Germany
Germany
German firearms, field equipment, and militaria, including interwar Reichswehr equipment, documented WWII-era pieces, and post-war Bundeswehr items.
Rifles & Carbines
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (Code “42”, 1940) – Serial No. 1436 - Mauser-Werke Oberndorf production K98k dated 1940, fitted with a post-war Japanese-made “Mauser” 4×40 scope (1950s–1960s era).
Bayonets
- German S84/98 III Bayonet (43 crs, 1943) with 1939 E. u. F. Hörster Scabbard - Paul Weyersberg & Co. wartime K98k bayonet, serial 5217 c, with dark brown phenolic grips, Waffenamt acceptance stamps, and a nonmatching Hörster scabbard dated 1939.
Ammunition & Ordnance
- 7.92×57mm Mauser Ammunition (P635, Patrone s.S. – 1939) - Full 15-round carton of German Patrone s.S. (heavy ball), Hirtenberg code P635, dated 1939 with component lot details.
- 1951 Czechoslovak 7.92×57mm Mauser Ammunition (PS Headstamp) - Postwar Czechoslovak military-surplus ammunition manufactured by Považské Strojárne in 1951, with PS headstamp and black primer-annulus sealant.
Field Gear & Insignia
- Brass Matchbox Holder with Prussian “Gott mit uns” Device and Welt-Hölzer Matchbox - Brass sleeve with crown-and-motto device, provisionally a First World War or early postwar souvenir, paired with a Welt-Hölzer wooden matchbox probably dating to the 1950s–1960s.
- German Reichswehr Army Belt Buckle (Weimar Republic Pattern) - Interwar enlisted men’s/NCO box buckle with republican eagle, GOTT MIT UNS inscription, laurel decoration, and one-piece stamped construction; maker and exact date unidentified.
- German Kar98k Ammunition Pouch (Brown Leather, RBNr. 0/0396/0027) - Three leather compartments with individual lids, short riveted belt loops, and a rectangular support ring; attributed to approximately 1943–1945.
- German Bundeswehr Leather Belt and Buckle (Belt Apparently Dated 1991) - Black leather uniform belt with federal eagle box buckle, size 110 stamp, and a probable October 1991 belt date; buckle date and maker unconfirmed.
- German Wehrmacht Soldier's Multi-Game Set (Dame - Mühle - Schach) - Compact wartime leisure set with boards and pieces for chess (Schach), checkers (Dame), and nine men's morris (Mühle), circa 1938–1943.
- “Rabka 1940” Carved Trinket Box (Occupation-Era Folk Object) - Carved keepsake box inscribed “Rabka 1940”, linked to a town in occupied Poland later associated with a Security Police training site.