Wehrmacht

Textbook early war production M31 canteen in good used condition. The canteen and all parts of it (except for the straps, unreadable due to usage) are nicely marked MN 40 which indicates production by (Menesa) Metallindustrie GmbH. Neunkirchen-Saar in 1940. The canteen cover features a name label on the inside naming this canteen to F. Wichmann. The canteen seems to have been period repaired to the closing cap where the leather strap is period shortened a bit and re-attached. Nice matching and named canteen in used condition.

Rare breast plate for bakelite lantern marked Carl Busse Mainz 1941. The breast support is made out of Pressstoff and is in used condition with some period repairs.

US Cavalry canteen extension strap in good condition.

Rare Ultrasin goggle or Ultrasin-Gläser which are almost identical to the Umbral goggles from Carl Zeiss. These Ultrasin goggles are patented by Nitsche & Günther, Rathenow and this example has been produced by Merz-Werke, Frankfurt a.M.-R. Spezial-Fabriken. This is a rare variant patented and produced by a different company than 95% of the encountered examples. The goggles are in mint condition complete with manual and their original pouch.

Nice complete set of Luftwaffe tropical cap insignia which seems to be in cap removed condition.

Original M43 field cap in good worn condition. The cap was at some point fitted with a T-shaped eagle and a Edelweiss on the side.

Nice, unissued Sanitäter ‘Wehrmacht’ thermometer in original cardboard case. The thermometer is dated 1943. Hard to find component for the Sanitäter pouch.

Period boxed flask of Cardiazol liquid without the content. Nice and rather hard to encounter original period medicine with a nice detail that the price is in RM (Reichsmark). Nice display item!

Textbook Heer schouderboards for a Leutnant in Gebirgs-Artillerie Regiment 511.

Single Heer M36 shoulderstrap for a Hauptfeldwebel der Feldgendarmerie.

Interesting tailor made and privately purchased shoulderstraps for a Hauptfeldwebel der Artillerie. Interesting design feature that these straps were made to be sold to Heer and Luftwaffe troops as they are fully reversible.

Beautiful Heer M35 single decal helmet marked ET66 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet is a beautiful example of a wartime reissued helmet with a thick textured camouflage paint. The helmet retains up to 85% of its period paint finish and period installed liner. The split pins are nearly void of paint which is typical for this thick textured paint which adheres difficulty and easily chips off. A very nice original helmet with a nice thick camouflage paint!

Excellent and rare first pattern tropical Heer pith helmet. The pith helmet is in good used condition and is complete with both metal decals and the original leather chinstrap. The pith helmet retains its factory installed liner and is a perfect example for the tropical front collector!

Beautiful crushed Heer Panzer EM/NCO visor in as found condition. Nice cap with a lot of character!

Beautiful Heer EM/NCO visor in good untouched condition. The visor is a nice large size and has the typical ‘pinch’ in the top. The visor retains its unit markings to Infanterie Regiment 66.

Late war small portable radio transmitter Dorette. The smallest and last German field radio. The Germans entered the Dorette into service late 1944. The radio still has 95% of its original paint and looks to be in very good condition. The Dorette is in very good condition.

Textbook Deutsche Volkssturm armband with misprint in very good condition!