US M1 HELMET

Adopted in 1941 by US Army like official helmet, the M1 and  variants M1-C and M2  is one of the most popular helmet between WW2 collectors.This helmet " the steel pot"was in use till 1985 in US Army and after ww2 several countries supplied with  this helmet their armies like Netherland, Austria and Israel where were used during 2006 conflicts or in Japan used during 2011 earthquake.During WW2 were manufactured 22 millions units.
Price today: 60-100 US dollars.

Jeep Willys MB

From a original desing by Batam company, in 1940 American goverment ordered to Ford Motor  and Willys Overland companies redesign this military vehicle , was given to their allies russian and british to use in all kind of conditions , it was the desire of the german troops because had a better service than german Kubelwagen.The jeep was the biggest contribution to the war from USA. During the war Willys Overland built 335.531 units, Ford built 277.896 After the war a lot of thems were used by civilian purposes being sold by goverments in 50 US dollars.
Price now: 8000-15.000 US dollars.

KAR 98

KAR98,K98,Karabiner 98 kurz, was the most important bolt action rifle in the german army during WWII,made by Mauser.
From 1935 was adapted in the Wehrmacht , 5 cartidges 7,92*57 with a cadence of 10 to 13 shoots per minute.
Finishing war Germany had builded around 14 millions of units.
After WWII same rifles were used by Israel army with a double stamp (nazi-israeli) and during the nineties  in Yugoslav wars.
Price now: 200- 400 US dollars.

 

 

The US Mussette Bag

US M-1936 Mussette bag was like   M1939 Tornister 39 in german army , the favourite bag in Airborne troops, compact and smaller than other models was used by officers and soldiers .With US  stamp on front and dated back after the european invasion american soldiers left back hundreds of them used by civilian frenchs.
Price now: 30-60 US dollars

German helmets

Between 1935 and 1945 Germany manufactures over 25 million helmets in all its forms, from the M-35 to the last model made, the M-42.
Only the M-35, an early model, it produced more than 4 million units.
The carvings were few to be extremely rare large sizes, based on german  anthropometry .From 1943 all stickers with national emblem ,  Wehrmacht or other were banned but some units were still used.
After the war Germany had a huge stock of helmets so it was decided to equip all fire units such helmets for decades.
Price now: +/- 150 US dollars 

 

CORCORAN ( JUMP BOOTS)

US paratroopers jump boots or CORCORANS were the typical boots associated with the soldiers of parachute units , during WWII the elite of US soldiers with the best formation and equipment.
Made by The Corcoran And Matterhorn Company, a division of Cove Shoe Company under design of William P . Yarborough in 1941 for use in the 501st Parachute Test Battalion.The Corcoran  had the exclusive Department of Defense contract to supply them for years.During WWII all leather equipment in US troops like holsters, belts and of course boots were made in BROWN leather , only from 1948 were changed to the black colour. There arent black boots from WWII , just copys.Today  Corcoran Co. still manufacturing same boots.

HITLER YOUTH DAGGER - HITLER JUGEND KNIFE

During the 20es in Germany some organizations had a little knife to travel and do works with it, Hitler wanna his youth organisation had  own knife and order it, but there wans·t a standard model  and were some different models with different prices and qualities.In february of 1933 Hitler youth organization leader, Von Schirach, ordered a standarized model .Made with nickel steel, resin and bakelit doing diamonds, with the badge of the organization in same form enameled with the national colours.The blade of 14 cms long had the logo " Blut and ehre" ( Blood and honor) till 1938 when ordered only put that logo on SS blade daggers.During the war some other fascist organizations made their own knifes very similars to these ,following same  parameters with their simbols like Falange in Spain or Portuguese facists.Some young soldiers and ss members had this knife fighting with them . Finishing the war the total amount of knifes were up 15 millions and after the war still doing copys some with logo ( Made in Germany) in english like souvenirs for occupation soldiers.

CURIOSITY

US soldiers had  the obsesion of take with them personal objects , guns, swords, flags and other items , sailors and militars destinated in England paid 250 US dollars in 1941 to get a Lugger pistol to show it , a really big price , but it was a really dangerous sittuation because german and SS troops executed to any soldier founded with german items like pistols, in some cases american soldiers did same.
Two years after war finished Us army in Europe get a big quantity of german nazi flags, these were used in a lot of forms......

The italian helmet Mº 1933

Starting 1930 italian army still using old "adrian " model 15  french helmets or similar italian model 16, Changes in Europe did fascit leaders study a  new kind of helmet model inspired in old Romans glories , this new creation was the M 1931 , a poor  design of the definitive Mº 1933.Made in special combination of steel and nickel, the building price was 45 italian Lires.Inside the helmet were marked with the serial lot with 1 or 2 letters and 2 numbers, the leather was sheep yellow skin mostly, and had 3 holes used too like ventilation.This kind of helmet was did in 3 sizes and  was in use till 1980 by the italian army.

 

 

TORNISTER 39

From XIX century german soldiers used a bag to put a great variety of things like food, boots etc..Basicly used by wehrmacht in the period 39-1945 in their infantery regiments, was changing in form along the time from the 34 model in wooden structure, cow or sheep skins , colors ....Hooks for dishes, cartridge pouchs were add.Finishing the war the quality of these bags were very poor , some leather pieces were changed by women shelter parts and just at the final were used any kind of different bags .
Price: +/- 80 US dollars.

The people's receiver or Volksempfänger

Created under desing of  Walter Maria Kersting and shown during 1933 in Berlin, the radio model VE 301 was the idea of Joseph Goebbels to arrive to all the german houses broadcasting nazi thoughts.Under a price of 76 reichmarks and made in bakelit was designed to capture only local radio stations and not the BBC.The most expensive model get the name of the local cities to capture their local frecuencies but never others.Listen foreing broadcasts was a crime in nazi Germany and in some places like Poland only geman citizens can listen a radio.During Goebbels birthday nazi goverment gift 500 radios to the population.Today s price 300-400 US dollars.