WEHRMACHT INTERNET MUSEUM

Canadian collector of field equipment, weapons, ordnance & other types of memorabilia relating to the German Wehrmacht in WW2. I put this blog together in an effort to let other collectors and historians see my collection. So many private collections...

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I also added this nice early war dated Kopffernhorer-33 headset pouch to the museum this week. 

I just missed the actual headset on eBay.de bloody set sold for 99E GRRRRRR!!! anyway there will be more. Half the fun of this hobby is the hunt for new stuff.

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The Ordnance Tan optics are coming fast & furious these past few weeks. This set of Voigtlander & Sohne (DDX) 6X30,s are on their way to the museum collection. 

When they arrive I will do a nice photo spread on them.

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It's taken me years but I've finally managed to wrangle an OG SD2 charge body to complete the SD2 in my collection. If you are wondering what an SD2 is give it a Google. It's a fascinating little device.

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Adding these Hensoldt Ordnance Tan BMJ 10X50 binoculars to the museum collection.

I will be shipping these to New Zealand to get serviced by a retired German Bundswehr  optics tech.

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Victory!!!!!!!! After a long search I have added my very first German WW2 Incendiary bomb to my collection. Its in nice original shape & fins are still attached. it shows just a wee bit of handling wear. Fuze is solid to the body & im not going to attempt to unscrew it as not to ruin it/mark it up. I found it locally (here in Canada) from http://thecanadiansoldier.com/ This was my first deal with this site/seller & it was 100% painless. Much thanks to Kevin for the great deal. Photos are from Kevins page (thanks ) i will post more showing the ink stamp on the fins. Enjoy

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It's taken me years but I've finally managed to wrangle an OG SD2 charge body to complete the SD2 in my collection. I will put it all together once it arrives. If you are wondering what an SD2 is just google it. The yellow unit shown is not mine it's just there for reference.

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Luftwaffe NS4 Sender (just sold on eBay for $1895.57 USD Oct 11th 2016)

Late in 1941 development in Germany was directed towards an Air-Sea Rescue transmitter especially for single seater aircraft. This set, Notsende-Gerät 4 (NS4), code-name 'Jäger' (Hunter), operated on VHF and was manufactured by the German firm Löwe Opta. It consisted of a very small, self contained, single unit, when in use attached to a separate chest plate, together weighing 4 lb. The transmitter operated automatically when the 4ft long steel tape aerial was completely unrolled from the set, sending a continuous tone modulated signal. Using a specially developed airborne Air-Sea Rescue homing set FüG 141, a range of 90 miles was obtained at a flying level of 3000ft. Initially the NS4 operated around 58.4-58.8 MHz. Later NS4c versions operated around 42.0-42.5 MHz and could not only be homed with the FüG 141 but also with the standard VHF communication sets FüG 17Z* and FüG 17Z. The NS4 and NS4c sets were painted the usual bright yellow and are hermetically sealed. When not in use, it was normally detached from its baseplate and worn in the left pocket of the flying suit trousers (affectionately named 'Kanalhose'). The baseplate is worn on the chest under the life jacket and dinghy. After ditching, the NS4 is taken off the pocket and attached to the baseplate. Releasing the steel tape aerial, which is spring-wound around the set case, automatically switches the set to operation. It was supposed to keep the aerial in a vertical position as much as possible. A 1 ft long rubber sleeve fitted on the bottom part protected the aerial from coming into contact with sea water. The circuit diagram reveals that the NS4 has two stages: a master oscillator valve type LS1, driving a push-pull RF amplifier valve type LS2. The RF output is approximately 0.3 watt, decreasing to 0.08 watt after a prolonged time of use. Power for the NS4 is derived from 11 tiny accumulators, giving about three hours continuous service. HT (alternating current of 200Hz) is obtained from a non-synchronous vibrator, this arrangement resulted in 100% modulation.

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The mother load of German U-Boat binoculars is currently up for auction on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/351869916944?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT 

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Most of my collection is now packed away. Rare bits all over the house. Can you I.D. what some of the items are in this box. Some very rare & hard to find stuff in here.

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I have recently added this near mint set of World War 2 German Tan 6X30 binoculars to the museum collection.

Often referred to as Afrika Korps issue due to the Tan paint this is a misnomer. The Wehrmacht switched over from Field Grey to Dunkel Gelb (Ordnance Tan in collector circles) for all their field equipment & vehicles in mid 1942. This is a later war set as evidenced by the serial number & the red/brown Bakelite eye cups. As the war progressed the quality of German Bakelite went down. To stretch out production batches the Germans added a corser mix of filler to their Bakelite recipe, so late war Bakelite looks marbled & is often a wide range or red hues. This set is 3 letter code marked CAG for the firm of Swarovski. The blue triangle denotes the use of lubricant suitable for cold weather use. The original leather neck strap & rubber rain shield are present & also in mint condition. The optics are crystal clear & focus spot on. There is no evidence of this set having ever been opened or serviced & there is minimal paint loss. The little bit of wear looks to be from storage rather than use. This has to be the finest set of optics in my museum collection. If you have questions feel free to contact me. Enjoy.

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You know your are a history nerd when you get your WW2 German stick grenade collection tattooed on yourself.

Yes!!! These are pictures of my legs & my grenades.

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Some light reading for the flight to Germany

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Reblog if you're a history nerd!

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Surprised I’ve not actually shared this here before.  My 88mm AP shell I got from a memorabilia market that was nearby last Summer.

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Not AP. AP is not nose fused, it would have a ballistic cap with a base fuze. This is a HE round.

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Still killin it!! Snagged this for $75.00. Just a few away from the complete run.

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