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Textbook piece in unissued condition. Still retaining the original wire and paper tag from the manufacturer. Nicely maker marked U.S. M.E.C.o 1943 BRITISH MADE.

Nice original and early German pioneer saw with leather scabbard in good used condition. The saw is nicely maker marked Ewald Schmal Cronenberg and WaA. 

Minty original chocolate brown officers belt marked Lüneschloss Solingen Croupon. Comes in a good and large size 115cm

Near mint original Heer officers cap with the bright red piping for Artillerie. The cap is in very good near mint condition and does not show moth damage to the piping or the base of the cap. The cap retains its originally sewn visor and sweatband. The cap is a nice large size 58.

Death card of Funker Paul Dürr. Was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge. Dürr was 18 years old and was killed in action in Bertogne, Belgium on 25.12.1944. Was Later burried in Recogne, Belgium. 

Death card of Obergrenadier Josef Barnsteiner. Was killed in action during the Ardennes offensive. Barnsteiner was 19 years old and was killed in Spinneux near Trois-Ponts, Belgium on 6.1.1945.

Textbook German helmet chinstrap marked G. Schiele Loburg 1942. 

Rare pre war short gasmask canister strap with painted hardware. Marked and dated CA 1940.

Late war Tragegestell 43 ammunition carrying frame with late war Ersatz woven rubber straps. The tan painted rack is complete with all(!) of its straps and buckles. The rack is in very good unissued condition with a nice mix of materials for the straps. All main late war strap materials can be observed; woven Rubber, webbing, folded canvas and red line material. A very nice and minty late war tan painted Tragegestell with the typical and rare rubber carrying straps that would be very hard to upgrade!

Very nice and aesthetic M35 Kriegsmarine combat helmet marked ET66 . Field repainted in dark blue on top of a reissue on top of the factory apple green paint. The helmet the textbook and bright gold Kriegsmarine decal. The helmet retains its original liner and partial chinstrap. The grey top colour is typical for coastal artillery. The helmet retains its original reinforced aluminum liner. There is a small shrapnel damage above the decal which was there when it received its wartime overpaint; even with the hole it was still deemed fit for use. At the end of the war the helmet was most probably taken by a member of the Danish resistance with a period painted flag on the right side of the helmet. The helmet is a beautiful example of a shrapnel damaged unique Kriegsmarine helmet!

A nice tan painted 6×30 Dienstglas or army issue binoculars. These where issued to all branches in the Wehrmacht. The binoculars retain their original tan paint up to 70% and are in very good condition. The binoculars are marked CAG indicating production by Swarovski. The right ocular still retains the Strichplatte. The leather strap and lens cover are original to the binoculars and have the textbook tan painted studs.

Rare pre war leather mapcase in smooth leather. One of the rarest mapcases to encounter in very good condition. Nicely dated 1936 and named inside the lid.

Superb and scarce mint M40 pattern Heer EM shoulderstraps for Nebelwerfer troops. Textbook construction with rayon piping in the typical purple colour for Nebelwerfer troops.

Textbook original Waffen-SS m40 pattern sidecap with clear ghosting of a SS skull and eagle. The cap is in good work condition and comes in a very good large size most probably 59 or 60. The cap would be a perfect restoration base. Very rare to find a original large sized Waffen-SS sidecap in the textbook banana shape, with false piping and a single line of stitching in the lining!

Rare original pitcher glove in used condition. The glove is made by Wilson in Canada and is dated 1941. Nice example in good used condition!

Nice original steel German M31 helmet liner for a size 64 shell with a headsize 57.

Very nice and aesthetic M40 Kriegsmarine combat helmet marked Q62 . Field repainted in blue on top of a reissue on top of the factory green paint. The helmet retains remnants of its textbook gold Kriegsmarine decal. The helmet retains its original liner and chinstrap dated 1940. The blue/grey top colour is typical for coastal artillery. Inside the liner is named Herbrechter O.16195/41S.