Does anyone here know what this cloth item was used for?
It came in a gebirgsjager lot, and was discribed to me as a Abdeckplane.
But cant really find any descriptions or photo's on what it is meant for and how it was used.
Thanks in advance
Ewout
Hi, postman dropped off a big box for me today. I hope all will enjoy some pictures. All items I was told by seller/digger, come from, and were dug the Narva area battlefields, Estonia. Sorry if this is the wrong section, and I will re-post if need be.
2 M40 German helmets, 1 with what appears to be, now that I look at it in person, a fairly thick coat of green paint with what looks like sand added to it. Camo sand paint?? The other M40 is a grey color, fieldgrau?
The green sand? helmet was a green color to begin with, there are spots of the original paint in the crown area, and it is very green looking to me. Apple green??
Also 1 SSh39 Soviet helmet with some nice paint left, which I do not think is common for relic Russian helmets. It has battle damage. There is an entrance, and exit hole, and also the helmet got hit very hard with shrapnel or something, causing a fairly large dent, and a stress crack. The Helmet seems much lighter than a SSh40 hemet for some reason. Maybe the steel, or thickness. I have never had SSh39 to examine before, so no expert.
Also some other items I purchased, a piece of a Maxim MG belt, a Stalingrad medal, 2 UZRG handles, S-mine adapters, grenade cap and pull bead. Also there is a Beer?? bottle, dated 44, given as a gift for buying all the other items. Very nice bottle. I used to drink a lot of beer, but not lately. My liver is mad at me.
If it is a beer bottle, does anyone know what brand and kind of beer it was?? pilsner, dark, light etc. Did this type of bottle have a metal flip off type of cap, like a modern type cap, or other?
These are great Items I think, and are my favorites now. I have always wanted a nice German & Russian helmet to display with my weapon and Ord. collection, and I found them.
I find now that I would MUCH rather have a couple helmets like these, that have never been touched since the war, and just found, than a mint example that has been floating around different collections & collectors for years. Helmets and articles like this talk to you, they have a story, and a history. They make you think.
It is great all the diggers and archeologists are finding these items to be preserved by collectors and historians.
Regards, Steve
hi found this flag sellers asking for $100!
i have never seen a flag like this before!
Has some serious wear and tear!
Have any of you guys here seen one before?
any idea who used it you would think navy or something i think the listing sujests its water sports flag??
any comments welcome
as i like the design on it :D
Hi All, I thought I'd post up my DAK Gas Cape Bag complete with Cape. As you can see it's in fairly good condition. The bag is that early semi rubberised heavy canvas. The maker stamp is a bit faint; but looks like ROCO. The poppers are a bit rusty; but fully working with one small stain showing on the front. As you see the cape is marked DRP (Deutches Reich Patent) and dated 41 & in great condition.
NOTE - TO MEMBERS IN THE U.K. ONLY. IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED I'D LIKE TO SWAP IT FOR AN EARLY WAR DATED EUROPEAN FIELD GREY VERSION WITH CAPE. SORRY ABOUT THE U.K. ONLY; BUT I DON'T WANT THE HASSLE OF POSTING IT ABROAD. IF INTERESTED SEND ME A P.M.
Cheers,
Richard.
My Father was in Germany during WWll and brought back a Steyr-Hahn Pistol it has been kept in a box all this time. When my Father died in 1993 the box and the pistol were given to me. I have kept it just as it was the day he brought it home, he never fired it, I have fired one 9mm Luger round through it. I dont know much about the Pistol just what I have read.
"After the German annexation of Austria in 1938, about 60,000 pistols were re-barrelled for the standard 9mm Parabellum cartridge. These weapons can be identified by the '08' stamped on the left side of the slide and nazi eagle stamped on the frame above the trigger. The official German designation: '9mm P12(o)' ".
I post the following quesitons.
1) does anyone know why this pistol is Nickel Plated, were some plated when they were re-barrelled?
2) what does the trangle with the "O" in it mean?
3)the numbers on the slide "448n" is that the serial number and what does the "n" mean?
ANY INFORMATION WOULD HELP.
sorry the pics didnt come out very well. I will try and take come better ones to post. they show up better when emailed.
:( please help im searching the net looking for german war records for a person and cant get to any sites to help me > Rudolf Brantner Lance corporal of artillery, if you can point me in the right direction i would do all the work it will be a great chance to add to the stuff i have of his already,, once again thanks for your help and a great site you ( or we have since im a member now ) shane
Enjoy this 1938 German 'Potato Masher' Grenade......BILL
Well...Simple World War Wermacht Buckle
P.S Unfortunately in "used" condition :weep:
Hi there !
Wanna show you a nice etched dress-bayonet, (Extra-Seitengewehr), of the Wehrmacht; maker: Robert Klaas
This is not the only kind of an Klaas blade-etching, but this one isn´t very common.
The bayonet was a gift to me from an veteran of the German Navy and the former owner was the brother of this man.
The veteran told me, that his brother was "awarded" with this dress-dagger at Vienna Military-Acadamy.
His brother fought in Russia, was wounded in the Crimea-Campaign and after recovery he was stationed in France and was then captured at D-Day ...
Best,
R.
Hi,
Would someone try and see what this is? it's Polish but I guess it is no ID, something to do with USSR...
Can one see why, where it was issued?
Thanks,
Neil.
