The other gears in this pic are the Water Bottles the Mess Tin, the Gas Mask with canisters, the MP30/40 Magazine Pouches , the Cleaning Kit, the Spork and the private purchase medical metal tin in leather cover.
There was two Gasmask Canister or Carrying Case for Gas Mask (Tragbüchse für Gasmaske).
The M1930 case was from UK, I found out in recent year that it was not a field troop item as on the top of the lid marked: (AUER RL 1-38/3 Vertrieb gemäß 8 Luftschutygesetz genehmigt). Which was a rear troop-- Luftschutz item.
The gasmask inside inside was a M1930 mask, made by rubberized cloth and leather.
The other canister was the tall M1938 case in steel and M1938 mask made by rubber, definitely a field troop gear, it was came from Unique Import of USA but without carrying strap, I made the straps by myself, but forgot the details.
Both cases was in good condition, and its solved the years long quest of the hot water bottle shape case carry by the German solders at their back, It was the first time I tried to breath via the gasmask and also the first time I experience to carrying it cross the shoulder and hook to the belt, quiet heavy then, not until my Army days to gear up with full battle order in the field, and wore the S6 and S10 gasmask in NBC suit, these little load was nothing to a trained solder.
(All sold with the lot.)
This two water bottles was my first close encountered of the real bottle, and its so difficult to carry on the belt order in full bottle.
The bottle at the left without mug was came from UK, may be a early version for combat troops, or may be a rear organization as it has brown leather straps cant tell, but its felt cover was in poor condition so I made another cover, but in brown wool, found out it was impossible to get the same material as original covers, even the reproduction cover on today are still unable to copy the material, and I remembered I had pill out the snap buttons top and glue onto the flat snap buttons. Today I had just received a same type water bottle in complete surprise, looks like the good old man up there take great care to me.
The other one was also from UK, it is an expect example of the M1931 field flask and drinking cup (Feldflasche 31 and Trinkbecker), forget to record the markings, but its good.
The mess tin or M1931 cook pot (Kochgeschirr) was from Unique Import I htink, may be repaint by me. I had another mess tin bought from a toy shop, look the same but forgot the details.
(All sold with the lot)
The cleaning kit for K98 rifle was strange to me then, had no idea a rifle needs cleaning, not until I jointed the Army and later I got my firearm license to purchase rifles. Fotgot where it came form but its contain was completed, as my recent purchased cleaning are always without the 'key'.
(sold with the lot.)
Next to the cleaning kit was the self purchased medical box was a empty metal box protecting by a leather cover, interesting item, but I don't think I could buy it back again. Also no idea where its came from, possibly from UK.
(sold with the lot.)
Spoon and fork set in aluminum, the 'Spork', its the one of the few item I am keeping until now, may be I put it in my army backpack as a tool and forgot, it has a marking 'GAG 39', glad I had keeping it.
I was always think that I had a Soldbuch, but from the photo shown it was actually a Wehrpaß and came with a cover, it had lost the first page with the photo. unlike today the internet is full of information and translating tool, I had no idea what it wrote, and no knowledge of the difference between Soldbuch and Wehrpaß then, all I got was a photos of these document in a Japanese reference book which I was also can't read. I had just obtained a completed Wehrpaß and I cane read the constant now.
(sold with the lot.)
This pair of MP38/40 magazine pouches or the Machine Pistol magazine pouches (Maschinenpistole Magazintaschen) was definitely a repro, any repro pouches made in China today are far better than this, but its was the only pair I could find then, wooden blocks was cut into magazine shape to fill it up, and I don't know what was the purpose of the small side pouch, the reference said its for loading tool, which I couldn't get it, not until my Army day I had 7.62 and 5.56 loading tools for my weapons.
(Sold with the lot)
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