TODAY It is still out there...

[junior]

HOLY ****!

I want to live in the U.S.!


Junior

[WWIIBuff]

Awesome!!

Like everyone else already said - Great Find Bill!!! Congratulations.

Did you get any information from the vet about where, how, when, he got these items? That would be the most interesting thing to me.

[Michael H. Pruett]

Some People Win the Lotto, Some People make Major Vet Scores

Well Bill,

Some people spend ALL their collecting lives wishing and dreaming for a vet score such as this one. GOOD FOR YOU!!!

Now, you may think you got some REALLY COOL STUFF which you did but it gets better!!!

The black Panzer wrap you now own once belonged to Ritterkreuz and DRK winner Major Werner Frhr. Von Beschwitz who was the Kdr. of schw. Pz. Abt. 505 (Tiger) and is still living today! (See link below). Photos appear of him wearing this wrapper on page 301 of the book TIGER by Egon Kleine & Volkmar Kühn and in UNIFORMS OF THE PANZER TROOPS by Jörg M. Hormann. Now, I have a question for you. I assume your vet is still living?

Does he recall where he found/obtained this wrap??? BTW, Von Beschwitz was also awarded and wore the # 50 PAB.

http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de/index_search_db.php4?modul=search_result_det&wert1 =383&searchword=Besch

[Steve Sherlock]

Well Bill,

Some people spend ALL their collecting lives wishing and dreaming for a vet score such as this one. GOOD FOR YOU!!!

Now, you may think you got some REALLY COOL STUFF which you did but it gets better!!!

The black Panzer wrap you now own once belonged to Ritterkreuz and DRK winner Major Werner Frhr. Von Beschwitz who was the Kdr. of schw. Pz. Abt. 505 (Tiger) and is still living today! (See link below). Photos appear of him wearing this wrapper on page 301 of the book TIGER by Egon Kleine & Volkmar Kühn and in UNIFORMS OF THE PANZER TROOPS by Jörg M. Hormann. Now, I have a question for you. I assume your vet is still living?

Does he recall where he found/obtained this wrap??? BTW, Von Beschwitz was also awarded and wore the # 50 PAB.

http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de/index_...archword=Besch

Un-freakin believable!!! This is just too much. Why, I haven't, uh, uh, ohhh,....

ss

[Bill Grist]

Panzer Wrap

Un-freakin believable!!! This is just too much. Why, I haven't, uh, uh, ohhh,....

ss

The Vet. is 90 yrs. old and was a US Army Captian interpeter with the 3rd. Army.. Interviewing German Prisoners. The tunic was taken from a German officer at a Hospital, along with the P-38 which was in a Light Brown Browning High power Holster, a Map Case, with maps, the map case has milar grease pencil sheets which correspond with a General map of the AutoBahns of Germany and marked NSDAP.... He has other stuff that he could not locate to include an additional gas mask can with 'stuff' in it, and maps and books.. BILL

[K Bandow]

Absolutely Amazing! The Artillery Captain's tunic I have, in which my grandpa's brother sent back in 1944/45, is comperable to the M36 panzer walk-out dress you have there.
Once again, absolutely amazing! I hope I have that kind of luck one day(getting harder and harder as veterans are dying faster and faster).
Later!
Karl Bandow

[Steve Sherlock]

That's a might fine looking DD M-35 or M-40 in the upper corner of the first picture. Care to share somemore on that one?
Thanks,
Steve

[Perry Floyd]

That is one major, major find
Man what a piece of history. Steve the helmet is a M40DD Polizei.

[Steve Sherlock]

That is one major, major find
Man what a piece of history. Steve the helmet is a M40DD Polizei.

Looks like a cherry one.

ss

[Bill Grist]

Thanks

I would like to thank everyone on their comments on this thread. Especially the information on the Black Panzer Wrap..Also to everyone that PMed, e-mailed, and phoned about the items. And a special thanks to Michael. H. Pruett who identified the original owner of the WRAP as (Major Werner Frhr. Von Beschwitz) the Commander of Schw. Pz. Abt. 505.. Again thanks, BILL GRIST

[Ardennes]

Congratulations on the finds!

[hochiminhtrail]

what can we say, just amazing.



Alex

[Johnny S]

I would like to thank everyone on their comments on this thread. Especially the information on the Black Panzer Wrap..Also to everyone that PMed, e-mailed, and phoned about the items. And a special thanks to Michael. H. Pruett who identified the original owner of the WRAP as (Major Werner Frhr. Von Beschwitz) the Commander of Schw. Pz. Abt. 505.. Again thanks, BILL GRIST

Wow Bill this just gets keeps getting better and better .A Knights Cross Winner panzer wrapper ..........Freakin incredible !!!!!!!!
Very nice ! I give that a !!!!

[billbert]

Hey Bill check out ebay seller named warintheair..I think hes got something you MIGHT like to add to your warroom... Billbert

[HunterSS]

Bill........wow! Can't wait to see some of these in person. Very impressive finds indeed!