World War I & II Militaria. Helmets, Uniforms, Flags, Photos, U-boats, Veterans' Souvenirs, Reenactor helmets and uniforms, War Movie props and posters, Vehicles, Tuskegee Airmen....
Heer M40 Camo Green textured camo overpaint, liner leather and chinstrap missing
Both from a Veteran's family in Brooklyn, New York
Look what I bought last weekend! M42 Luftwaffe blue textured paint...
and an M40 Heer Camo, sprayed green textured paint. Both from a vet's family.
Freies Arabien Troops
Freies Indien Troops
SS Handshar Croatian Muslim Troops
Above:
Different Ethnic groups in the Wehrmacht:
Freies Arabien, Freies Indien Troops
Freies Arabien, Freies Indien and Handshar Troops Patch
Asian troops captured in Normandy
M40 DD Kriegsmarine, original
M42 Normandy Camo
M42 SD Tropical Camo postwar paint
M40 DD Polizei, Apple Green, no chinstrap postwar decals
M40 Polizei, left side
M40 Luftwaffe SD, unissued
Luftschutz, Sz 56
Original shells chromed by 1960's-1970's bikers.
Kriegsmarine Destroyer Badge
Found about 10 miles from my home . The man who found it said he was a child, playing with friends, in an old barn, in the early 1960's when he found it. It was probably lost by a German Prisoner of War, working on one of the farms, in Southampton, NY.
Original 1942 Paratrooper 18th Division. In my collection since 1967.
Repro M40 Camo with "mud." Size 68
Original M42 shell, repro camo paint, liner, chinstrap. size 66.
Original WWI US tunic. In my collection since 1965.
Original WWII US IKE jacket. Marked 1944. In my collection since 1973.
Repro 44 Dot Panzer
Original 1940 Marine. In my collection since 1975.
Note:
This collection is locked up in several different locations.
The items are not in my home, nor set up for display.
You may have to wait while I search for an item if you need more photographs.
Please, do not ask if you can come over to look at the display.
There is none.
Last winter, I went to the East Hampton Historical Society lecture on this invasion of U.S. soil (3 miles away the lecture location).
For some reason, the saboteurs brought pieces of Nazi uniforms with them (maybe to not get shot a spies).
I just noticed when editing this photo from National Archives, either someone made a mistake, or this is not a Kriegsmarine overseas cap (which from the U-boat would have been dark navy blue and no soutasche or angled line division reference above the cockade or little bullseye circle), but a Heer (Army) M38 with soutasche.
This cap was left on the beach, Amagansett, Long Island, N.Y., by a German saboteur, June 12, 1942, from the U-boat U202. Photo Newsday.
Flag found on U-858 Sold
Kriegsmarine Ensign possibly taken off U-858 first U-boat to surrender at wars end. See the note below....
Kapitanleutnant of U-858 Thilo Bode, and crew, after surrender at Fort Miles Delaware ( Fort Miles website)
All flag photos are from Thomas T. Wittmann
If this is a flag from the U-boat 858, it would be a spare flag. It is probably too small for a flag displayed on the stern when coming into port. Those are around 90 inches long. It may be a conning tower flag or just a Kriegsmarine spare. It is more, torpedo boat size. It's new condition is valid with the short period of time this U-boat was at sea.
U-858 transferring crew to whaleboat. Flag flown is either a shower curtain painted black as requested by U.S. forces during surrender or may be U.S. flag by this time. ( all u-boat photos are from Fort Miles website)
Sold
"FLAGS-007-25412– Small Kriegs Flag"
"This Kriegs Flag is a real beauty. It was purchased locally by me. It was taken off of a U-boat, which surrendered off of Delaware, and was brought up the river to Philadelphia, where it was later used for target practice. This flag is a cotton example, still having its original rich red, white, and black printed colors. The canton area depicts the black Iron Cross, and the center area depicts the black swastika, with lines running out from it. The hoist area is complete with its canvas covering, and has the two rope loops intact. One side of the canvas is marked, “Kr. Fl. 80X 1 through 5 (135)”. The other side has the name and location of the company who made this beautiful Kriegs flag, “Lorenz Summa Oberkutzau”. This flag is the perfect display size, measuring only 30 inches wide by 50 inches long. As I said above, the colors are fantastic on this piece, and it is completely flawless, having been perfectly stored since it was taken from the U-boat during the war. A choice opportunity here, to really get something good. Mint "*
*A quote from Thomas T. Wittmann's website about the Kriegsmarine Flag, above, one of probably several from the U-858
Kriegsmarine WW2 Chart Gulf of Suez
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Navy Pilot Golan, in front of a Kingfisher, at the Naval torpedo Testing Base, Fort Pond Bay, Montauk 1945. Photo from his book. Note: This PBY seems to be the early, non-amphibious fixed wheel model. His job was personnel, and to track torpedos and warn fishing boats to move out of the way (and apparently they ignored him for the most part)
This is what lies under the trees and shrubs, camouflaging the 16 inch gun bunkers, built in 1943-1944, at Camp Hero, Montauk.
More on Montauk, Fire Control Buildings, Bunkers, U-boats and German Saboteurs at the bottom of this page....
I like this photo....
U-175 sinking survivor and soon to be POW picked up by USCGC Spencer April 17, 1943
For Sale: German Heer Tropical, canvas fabric sun helmet. Top has some crumpling. Details below. $215.00 USD
For Sale: German HeerTropical, felt fabric Details below. $305.00 USD
Collectors who would like to consider buying the entire collection or individual items: Email Rich at warantiques@optonline.net
You will find a list of items, not yet on this site, on Page #5 "About Us."
Disabled German Panther Tank. I found this pic on my computer. I think it's in the public domain. If not, and it's yours, Email me and I will remove.
German Freies Indien Troops
German Heer Early War Camo Double Decal. My best looking helmet! Original shell, Postwar paint and aging done by stageprop expert. Sold as an original to many people.
German Medics Helmet
German Snow Camo Single Decal from Eastern European Theatre
U.S. Marines Guam, Marianas Islands US National Archives.
Rare: WW II US Medics M-1 These are two of my favorite helmets. Well used, genuine items.( photos Time Traveler)
Rare: WW II US Medics Lt. bars M-1 front seam. Both of these helmets have spent much time outside in the weather. Straps are fragile. Genuine items, hard to come by...
WAR ! Post D-Day June 6,1944
Early War Medics Insignia Helmet. Great condition.
African Americans in Combat W W II, Navy and Marines in the Pacific and Army tanks and infantry in Europe in photos below! (U.S. Archives).
African Americans fighting in the Pacific.
African Americans in the Pacific.
German MP40 deactivated (non functional solid aluminum recievers ). Nonfunctional arms and false magazines. (Military Antiques Museum photo)
U.S.Tuskeegee Airmen in Training. P40 in background. Only fighter group to never loose a bomber to enemy aircraft and only fighter group to sink an Axia Naval destroyer. U.S. National Archives.
SS troops Early war. Good detail on uniforms and equipment.
For Sale
Galland, Luftwaffe Fighter ACE (Not a mistake as someone pointed out. My website is sometimes a patchwork and the wrong labels show up when I delete stuff.
Kriegsmarine double decal M35. Click on photo for detail. Was for sale, but the customer disappeared so do not ask to buy it, sorry!
M35 Kriegsmarine Double Decal Veteran pickup. National shield intact. Numbered "4397" and the shell size ET64. Very good condition, but chinstrap was cut. (Customer's helmet )
Kriegsmarine Eagle looks to be in very good condition. Click on photos for detailed enlargement!
Liner slightly dark from use, but in good conditon. Liner string missing. Apparently, part of the chinstrap is missing, due to it being cutoff of the dead German soldier/sailor, by the vet. Liner size 56.
1941 German tan canvass tropical sun helmet. Shields on wrong sides, but do not seem to have been removed or replaced. Vet helmet. Period mistake? Well marked!
Slight crumpled cork on top and rip in canvass in front right, from use and storage. Remember, these items were played with by kids, in the 1950's and 1960's, so some wear is probably not wartime use, but who knows!
As they came to me, as package. Good helmets for beginning collector!
German tropical green canvass sun helmet. Both from vet's son. No markings on green helmet. Slight dent on top rear, from storage, some wear around edge, otherwise good condition.
The Boy Scout grew up and moved to Long Island, N.Y. ( Some rips in canvass, under band.)
Green helmet detail. Owned by a U.S. Boy Scout, late 1940's.
Both helmets were brought back by veteran, his father, to Michigan.
Tan helmet, size 55, well marked.
Green helmet, with address of U.S. Boy Scout troop member, who played with both helmets.
German M42 with vet's U.S. dog tags attached.
Found in basement, by second owner of the house.
Can not read numbers on inside, probably size 64 !
U.S. Veteran who brought it back, was from Riverhead, Long Island, N.Y.
Liner separating from band.
Nazi saboteur left this overseas cap ( BW picture, is it Kreigsmarine?) on the beach, Amagansett, N.Y.June 12, 1942 ( not far from my computer). (Photo Newsday) I do not know where or in what museum, these items are stored.
Amagansett, N.Y. Here and in Florida, the same night, were the only places Nazis invaders set foot in the U.S. in all of W W II ! These items, including explosives and detinators, disguised as pens and coal, were buried in the dunes, Amagansett. (Photo Newsday)
NEW! Luftwaffe M40, single decal, late eagle, mint, unissued. A few typical warehouse storage white wax pencil markings, easily removed. (The first helmet I collected as an adult). Photo german helmets,inc.
NEW! Finnish M42 ,War Continuation helmet. ( Image R.J Williams War relics)
Finnish M42 liner.
NEW! Heer, single decal, M42 Snow Camo
W W II German Sanitats M42 Medics
Fire Control towers disguised to look like cottages, Shadmoor, Montauk. (Click on all photos for enlargement)
Fire Control Tower, for 16 inch guns, Montauk.
Closest Tower to the Atlantic. Used by surfers, fishermen and teenagers (for partying) from the sixties to present day.
Front view of same tower. This area is now Shadmoor State Park. This past week, a Park employee told me they are trying to get the funds to make this area into a WWII memorial.
Fire Control Tower view of Atlantic Ocean.
Image: Foondoggy at www.altsurfing.org. I found this wonderful photo while surfing the net. Apparently a gentleman who bodyboarded, back in the sixties, took this photo of the tower above in 1969 ( I started surfing at Ditch Plains, in 1963 and never noticed these towers until the 1980's!). Notice the chimneys, still intact (they now lie in ruins next to the tower), and the scrub brush at a much lower height. The author states his father was briefly stationed as a lookout, at this tower in 1944. This is new info, for all the present info says it was only for fire control for the two sixteen inch gun bunkers (four guns). If anyone has more info or other photos, please send.
German M40. My first German helmet. Looks pretty good after surviving WW II and a bunch of kids playing "army" on Long Island in the 1960's.I have never seen a helmet this exact color. My closest guess is Luftwaffe. It is Heer green on the inside, steel blue repaint, outside, and all original I have owned it for 42 years.
Please send any info on military bases or other military history on Long Island. I need Camp Hero photos and The Navy Base at Lake Montauk (Fort Pond, torpedo testing range), Grumman Factories, Fort Tyler ( The Ruins, Gardiners Bay), Fort Ritchie, Fire Control Towers, Fishers Island, Plum Island gun emplacements, U-853 ( underwater photos needed of this last U-boat sunk in W W II, off Block Island ), Navy blimps, PBY'S, fighter plane crash in Wainscott, Nazi saboteur landings in Amagansett, other bunkers, etc.....
Heer M35 Double Decal, size 62 ( postwar repaint , insignia and too small split pins done in the 50's or 1960's), My second helmet, 1965 from the Robert Abels Collection. Field gray paint over original green, as seen on inside. Evidence of rust under paint in a couple of areas. Painted National shield peeling slightly.
Is this a 1960's repro or real? If it is not a 1960's West German repro, it is a very rare, unissued, mint SS Officer's Visor Cap. I aquired this hat the same time as the M16 above, 1965, from Robert Abels Arms and Armor, in NYC. ( all of my first helmets were aquired from this dealer). Not for sale until I can verify the cap's originality. Two "experts" have stated,"possibly is," and two have questioned it's validity. Go to page 4 for picks. Any ideas? It was purchased for about $30-$40, back in 1965.
"Almost mint," Austrian M16 transitional, my third helmet. Lesson in stupidity: do not ever take a 70 year old helmet, that you have not seen in thirty years, and try to stretch the chin strap over the visor for a stupid picture to show the chinstrap is intact, because it will no longer be intact or mint!!!!
U-202, June 12, 1942 delivered Nazi saboteurs to the beach at Amagansett, N.Y. Almost one year later, the u-boat sent a message that would seal it's fate! ( that beach is 2 miles from this computer) (click for details)
Captain Johnny Walker, RN, commanding the HMS Starling, and an escort convoy, sunk the U-202, June 02, 1943 (click)
RN HMS Starling
U-Boat territory! Many U-boats waited for ships, bound for Europe and elsewhere, to leave New York harbors. U-202 surfaced 400 yards off the beach, about 4 1/2 miles west (straight ahead) of this view ( there are no cliffs, down the beach, where the saboteurs landed). A year and a half later, four 16 inch gun emplacements were installed in two bunkers and two, six inch guns, in another, by the U.S. Army, to the right side of this view, camouflaged, behind the cliff, for coastal defence.( Camp Hero. For more pics, scroll down.) Click picture for larger view.
My very first collection 1964-1967
German infantry summer HBT M40 private purchase, gefreiter rank.
( Left and above) WW II German Sanitats ( Medicals) M42, size 64. $ 650.00
Purchased from Military Antiques of Stockholm.
Six inch gun emplacement view, Camp Hero, Montauk, N.Y.
16 inch, U.S. Army Coastal Artillery Battery 113 or 112, Camp Hero, Montauk, N.Y. 1943-44
Detailed view from six inch gun emplacement, Camp Hero, Montauk, N.Y. Note fallen observation bunker, in water, and Fire Control Tower to the right of the lighthouse. There are alot of Deer in this photo. Can you find all of them?(Click for detailed enlargement.)
Example of Coastal Battery 1943-44 (Click).
16 inch Bunker Dunn, probably in the picture, above left, built in 1943-44. This is how it looked, January 2004.
WW2 U.S. M1 front seam swivel bale Medics.' ( The red cross made out of 2inch squares did not appear as regulations, until late 1944, and everybody is used to seeing that one in M*A*SH*. I have seen the thin cross, in several archival films on The History Channel.) Purchased from Jesson' Relics.
All items are original, to the best of my knowledge, unless stated otherwise, as in movie props, which are also original to that film production. All original war/military items, were purchased from vets, vets' families, or known dealers online. Some items, were purchased, in the 1960's, from the prestigious antique arms and armor dealer, Robert Abels, in New York City, and other antique dealers in the area.
If you see an item, and question it's originality, feel free to bring it to my attention, and I will investigate, further ( I do this with other websites, not to be smart, just to bring it to their attention. It's usually a genuine mistake, not a rip off!). (Some of the items, recently listed, were just taken out of storage. I have not examined these items in 30 years. I will be taking inventory this winter.)
If you see something of interest, or if you have items to trade or sell, please E-mail : warantiques@optonline.net
If you live on Eastern Long Island, New York USA, I may be available to take a look at your items in person, but digital photos are faster!
Disclaimer: This website honors all those, military and civilian, who died, fought and survived in all wars. This website is for historical purposes only, and does not glorify war and does not condone nor support Nazi, Facist, Anti-semitic, Racist groups or themes.
Photographs and Listings. Click on some images for enlargement . Most photos are from U.S. Archives. If you find an image that is copyrighted and appears here by mistake, we will remove it immediately. Images are temporary and will be replaced this year. Most items are from my collection. Deactivated weapons are from collections other than my own. The use of images, of an item purchased from others, is temporary until I can re-photograph the item. In the meantime, I will give your website credit for the image!
German Heer Snow Camo M40 Double Decal. Original shell and liner postwar paint and decals sold as "the real thing" by Brian Bell, german-helmets.com
M40 Snow Camo Liner, shell size SF66.
SS M42 Recently Found in Bunker by Road Construction Crew, St. Petersberg, Near Neva River. Probably Waffen SS Polizei Division !
Heer M42 with unusual Normandy camouflage setup with tire inner tube. ( Inner tube may be post war?) ( Image : George Johns Militaria)
For Sale: M40 German Heer Mediterranian/Italian/ North Afrika Post war camouflage original shell & liner. Purchased from Brian Bell, German-helmets.com
M44 Breast Eagle Closeup.
German W W I M16 Camo Shell. Purchased from The Ruptured Duck. ( Image Bill Shea )
M42 German Mediterranian Camo. Purchased from Brian Bell, German-helmets.com
M42 SS Battlefield dug.
German MP40s (Image:Military Antiques Museum Collection)
German M42 Bread Bag strap Camouflage set up. ( Image B&S Militaria.)
Original German M42 shell with repro liner, decal, paint and chinstrap used as prop in film "Enemy at the Gates."
Original U.S. M1, front seam, with repro added items to look like paratrooper, used in HBO film "Band of Brothers."
