German
Badge, Proficiency, Driver, Bronze
Genuine WWII Driver Proficiency Badge ( Kraftfahrbewährungsabzeichen ), bronze color. One clip is broken. The badge reward drivers of military transport vehicles, including trucks, cars and motorcycles, who served for specified periods in a war zone after 1 December 1940. Very nice condition. The requirement for the award was to have served since 1 December 1940 on the front line or in rear areas on the Balkan, North African and Eastern Fronts, with other areas added as the war progressed. The qualifying period depended on the type of vehicle driven. For the bronze badge this was: - Motorbike reconnaissance and dispatch riders: 90 days -Supply vehicles supporting the front line: 120 days -Other forms of military transport: 135 days. The silver badge was awarded where these requirements were met for a second time; with the gold for a third time. The badge could be awarded for shorter periods where drivers faced particularly arduous conditions, or for special driving achievement. Awards were authorised by battalion commanders and above or, for civilians, by the Ministry of the Interior. The award could be forfeited, for example if the recipient drove dangerously or failed to maintain his vehicle. It could not be awarded posthumously.
Badge, Proficiency, Driver, Bronze, Luftwaffe
Genuine WWII Luftwaffe Driver Proficiency Badge ( Kraftfahrbewährungsabzeichen ), bronze color on grey-blue wool. The badge reward drivers of military transport vehicles, including trucks, cars and motorcycles, who served for specified periods in a war zone after 1 December 1940. Very nice condition. The requirement for the award was to have served since 1 December 1940 on the front line or in rear areas on the Balkan, North African and Eastern Fronts, with other areas added as the war progressed. The qualifying period depended on the type of vehicle driven. For the bronze badge this was: - Motorbike reconnaissance and dispatch riders: 90 days -Supply vehicles supporting the front line: 120 days -Other forms of military transport: 135 days. The silver badge was awarded where these requirements were met for a second time; with the gold for a third time. The badge could be awarded for shorter periods where drivers faced particularly arduous conditions, or for special driving achievement. Awards were authorised by battalion commanders and above or, for civilians, by the Ministry of the Interior. The award could be forfeited, for example if the recipient drove dangerously or failed to maintain his vehicle. It could not be awarded posthumously.
Badge, Specialist, Nachrichten, Artillery, Embroidered
Genuine WWII German embroidered Nachrichten specialist badge with red 'blitz': Artillery, worn on the upper left sleeve.
Badge, Specialist, Nachrichten, Embroidered, Heer
Genuine WWII German embroidered Nachrichten specialist badge with white 'blitz': Heer, worn on the upper left sleeve.
Bag, Bread, Brotbeutel 31
Genuine WWII German Brotbeutel 31 canvas musette bag, generally known as 'bread bag'. This piece of gear was standard issue for the German infantryman: although first intended for carrying the daily food ration, it was often used a catch-all for personal belongings. The present bag is in excellent overall condition and retains all original metal buttons and 'D' rings, as well as its various leather straps.
Bag, Flour, German, H. Vpfl. 1942
Genuine WWII German canvas bag intended for flour. Marked and dated 1942. Very nice condition.
Bandage, Burn Treatment, German, 1940, Untouched
Genuine WWII German bandage, intended for burn treatment ( Brandbinde ). Manufactured by W. Söhngen & Co. in Wiesbaden, Hesse. Complete, untouched condition.
Bayonet, Mauser 98k, 1937, Complete with Matching Scabbard and Leather Frog, 1941
Nice genuine pre-WWII German bayonet for Mauser 98k, manufactured by E.u.F Hörster in Solingen in 1937 -- see hallmarks S/155 and 37 . Serial number 7698 f is clearly visible on the ricasso; walnut grips; locking system is in working order. Comes in its original steel scabbard, along with a russet leather bayonet frog, made by Geb. Krüger in Breslau in 1941. The scabbard bears the same production number as the bayonet ( 7698 f ). Rare homogeneous set, in good overall condition. The blade has been particularly well preserved.
Bayonet, Mauser 98k, 1940, Complete with Matching Scabbard and Leather Frog
Nice genuine WWII German bayonet for Mauser 98k, manufactured by E.u.F. Hörster in Solingen in 1940. Serial number 9766 b is clearly visible on the ricasso; bakelite grips; locking system is in working order. The blade is quite well preserved. Comes in its original steel scabbard, painted black, also made by E.u.F. Hörster in Solingen in 1940 and bearing number 9766 b , along with a leather bayonet frog dated 1941. Rare homogeneous set, in good overall condition.
Bayonet, Mauser 98k, 1941, Complete with Matching Scabbard
Genuine WWII German bayonet for Mauser 98k, manufactured by Alexander Coppel in Solingen and dated 1941 -- see hallmark 41 fnj . Serial number 322 z is clearly visible on the ricasso. Bakelite grips. Locking system is in working order. Comes in its original steel scabbard, also bearing number 322 z . Rare homogeneous set, in used condition.
Bayonet, Mauser 98k, 1941, Complete with Matching Scabbard and Leather Frog, 1941
Nice genuine WWII German bayonet for Mauser 98k, manufactured by F.u.K. Hörster in Solingen and dated 1941 -- see hallmark 41 asw . Serial number 4708 o is clearly visible on the ricasso; bakelite grips; locking system is in working order. Comes in its original steel scabbard, along with a blackened-leather bayonet frog, also dated 1941. Markings stamped on the scabbard are identical to those present on the blade ( 41 asw and 4708 o ). Rare homogeneous set, in good overall condition. The blade has been particularly well preserved.
Bayonet, Mauser 98k, 1941, Complete with Scabbard
Genuine WWII German bayonet for Mauser 98k, manufactured by F.u.K. Hörster in Solingen and dated 1941 -- see hallmark 41 asw . Serial number 8705 s is visible on the ricasso. Bakelite grips. Locking system is in working order. The blade has been rather well preserved. Comes in some original steel scabbard, bearing number 9495 e . Nice set, in good used overall condition.
