Original German Tent Pegs WWI and WWII Type original AND THE BOLT CARRIER

AND THE BOLT CARRIER

This pattern of blanket (gray with a red and blue stripe) is the textbook German army blanket and was something of a traditional form by WWII

There is general light wear to the leather and there is more noticeable wear around the snap and on the corners

but there would also be one spare kept in the gunner's tool kit

Original German Tent Pegs WWI and WWII Type original AND THE BOLT CARRIERThese are classic German tent pegs that were a left over from the Great War and produced throughout WWII. The pegs are used but still in good functional condition. A few show signs of being hammered in. Interestingly enough, you should not need to pound your stakes into the ground; that is a very American concept. German soldiers were not given hammers to set up tents and using your rifle would have probably gotten you in hot water. In most terrain,