A nice original M42 helmet marked hkp66 indicating production by Sächsische Emaillier und Stanzwerke A.G. The helmet has a large size 58 liner. The liner and the chinstrap have been treated with leather fat some time ago. Other then that the helmet still retains its factory textured paint up to 99%.  It would make a very nice helmet for a late war mannequin!

A very rare “Carbon Overprint” zeltbahn in very used condition. The zeltbahn still retains its nice and vibrant colours. It has two small repairs an is missing one grommet. It’s complete with most if not all the originally sewn buttons. After the capitulation of the Italian army in 1943 their camouflage printing rollers and uniform/equipment stocks where captured and brought back to Germany. It was then that the first Zeltbahnen of captured Italian camouflage material (Telo Mimetico) where produced. Also some experiments where done combining Telo Mimetico with Splittertarnmuster. This is known to collectors as carbon overprint and consists of a base of the brown base colour Telo Mimetico printed in carbon ink overprinted with Splittertarnmuster. This is a extremely rare variation intended to camouflage against infrared light.

Rare to find the short strap of this type with a nice late wire hook. The long EBD straps are often encountered but the short ones are hard to find. Complete with the retaining stud. The rubber is in good supple condition.

A nice original Model 9 Esbit stove in good used condition. One of the most commonly seen breadbag items!

A very nice untouched M35 camouflage helmet. The helmet is nicely repainted during the war in the classic three tone “Normandy” colours. The camouflage still retains up to 80% of its original coverage. The colours on the helmet are hard to photograph but very obvious in hand. The helmet retains its original liner and chinstrap that are original to the helmet. The helmet was originally found in the woodwork in France. A nice untouched camouflage helmet!

A rare enameled M42 messkit marked WJ44. The messkit still retains up to 99% of its original enamel finish. A very clean messkit, hard to upgrade!

A very nice wartime whistle with lanyard. Hard to find as a spare and a finishing detail on a NCO or officer tunic!

A very nice unissued late war rucksack. This rucksack shows no signs of use at all. A great unissued rucksack!

A nice original Pelzjacke, as used by many members of the Heer and Waffen-SS on the eastern front. In very good condition, great for a mannequin.

A very nice mint condition tropical bayonet frog. RBNR numbered on the back, though unreadable. Nice match with that mint bayonet !

Later in the war the German vehicle first aid kit or “Verbandkasten” was made out of wood in stead of steel. Most of these don’t have a label on the inside and are executed in field gray paint. This one is in very good condition with over 90% of the period paint remaining. The spray painted letters on the front are very aesthetically pleasing and would nicely compliment a medical display!

A scarcely encountered Gebirgsjäger specific 1 liter capacity canteen or Labeflasche. These canteens where fitted with a hook on the back so that it could be worn on the carrying sling but also on the breadbag. These 1 liter Labeflaschen with both the harness and the hook are very hard to find!

A very nice late war L&SL 44 marked M42 canteen indicating production by Linnepe & Schiffer Metallwarenfabrik, Lüdenscheid. A textbook late war canteen with 3 presstuds on the cover, riveted loops and a nice brown strap.  Rare to find combination!

A nice clearly used P38 sofshell holster marked ros 1944 indicating production by E. G. Leuner, Bautzen. The holster is in used condition as can be seen on the pictures. There are many mint holster available, but only few used condition soft shell P38 holsters!

The gasmask is nicely painted in the typical three-tone Normandy camouflage. The container still retains up to 85% of its original camouflage paint and retains its original straps, mask and accessories. Inside the gasmask is named to Obergefreiter Heinz Metzler with the Feldpost number 34061 which corresponds to the following units belonging to the 348. Infanterie-Division which was destroyed in the Normandy battles!

(2.1.1940-27.4.1940) 3. Kompanie Fla-Bataillon 603,
(1.3.1942-7.9.1942) gestrichen,
(8.9.1942-11.3.1943) Regimentsstab, 13.-14. 
Panzerjager-Kompanie,15. Radfahr-Schwadron 
und 16.schwere Granatwerfer-Kompanie Festungs-Infanterie-Regiment 
863,
dann Regimentsstab, 13.-14. Panzerjager-Kompanie 
und 15. schwere Granatwerfer-Kompanie Festungs-Infanterie-Regiment 
863,
dann Regimentsstab u. 13.-15. Kompanie 
Festungs-Infanterie-Regiment 863,
(23.4.1944-24.11.1944) 4.5.1944 Regimentsstab m. Einheit 
Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment 863,
(25.11.1944-Kriegsende) 11.12.1944 gestrichen.

The lid compartment still retains the spare lenses and the contamination test swabs. Underneath the gasmask is the cleaning cloth and spring but also a small envelope with Metzler name on it containing a piece of raw cotton, probably to polish the lenses. A real Normandy veteran. The gasmask is a stunning one looker in very good condition which would be very hard to upgrade!

A very nice M42 messkit marked MN43. Nice unusual construction where a steel M31 type handle is spotwelded to a M42 type body. Nice messkit in very good unissued condition!

A nice original set of private purchase M36 type shoulder boards or Schulterklappen for a Oberfeldwebel in Panzergrenadier Regiment 33. This unit fought in several well known battles on the eastern front such as Orel, Kursk, Kowel and Kurland. The shoulder boards are in good condition though 1 has a moth hole on top. A very attractive pair!

A great original Waffen-SS belt buckle together with the belt it was found with in Maryland, United States. The belt buckle is nicely marked RZM 155/43 ᛋᛋ indicating production by Assmann & Söhne, Lüdenscheid. The buckle is nicely made and phosphate finished. Hard to find phosphate finished Waffen-SS belt buckle with its original belt, nice for a mannequin!

A very nice and uncommon breadbag marked 0/0750/3572 with rayon straps in stead of leather/canvas. A very nice variation for the specialized equipment collector in mint condition!

A very nice late war pattern RG34 marked ARR43 indicating production by Braunsweigische Blechwarenfabrik G.m.b.H., Braunschweig. The RG34 is complete with the rare late war twisted wire pull chain and a nice brown phenolic oiler.