ww2

Textbook matching K98 bayonet marked 41asw indicating production by E. & F. Horster & Co. Solingen. The blade has not been sharpened retaining most of its original blueing. The bayonet is matching to its scabbard with the serial 6495 and has nice clean red bakelite grips.

Textbook early strap with 3 holes.

Short gasmask strap with leather reinforcement

Hard to find spare in good used condition. Often missing from many helmets, this is a perfect addition to a helmet with some patina.

Excellent brown leather holster for the FN made Hi Power pistol or Pistole 640(b). The holster is marked cgn 43 indicating production by Rohrbacher Lederfabrik, Josef Poeschels Soehne, Rohrbach. 

Brown FN 1922 holster in very good, lightly used condition.

Textbook hardshell P38 holster marked eue/43 indicating production by Otto Reichel, Jnh. Rudolf Fischer, Lederwarenfabrik, Lengefeld/Erzgeb. Textbook holster with a beautiful light wear that shows the natural leather colour peaking through.

Textbook chocolate brown P08 Luger holster marked Fr. Offermann & Söhne Bensberg 1940 which is a rare maker. The holster is in very good condition with a lovely brown colour that would be very hard to upgrade.

Textbook and supple 6×30 or 10×50 Dienstglas strap dated 1941 with painted studs.

Textbook, uniform removed US army sleeve flag insignia. Early pattern printed on cotton that came on wool armbands but often sewn directly to the sleeve. These sleeve insignias were worn as early as the invasion in North Africa to as late as operation Varsity. Rare example in good, been there condition.

Textbook US 6th Armored division patch with a greenback in good uniform removed condition.

Nice original Airborne troop carrier patch. Nice British made variant that was issued to C-47 Dakota personnel during D-day, Market Garden and Varsity.

Original 82nd Airborne tab in uniform removed condition.

Textbook US M1942 Jump Jacket, ID;ed to T/Sgt Robert S. Markel, 464th Parachute FA Battalion 17th Airborne division. The jacket is in good, complete condition period sewn rank insignia. The jacket is a good, medium size for modern militaria mannequins. The jacket retains its waist belt and functional press studs. The jacket is ID’ed using the ASN inside 33/64605 which is also partially inscribed in the back of the jacket. The jacket is in very good condition and would be a great base for further research.

Excellent M35 Heer double decal helmet with period masked tricolor decal. The helmet retains its factory fitted liner and period placed chinstrap both in good worn condition. The helmet retains its Heer decal up to 90% and its tricolor decal is nicely period masked in Feldgrau paint. The helmet is a typical helmet as issued and worn in the 1940 campaigns when the tricolor decal was ordered removed or masked.

Extremely scarce original Waffen-SS Panzer crew member trousers in smooth Erbsentarn camouflage fabric. One of a handful known in the collector community; this is the pinnacle of collecting camouflage items of the utmost rarity. The trousers are in very good, IMO lightly worn condition. The garment retains all but one factory sewn buttons. There is a small period handsewn repair to the back of the seat, otherwise it’s undamaged. Both leg tie straps are intact as is the internal belt and the inside pockets. The trousers are in a good, medium to large size fitting most modern sized mannequins. The garment is marked 393 which is the only known maker for these trousers in this material and a typical Waffen-SS manufacturer code. There are some light paint stains on the trousers which don’t distract too much of the vibrant and contrast-filled colours of the Erbsentarn pattern used in the construction for these trousers. A rare opportunity to purchase real Waffen-SS camouflage Panzer trousers in smooth(!) material!

I usually don’t post items to the top; but this one deserves a spot next to the Black SS Panzer wrapper!

Rare late war greatcoat in used condition fully made out of Italian wool, lined with HBT rayon.

Textbook Gaberdine material M44 trousers in near mint condition. The trousers retain their sewn integral waist belt.