German Imperial Militaria

Cheers Skipper, ill keep eyes and ears peeled if i see any buckles? I sometimes do at gunshows and antique shops

 

my new M16 .....a little 'red'



Marked ET 62.

 

Nice one Andy. I saw one like this sometime ago that was issued to some Austrian Fire Dept and it also had attacked a leather neck guard.

 

Thanks Carl, I don't think my one is fire dept related as it was sourced from the US, so I'm presuming that it was a vet bring back, that was then painted at some stage to prevent surface rust (but i could be wrong).

The red paint is certainly very old, and as a result Im thinking of leaving it as is for now.

 

Thanks Andy. I had two M-42 lids with no liners or anything in it. One was painted black as i guess the guy who did it thought he could pass it off as Allgemeine SS? The other was painted a sick-looking Battleship Gray. Ive been kicking myself ever since I traded those away too.

Anyway, great addition to your collection ;-))

 

My latest Imperial puchase!

 

Thanks Carl, pity about the M-42's I know how you feel!

Skipper, once again that is a great looking ammo pouch - well done mate!

 

I bought a german WWI gasmask box yesterday , empty, considering the box alone is worth a fortune (masks in boxes go fo 200 euros +) .I haven't had the time to clean it, but it looks very promissing. The guy also had a pair of German brown boots for sale (he had those in a car boot )

 

Interesting how there is so much Imperial stuff that far south? .....must be vet bring backs?

 

WWI : brought back as trophees and finds furhter north.
1870: we had some severe battles here (Beaune la Roalnde, Loigny, champigny and many other famous battles)

Two new examples : a 1918 Bavarian gasmask box





and a 1870 E.K. marked Schnaps shot bottle (2cl) these were also used in WWI

 

I like zat bottle. Good finds me effendi.

 

It was a hard struggle to get this one but Igot my M-16 helmet! This beauty was found at a fair by an antique dealer who is also a friend, so he kept it aside and sold it to me today. He wouldn't sell me the chin strap though, too bad, but that's okay I will find another one.

The M-16 model has a round leather liner as compared to the M-17 which has three leather triangles tied together.
It has 70% of the Feldgrau outside and 90% of the blue inside.

 

lovely condition

 

nice pick-up, skip..the m16 as you say has the leather liner ring, whereas the m17 has the metal liner ring..

View attachment 15413 M17

View attachment 15414 M16

 

Great helmet Skipper, its found a good home .....is that 2 now? (thinking of the battle damaged one from Verdun)

 

Very nice Skipper. I am sure it made a nice addition to the collection.

 

Yes, I'm considering attaching the three leather flaps to the liner or leave it as such . Anyway I can't believe this sort of item can still be found at flea markets in 2010 . I had already thought I'd never get one with paint in this condition.

Andy , this is indeed my second one .

 

Just picked up at a fair today:

2nd Klass Bavarian Landwehr Abzeige for good service . I had never seen it before.

 

Hi Skip, nice pieces and the Bavarian medal isnt a rare bird, ive seen them on medal bars on occasion ;-))

 

Not rare but it's the fist time I see it. I only paid a few euros for it because I still need a ribbon.