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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. The Y-strap is in stone mint condition and shows a lot of interesting British features and details into the construction. This is by far the best Litzmannstadt Y-strap I have ever seen and had the pleasure to offer and is impossible to upgrade!

Beautiful stone mint condition set of matching K98 pouches. The pouches are both nicely marked RBNr. 0/0675/0122. Most likely unissued pair with all the internal dividers still intact. Interesting detail is that the leather loops on the back are made out of smooth light brown leather!

A nice and usable 5 liter Trinkwasser water carrier in stunning condition. The canister is marked SMM 41 which indicates production by Süddeutsche Metallwarenfabrik, Mussbach. These carriers where first introduced around 1941 probably due to the hot climate in Italy and Africa. These are becoming hard to find and are a good and secure way to take drinking water to the front. This one still has most of its original paint and stencils and is in very good condition!

Nice lot of 14 original metal gulls for Luftwaffe rank tabs. Two of them are missing one prong; otherwise they are in good condition and hard to find multiple matching examples.

Original Luftwaffe flight helmet marked Ln 26618 LKP W101 and manufactured by Siemens. Sadly missing its electrical components; hence priced to sell.

Very nice matching set of unissued smooth leather D-ring belt loops marked Rahm & Kampmann, Wuppertal 1940. Hard to find a matching 1940 dated set!

Original issue Abschnurbinde with serves as a tourniquet. Typical Sanitäter issue piece.

In good used condition brown K98 carrying sling. The leather is in good supple and flexible condition and has no cracks or tears. The frog is nicely marked with the typical pre war waffenamt and features an early brass pip, this indicates early production probably around 1936/37. It looks like the small leather loop has been repaired at some point. Interesting early leather K98 sling perfect to complete a K98.

Rare original Heer issued guide for installing the field telephone 33 or Der Feldfernsprecher 33 – Heeres Dienstvorschrift 95/13. The guide is published in 1937 and is in a good used condition. Very hard to find accessory for the field telephone!

Beautiful black bakelite canteen cup in a stunning condition without any damages. The cup is nicely marked with an MPD code which was typical for period produced bakelite items. The MPD code 46/S Indicates production by Erich Wippermann, Halver i. Westfalen. and that the used material is Phenolic resin (bakelite) with sawdust as the filler material. Nice cup to complete a canteen or a display!

Stunning early Fallschirmjäger Erkennungsmarke marked 63127 indicating 11./Fallschirmjäger-Ersatz-Reg 1 which supplied reinforcements for Fallschirmjäger Regiment 1. This unit is well known for the battles throughout the war. Some of their most famous battles were the Festung Holland, Moerdijk Bridgehead, Dordrecht bridgehead, Waalhaven airport, Rotterdam bridgehead, Narvik, Kreta, Leningrad, Witebsk, Smolensk, Kursk, Orel, Sicily, Napels, Salerno, Monte Cassino, Anzio, Nettuno and Bologna. Textbook original Erkennungsmarke in good condition with its original cord.

A very nice original ID disc/tag or Erkennungsmarke marked STAB. GREN. RGT. 471 which indicates Grenadier Regiment 471 wich served under the 251. Infanterie Division. Nice original Erkennungsmarke made out of Zinc.

Nice original leather Erkennungsmarke pouch in nicely used condition. Would be easily matched to a Erkennungsmarke in the same condition.

Textbook magazine pouch marked Feb 1919 Mills.

Textbook and mint Canadian made compass pouch. Nicely marked and dated 1940. 4

Excellent and full Soldbuch to Ullrich von Freu, serving in Panzergrenadier Battalion 98 ‘v. Schöning’ which was later renamed to Kampfgruppe Schöning. Von Freu was wounded January 1945 and was awarded the Kriegsverdienstkreuz, Verwundetenabzeichen and the Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze. The Soldbuch contains loads of entries and would be a great base for further research!