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Nice. Apparently Franz Brehme had a contract to provide goods to the Kriegsmarine. Probably the most commonly encountered maker of Kriegsmarine marked frogs.

I like the bayonet but see more in the way of heavy patina and poor storage damage than rough late war crudity and lack of final machining. My thoughts only .....

Very hard to find Type 5b chain; twisted wire featuring a standard toggle with simple folded wire loop instead of the much more common machined loop. Good choice for your arr4. Well done .....

Discussed here with some mixed opinions ...... https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/rare-subcontracted-rg34-huelsenkopfwischer.43299/

Thanks for all the farking adhesive price stickers on the scabbards, etc ......

This is correct of course. To illustrate the rarity ..... There are actually more reported examples of 45sgx pieces than 44sgx in the jj and kk blocks combined.

The frog is fine. The marking is 0/0655/0013 for the firm of Rahm & Kampmann, Lederwaren Werk Kaiserslautern. I own several of this ilk with slight variations. The rivets can be plain (white), electroplated, or galvanized steel. The leather is rough-out with smooth leather retention strap...

Nice example you have! I have a number of G. Appel produced 5.56 kits with WaA in my collection. And a smaller number of KKW kits without WaA (details below). Not unusual in my experience. Thanks for posting ..... G. Appel 1935 DWE WaA139 G. Appel 1936 DWE WaA325 G. Appel 1937 G. Appel 1938...

Very, very nice find and as stated, quite rare. I have a similar example that an Ostsee _ P property marking. Thanks for posting and congrats ....

Agreed 100% on the letter block. And great rifle Cyrus ....

Great rifle and I am in awe of your photographs! Thanks for sharing the knowledge ......

4382b is in my collection. Matching, unsharpened .........

Couple of other Mundlos anomalies: Hand stamped scabbard serial numbering - Pommel WaA(s) occasionally stamped upside down - Frequent use of thin washers under the grip spanners - Staked lug retention nuts (slightly rounded) - Also one of only a couple of makers to continue with WaA acceptance...

Agree completely with the above. And for clarification, my list of prices above are all for "standard" model rifles sold in the last 24 months.

Bought off the hood of a car at the old Pevely, Missouri (all outdoor) flea market south of St Louis probably 40 years ago. Bought a lot of great militaria there in the "happy times."

Prices I have tracked over the last couple of years ....... 10.000 10.500 11.500 12.500 13.000 13.000 13.800 14.500 15.000 16.000 16.600 18.000 20.500 22.000 27.000 28.500 30.600

All matching Ky1940 with ES WaA57 inside. Named to Wimch .....

In my opinion, an export contract oil bottle marked G. APPEL. Identification based on the overall rough finish, the knurl pattern to the base and the aforementioned spout observations. Not correct for this KKW kit but still a keeper for me. mrfarb has commented in the past regarding Appel...

This is an export type oil bottle. Or at least the top or spout portion is. As you noted the plunger for the spout is more rounded. I call it "flying saucer" shaped. These oilers are typically found in the Portuguese or other export kits. The KKW oil bottles are identical to the standard...

Guilty as charged. Had to give quite a bit more than I wanted to but ..... It was one of those bids where you think to yourself "that should buy it, but I sure hope I don't end up having to pay that much" if you get my point? The photos and descriptions were not so hot but you could make out...