Textbook US Colt M1911 holster marked BOYT 44.

Nice original US army issue gloves marked Scotsmoor Co. Extra large

Rare early tropical equipment belt in olive colour bordered with green leather on the ends. The belt is a typical early example with sewn eyelets and belt steel hook. The belt is maker marked but unfortunately not readable. The belt is a small size 80 and would make a great set with a green tabbed Heer buckle!

Nice early M31 messkit marked G&CL 40 indicating production by Gehardi & Co, Lüdenscheid. The back of the messkit has the initials FJ on both parts.

Excellent field police gorget or Feldgendarmerie Rinkragen. Hard to find in good used condition like this one. The luminous paint still lights up in the dark. The Gorget is a nice mid to late war example with a cardboard back. Very hard to find in this condition and a centerpiece in any Feldgendarmerie display!

Bevevano E Mangiavano by my friend Giancarlo Persic is the best reference book for German wartime canteens and messkits. My friend Giancarlo is a lifetime collector who specializes in the M31 and M42 canteens and messkits. This book is a great reference with many if not all German canteen and messkit variants. He clearly shows side by side photographs for the smallest details that are hardly noticable but obnoxiously interesting for some die-hard collectors such as myself. Some of the canteens from my collection have been featured in the book and I’m thrilled to be able to offer this reference to my customers. I warmly recommend any specialized equipment collector this book; not just because of the vast amount of pictures but also for the background information that really makes it stand out to other reference works. The book is a sealed paperback in the English language with 332 pages and a vast amount of pictures surely to soothe the need of any novice or advanced collector looking to expand his or her library! Needless to say; this is a must have for any equipment collector!

Original death card to German Cross in Gold bearer Emil Wagner KIA 4.9.1944 in Turzyn or Szczecin, Poland.

Original deathcard of Josef Anreiter, KIA 22 July 1944 at St. Andre, Caen. Josef was most probably a member of the 9. SS Panzerdivision Hohenstaufen.

Original death card to Panzergrenadier Erich Millim, KIA 1.11.1944 in Neerkant, in the south of the Netherlands. Millim is buried in Neerkant.

Unissued bayonet frog marked Franz Brehme, Walsrode with a nice pebbled closing strap.

Nice period bilingual card playing game named Signal in the Dutch and French language. Nice period game in complete condition!

Textbook untouched world war one M17 helmet marked TJ66 indicating production by C. Thiel & Söhne, Lübeck. 

Nice original US M1 helmet liner by Westinghouse in good condition.

Excellent untouched US M1 helmet with Hawley liner named Louis E. Mertz jr. The shell retains its originally sewn chinstraps and cork textured paint. The shell shows various stress cracks which are typical for this type of helmet. The helmet is in used condition with loads of character that surely makes it a typical example of a combat worn helmet.

Original Pamphlet that was dropped on 2.10.1944 in the area of the Scheldt. The Pamphlet warned the people living in the Scheldt river for the imminent allied air- and artillery bombardment followed by a large infantry attack. The pamphlet warns to evacuate without hesitation and to leave anything one could not carry easily. Hard to find original Pamphlet in good condition.

Original Holland related deathcard of Obergefreiter Georg Kapfhammer. Kapfhammer served in an Pionier-Abteilung and was killed in action on September 15, 1944 in the small village of Breskens in the Netherlands. The German forces found themselves trapped during the retreat from France and Belgium between the Dutch/Belgian coast and the West Schelde. Trapped in the so called Breskens Pocket was the German 15. Armee. The German pocket managed to hold out throughout October. Extensive research shows Obergefreiter Kapfhammer served in the 2. Kompanie / Pionier-Btl. 245, part of the 245. Infanterie-Division. He was killed by a “Bombensplitter” – bomb shrapnel and was initially buried in a field grave in Breskens, later his remains where transferred to Ysselsteyn.

Original deathcard of three brothers, one of them Obergefreiter Josef Schuhbeck. Schuhbeck served in an Funker-Abteilung and was killed during the battle of the Bulge on January 2, 1945. He was killed in the village of Champlon which is located along the highway Saint-Hubert / La Roche-en-Ardenne. He is buried in Recogne just north of Bastogne.