KATANA-"SHIN GUNTO" (japanese military sword)

The katana "shin gunto" traditional military sword in japanese army, was given to officers to  remember samurais history. Kamikazes or navy officers had too a katana during the war nomarly done in a poor quality but  some of them used  old traditional katanas given by their families from fathers to sons  .After the war us troops had the order of requise all katanas and hundreds of them were destroyed but a important quantity arrived to USA by american soldiers.

 

M3 Fighting Knife

The M3 Fighting Knife is an US military knife designed before 1943 . Used by soldiers and special units without bayonets in close-combats like airborne troops , rangers and air crews.The processing of creation was very simply , trying a faster production and  saving expensive metals like used in   blades  made of carbon steel.
During wartime were known  at least 10 different companies manufacturing this combat knife like Aerial Cutlery Co., W. R Casey and Cutlery sons.,Imperial Knife Co., PAL Cutlery Co, Camilus Cutlery Co., Robeson (ShurEdge) Cutlery Co., Kinfolks Inc., Utica Cutlery Co., and H. Boker & Co than still producing later models like M4, M5, M6 and M7 bayonets.

Luger P08 pistol

Created by the german  Georg Luger in 1898 and produced by the Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken was the most famous german pistol during first and second war world .Was accepted in the german army during 1908 and named auxiliary weapon in the swiss army , US army bought  around 1000  to use in field proofs  but finally decided use other weapons. During year 1940 was started to be changed with the Walther P38 pistol .Persecuted  by a large numbers of collectors 1999  Mauser who have the patent made a short number to be sold again by the price of 16.000 US dollars.A great number of these pistols  were home with the american soldiers during WW2 .

PPSH41

Пистолет Пулемёт Шпагинa 1941 PPSh-41 was a machine gun made by russian industries around Moscow, watching the good service with automatic guns during finnish campaing. This gun was builded in a number of 3000 per day , 1 in 7'3hours and only during 1941 were made around 155.000 units by not qualifity workers with a simple desing of only 87 parts, finishing war were made more than 6 millions units.
A great number of german soldiers who captured this machine gun were using it during the war because their magazine was bigger and could use same mauser ammunition of their pistols and the fiability was total even in extrem cold.

The german stick grenate or Stielhandgranate Model 24

Well known in british army slang like the "potato masher", was the most common hand grenade during the 2 world wars in the german army. Produced from 1915 with a pull cord ran down the hollow handle from the detonator with explosives in the head, a great number of dangerous accidents change the original design  of the cord finally in 1917 when was built the definitive model. Pulling the cord the grenade had a five seconds fuse burning. Any allied grenade were launched around 12 metres but the sticks grenades become the double distance 30 -40 yards. German safety norms aply a transportation of the grenades first in wooden boxes and later in metal boxes without fuses with the legend "Before use insert detonator". A specials units of these grenades were sent to Russia with the logo K ( KALT/COLD) on them because normals with cold climate could cause to fail to detonate.Were made to the final of the war when material problems in Germany made think in other compact grenades. A thousands of these went with allied soldiers homes like souvenirs.
Price  today: + - 150 US Dollars.

The Tommy helmet MK I

The tommy helmet (MK I), brodie helmet or in USA doughboy helmet (M1917 helmet) was the typical british troops helmet ,designed by John Leopold Brodie during 1915 .Used in both great wars was changed during 1940 for a second version named MK II.The design was based in give more resistant to projectiles but it offered less protection to the lower parts of the head and neck .Was included in the material of british army and commonwealth nations in different colours from green to orange , from the army to the police or auxiliary forces and later versions used till today in Pakistan or Israel.Only in USA were made around 3 millions units by american companies and some commonwealth countries did it with England, the production was amazing.
Price today: +-70 US dollars.

K98 Ammunition pouch or Patronentasche M1911

Used by german soldiers during the  great wars, during 1933 the new model 1911  was changed based in old M1909  to use in combination with regular Mauser k98. Made in black  leather of high quality with 3 different pockets designed each to put 2 magazines or clips with 5 cartridges vertically mounted with a total or 30 cartridges ,german soldiers  normally used 2 pouches to get longer time of fire.Collectors must know Wehrmacht required a great production with different patterns and many manufacturers (hundreds) some of them in occupied countries like Netherland, not being strange found pouches with stamps and dates of these time and countries.

Price today: +-60 US dollars.

Carlisle First Aid Packet.

The Carlisle First Aid Packet model was the name of a little metal box ( too made of waxed carton, plastic,paper...)  ,took its name in 1920  from a place in Pennsilvania where was working the  “Medical Department Equipment Laboratory” in  the Carlisle Barracks Military Reservation .Used in both great wars the rectangulars boxes were painted using an Olive Drab #7 color shade and designed to ensure the sterility of the bandage contained within.Starting numbers of the new containers were produced by the Medical Equipment Laboratory without any indication of the supplier’s name,later contract was signed with two suppliers :Bauer & Black, Division of the Kendall Co., Chicago, Illinois + Handy Pad Supply Co., Worcester, Massachusetts ( later more than 20).Finishing 1942 were done more than 2 million units,During the war the Medical department change some times the designs to configure the product to get finally the bandages together with the very first Sulfanilamide Shaker Envelopes later tablets.A pouch was neccesary to carry on   , some different models were used during WWII from the initial M1910 to others like M1924 or M1942 made in USA or other countries like UK.
Price today: 30 US dollars (including pouch)

German Gas Mask M30/M38 (Gasmaske Modell 1930/38)

Thinking in the gas attacks of World War I the gas mask was a standard piece of german soldiers along World War II.Starting with a early Reichswehr model from 1930 (M30) were changed sometimes before and during the war 1935,1936,1938 (M38) finishing in 1945,anywhere some units were using M30 model finishing the war.The cases models went from 25 to 27.5 cms with only 2.5 cms larger in highest models.After 1941 cases were reforced and marked with a D in the bottom out of the case.The lasgest model was more used at the final of the war but in some units were used both models at same time.Mask  and cases were markeds with eagles and stamps and today is very difficult to get a copy because  there are a lot of originals in a good form and  price.

US M1911 HOLSTER

Ever on the right side and made with a great quality  brown leather, the holster is well known because had U.S. stamped on flap and were used with the excellent U.S. Colt Model 1911 automatic Pistol 45  manufactured by Colt.With its variant model M1911A1 , back of this holster were hooks for attaching to the standard G.I. and the producing stamp ( Milwaukee Saddlery Co. Holster,Warren leather,Graton & Knight.....) .This kind of holster was the standard-issue side arm for the United States armed forces from 1911 to late 1985.
Remember: the black holsters were not produced until the mid 1950
Price today: +-70 US dollars.