Just Some Things From My Vault

**Thaddeus** · 08-28-2017, 11:19 PM

Took these out for some photographs today. Figured I would share with you all. Enjoy!

Thad

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 08-28-2017 11:19 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**MAP** · 08-28-2017, 11:25 PM

A nice pair of helmets Thad!

**carpediem** · 08-28-2017, 11:30 PM

Very nice!

**Thaddeus** · 08-28-2017, 11:31 PM

Thank you gentlemen! Not a huge collection but I am after quality and not quantity. I will add more pictures if you would like.

Thad

**Combat Boots** · 08-29-2017, 12:14 AM

Bring them on Thad! What you have shown so far is very nice. I'm sure we would all like to see more. Bob

**real steel** · 08-29-2017, 01:55 PM

by Thaddeus

Thank you gentlemen! Not a huge collection but I am after quality and not quantity. I will add more pictures if you would like.

Thad

Please do !! Thanks for posting, the M35 looks wonderful

**mauser9** · 08-29-2017, 02:22 PM

Very nice. I would rather go quality myself. That includes knives and guns. Thanks for sharing.

**Thaddeus** · 08-30-2017, 01:50 AM

Here are some more of the M35. It was bought indirectly from a WW2 veteran. The gentleman that originally purchased it found it at an estate sale sitting in a garage. It had a birds nest that had to be cleared out from the liner!

**Thaddeus** · 08-30-2017, 02:04 AM

Here are some more from the M38. The flash from the camera really distorts the true color of the liner but I am sure I will figure out how to make it look better in the future. ET68 named to a "Reiter" and lot number of 4037 indicating production sometime in 1939. Original liner with unmessed with spanner style bolts. Captured at some point in the Normandy Campaigns by a veteran of the 29th ID. Helmet presumably belonged to a member of the 3rd Fallschirmjager Division. I would love to research this German Fallschirmjager to see what happened to him.

Thad

**real steel** · 08-30-2017, 02:03 PM

by Thaddeus

Here are some more from the M38. The flash from the camera really distorts the true color of the liner but I am sure I will figure out how to make it look better in the future. ET68 named to a "Reiter" and lot number of 4037 indicating production sometime in 1939. Original liner with unmessed with spanner style bolts. Captured at some point in the Normandy Campaigns by a veteran of the 29th ID. Helmet presumably belonged to a member of the 3rd Fallschirmjager Division. I would love to research this German Fallschirmjager to see what happened to him.

Thad

From your liner pics of the FJ...possible "KIA". Those straps are cut ?
However...great helmets, both.