G - K/43 mag pouches;  5c. Black rubberized canvas

Marked at one loop: ???R?KOBERSTEIN ?ANDSBERG. At the other loop: WaA14

Genuine: Yes

Your pictures of G-K/43 pouches are most welcome for posting.  In a letter from the "Infanterieschule" dated Aug. 15, 1944, it is described how the German soldier had 10 rounds in a magazine in the rifle and 20 rounds in magazines stored in pouches at his left side. The soldier carried 30 rounds in the issue K98k three pocket cartridge pouches at his right side.  The same tells the little butt stock manual "zum einlegen in das Gerät" It was also seen that the soldier simply cut the pouch in half and used the other remaining half by itself.

Some of the pouches represented here are genuine WWII German manufacture and some could be reproduction and post WWII manufacture. Most of the total fakes are made within the last 5 - 10 years. So these pouches will not exibit the natural aging process. The thread will respond to ultra-violet rays (black light) or is made of rayon and will not pass the "burn test". Sometimes the smell of the leather can help you decide if the pouch is genuine or questionable. Newer leather has a very distinctive leather smell to it from the tannic acid or other chemicals used in the leather tanning process. This smell stays with the leather for quite a long time.  Be suspicious with the Kar43/kar43 code. A WaA stamp late in the war on equipment like pouches isn"t normal since personel from the WaA organization were released for front line combat service.  As we can see "ros" made magazine pouches of many different types. "ros" and "bla" used the same WaA (159) and I believe "ros" is the late war code for "bla". "bla" is known to be:  E.G.Leuner, Bautzen.  I hope this information will be helpful for "newbies" looking for a pouch.  (http://www.espeholt3.subnet.dk/ <http://www.espeholt3.subnet.dk)

Two special slings

The rare code "ros 1944" and the much sought after: Otto Koberstein, Landsberg a.W.

Picture find in Caputh

roe Caputh - which was missed for a long time, was found now owing to the efforts of the local association for local history: The enormous oil picture from the Kita mansion at the Schwielowsee in Caputh. About 1910 were painted by Hans Koberstein and represent a scene of the topic " the savage hunter ".  The association of the inheriting community of the former owner of house got a first note to it; in the depot of the lock donation in potsdam one became fuendig. The association for local history collects now cash, in order the picture restores and frame to let. It is to then receive its traditional workstation in the mansion, which is placed under monument protection.