size 57 liner and its personalized chinstrap. The chinstrap was modified during the war. One of the rear bolts is a wartime replacement.

The mapcase is a standard Luftwaffe pattern brown mapcase with aluminum buckles. The boot knife or Luftwaffe Stiefelmesser is nicely marked “S”. The (empty) holster is a privately purchased holster for a small calibre pocket pistol. The pocketbook comes with a few notes that I’m unable to decypher but comes with a number of feldpost numbers. The group comes with a small correspondence with the finder of the group, who can also vet the story.

The helmet and grouping is a spectacular example of a named group with provenance. It is especially rare to find a original camouflaged M38 helmet in good used condition, let alone as a group. This group would be impossible to upgrade – if you want a camouflaged helmet that was worn during the battles in the Netherlands this is it!

Also referred to as a salt dispenser. Nicely dated 1942. A hard to find variant in very good, lightly used condition!