ww2

72,5cm long wire band antenna for the Tornister Feldfunkgerät B, B1, and B2. The antenna is in good, imo working condition. The antenna can be folded into a shorter transport mode and still is very flexible. Hard to find spare for the Feld Funk B!

A unusual, late war canteen filling funnel. These funnels where used in field kitchens and together with the 5, 10, and 18 liter aluminium “Trinkwasser” drinking water containers to fill canteens. These funnels had the capacity of exactly one standard 0.8 liter canteen. They are wide enough at the top for a 5, 10 or 18 liter drinking water  container to easily poor. It is used by holding a finger underneath the small hole underneath the funnel and then filled to the top. The funnel is then placed above a canteen and the finger is removed. The canteen will be filled quick and without spillage! The funnel is made out of enameled steel like many of the late war canteens. A nice unusual item!

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, the knobs all turn without any problems and the large dial spins.

Textbook late war Luftwaffe M43 field cap with factory sewn two piece insignia. Nicely marked 0/0378/0118 inside, dated 1944 and size 57. The cap is in great, lightly worn condition retaining 99% of the original nap.

A completely untouched original Heer M43 field blouse for a Obergefreiter in a Infanterie unit. The tunic is in great nearly unworn condition. The tunic is complete with all of its period factory sewn insignia, a set of white piped infantry shoulder boards and a period handsewn Obergefreiter rank insignia. The tunic still retains 99% of its fluffy nap and shows little to no wear. This tunic has not been tailored or shortened and still retains the clean combat look. The tunic retains all of its period sewn buttons. Inside the tunic we can see a ink stain under one of the breast pockets. Most probably left by a pen in the breast pocket. Inside the shoulders it is noticable that this tunic hung in a closet on a hanger which left its mark on the lining. The tunic is a medium size which displays best, imo. Finding a totally untouched tunic like this is very hard and replacing or upgrading would be hard. This would be the centre point in a late war equipment setup!

A typical late war webbing equipment belt marked 0/0250/0712. The size is 90 which is a typical modern mannequin size!

A nice matching set of two tropical webbing equipment straps. These are both the same length and in great mint condition.

A very nice mint example of a pair of Wehrmacht Heer M43 combat trousers or Keilhosen. In good mint condition with all its original sewn buttons. The wool is in great condition without damages, repairs or insect damage and still has all of the nap and full contrasted field grey color remaining. The size is large and would fit most if not all mannequins. The leg ties are fully intact. A great pair for a mannequin that is very hard to find in this perfect condition and size!

A nice Patronenkasten 34 in original three tone camouflage. Nice example with lots of patina.

A nice and typical M36 mantel in great condition. The wool retains most of its nap and is in good condition. Some moth damage to the back of the mantel however! The shoulderstrap buttons have been replaced with “3” buttons indicating the owner was a member of the third company. Nice original mantel in good condition. Great for a equipment display!

A very nice LP34 in working condition. The LP34 still has the full anodization finish and never has been repainted. The finish still remains for 99% and this is the nicest LP34 flare gun I’ve ever owned.  The LP34 is marked DUV 43 which indicates production by Berlin Luebecker. The gun has very nice speckled brown grips and is probably one of the last LP34’s produced in aluminum. All in all a very nice aesthetic piece with a superb finish!

The flare pistol is in good working condition and free to own anyone older then 18 in the Netherlands. I will not and can not export this piece outside of the Netherlands.

A very clean textbook original Waffen-SS belt buckle marked O&C ges. gesch. indicating production by Overhoff & Cie, Lüdenscheid. This buckle is rare and near mint condition and would be very hard to upgrade!

When firing the MG34 and MG42 continuously the German soldiers where presented with a harsh and difficult task: changing the barrel. The MG34 and MG42 where both made with a quick-change barrel and to help in the changing of the barrel these gloves where invented and issued. These gloves where issued with the accessories of the MG34 and MG42. It is simply used by placing the hand under the strap and using the pad to cover your hand when you grab the hot, sometimes even glowing barrel. The barrel is then placed in the Laufschützer or barrel carrier to cool down and a cool new barrel is inserted. According to regulations, the barrel had to be changed after 150 rounds fired continuously. Every MG team had one or two spare barrels in spare barrel carriers with their field equipment. The MG34 barrel carrier is in very good condition with 95% of the original tan colour remaining. The carrier was once overpainted in grey by the Norwegian army in 1950. This has painstakingly been removed revealing the full original finish. The carrier is nicely marked beq 1943 indicating production by Framo-Werke G.m.b.H., Hainichen/Sachsen. The carrier is complete with its original LUX marked strap and in very good condition. One of the rarest spares to find for the MG34!

Superb Breadbag made especially for the Waffen-SS between 1937 and 1940. In that time the Waffen-SS did not have the luxury of being supplied by the army so it had to produce its own equipment. Breadbags like these are rare and came with slings marked in the same way. It is nicely marked SS 348/38 RZM and has a typical RZM/SS pattern label sewn onto it. This breadbag is one of the rarest Waffen-SS specific equipment items, issued early and worn during operation Fall Gelb. A breadbag from my own collection!

A very nice late war breadbag with light brown leather parts in mint condition. Can’t be upgraded really, a typical late war item!

A very nice M31 messkit named to Schweikert. The messkit is marked ccj 41 indicating production by F.W. Bröckelmann, Aluminiumwerk GmbH KG, Neheim/Ruhr. The marking ccj is a rare maker mark to find. A very nice named messkit!          

Also referred to as a salt dispenser. Nicely dated 1942. Without cracks or damages, a hard to find white bakelite variant in very clean condition!