Need some help Identifying German WWII trailer

Please excuse me if this is in the wrong catagory.

I have been given the opportunity to buy this trailer and need help identifying it.

The seller states that it is WWII Wehrmacht Army and was brought back to the US by a Army Officer who was in the post war occupation force. He packed all his personal belongings into the back and shipped his stuff home that way.

The trailer is "Allegedly" a Mercedes (or Damlier)Benz trailer. Looks like 1/2 ton. It rides on a torsion bar. Has 40's era Mercedes wheels with hub caps. The trailers base coat is a dark blue green with hints of desert tan or camo light green under the red paint. It has openning front and rear doors and one side of the roof panel opens for access from above. It is sheet metal stretched inside a 3/4 inch angle iron super structure. There is no frame like on a WWII Ben hur. The towing bar runs from the the front hitch to the rear pintel.

The floor is 3/4' Oak slats It has no brakes. Where the sheet metal sides meet the bottom frame is rusted through all the way around and the sides will need replacing.









Any body know what this is? All help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Bill

 

62 views and no answer. A tough one, to be sure. :-?

 

I have a book on German horse-drawn trailers, wagons, sleds etc, and this is not in it - but then it does appear to be a motor-drawn trailer, so it wouldn't.

sorry Weasel_nut, I can't help.

Anybody else?

 

It is a tough one indeed.....

Additional Detailed pictures posted.



http://www.armyfiretrucks.com/wehrmacht_trailer.htm

Any info on the original intent of the trailer would be greatly appreciated.

Bill

 

a tough one, couldn't find it anywhere.
The problem is with the German's typical use of non standard equipment and production in small batches it might be a loing shot to find the id of this trailer.

Did you post this in a German forum tough ? These guys often have amazing documentation (and sometimes first hand knowledge)!

Aglooka

 

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

I have posted this inquiry to other sites. One of the other reponders suggested that it was a Tank Ammo trailer for 37mm shells. That is why I brought the post here.... I, however, do not believe it is built strong enough to accomplish that task.

I have pulled this out of a Book on German WWII trailers...it is titled German Military Trailers and Towed Equipment 1935-1945 authored by Horst Beiersdorf.



The above is a scan of a scan so the quality is poor. It does look some what like the trailer I have.



It is out of the Wehrmacht Technical Manual D.

I have been searching for one of those too with no luck.

Again...Thanks for the reply.

Bill

 

wonderful !!!

that is a nice piece of history you have there !

Aglooka