Map Case with Flak Maps! opinions needed

**maximus71** · 07-14-2013, 04:22 AM

Hi All,
I picked up this map case, it was being sold as a Luftwaffe Map Case with contents, seller claims the pencils and the maps inside are original, maps belong to a flak unit, these are the only photo's I have at the moment, not an expert on these but I took a chance since everything looks right to my eyes, what do you guys think?? Thanks for any help!

Map Case with Flak Maps! opinions needed

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 07-14-2013 04:22 AM

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**Adrian Stevenson** · 07-14-2013, 10:11 AM

Looks OK to me.

Cheers, Ade.

**maximus71** · 07-14-2013, 04:26 PM

Thanks Ade!!!!
I know a marching compass would go inside the square flap right? but what would go inside the rectangular flap on the other side?

**bigmacglenn** · 07-14-2013, 04:34 PM

Good score, friend! I remember finding a pre-war mapcase in a woodshed in Germany as a 12 year old kid (just hanging on a nail)...It was filled with photographic negatives...The pouch contained pencils, eraser, ruler, and a pocketknife....I really like the Muenster Flak Unit Markings on the Map!
cheers, Glenn

**maximus71** · 07-16-2013, 09:40 PM

Does anyone have a full mapcase with all the proper items included that they could show me?

**maximus71** · 07-17-2013, 05:06 PM

Update:
Hi Again all, Got my first mapcase today and it is a really nice one in person, I found LBA markings on the inside along with a faint maker and date, not sure of the maker all I can see is berg at the end and the date looks to be 1939, one of the pencils is in french I believe, and two maps were inside along with a map holder and an eraser, here are some more photo's, this one looks feels and smells like it was just taken off a Luftwaffe Flak man during surrender, or he was killed, we will never know, either way its a nice time capsule item to add to my collection

**Paul D** · 07-17-2013, 05:16 PM

Very nice one !!

**lebus12** · 07-17-2013, 05:21 PM

Last week on a French forum, we discovered on detail, perhaps you know it : Map cases from LW have the small pocket at left, not the heer. Wee saw this on map cases with LW or Heer markings inside. Like your LBA.

**maximus71** · 07-17-2013, 06:31 PM

This is my first one and the price was pretty low so having the maps was a really nice bonus.

**Scout** · 07-17-2013, 06:39 PM

Thats one heck of a good looking map case.
One sees this in period pics and its pretty striking IMO.
Did many survive, I wonder?
Most likely many were discarded and might not have been as sought after in '45 as were other items.