Lot 141
Imperial German WWI Accoutrement Lot: Cartridge Pouches, Belt, Pack, & Shovel Carrier
Opening: $100
Imperial German WWI Accoutrement Lot: Cartridge Pouches, Belt, Pack, & Shovel Carrier
Black leather belt has Prussian buckle with "GOTT MIT UNS" motto. Includes two M1909 cartridge pouches, one blackened, as ordered by the German Army for boots and other leather field gear in 1915. (Both period photos and extant artifacts strongly suggest that this order was rather widely ignored). This example has a 1915 dated maker stamp, and is blackened everywhere except the reverse side of the pouch. Second example is dated 1916 and is of blackened leather entirely. The brown leather individual entrenching tool carrier remains in nice condition, with unit marking "T.D.XVIII" (per Jeff Noll's invaluable reference - horse depot of a train battalion / service corps detachment.) This carrier includes a Linneman pattern entrenching tool with feldgrau finish on the blade. Though this is -not- the Imperial German shovel with the distinctive riveted step, it works just fine as a stand-in for display. Pack is the simplified wartime M1915 tornister, with calfskin reduced to the side covering the soldier's back only, and feldgrau canvas elsewhere. Example has excellent pliable brown leather straps and fittings, with 1918 dated maker stamp.
$200 - $300