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Regarding oilers, the pictured example appears to be a later variant from G APPEL. Oiler is unattributed, has crimped/soldered stem...

I am a big fan the sheet metal oilers (SMO). Have compiled quite a bit of data over the years some of which is detailed in the link...

Been far too long since anyone posted to this pinned thread. Would be nice if we can update to make it current. There have undoubtedly...

These two are both 1945 Haenel y block production and both share the StG44 nomenclature. At least by serial, the top rifle in the 1000 y...

Haenel StG44 y block/45. Probably the mintiest MP43/44/StG I've seen or handled.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/90968465@N03/albums/72177720327096913/

...Hahn & Kolb and Polte-Werke for example.

Personally, I only have two cans like this in my collection, and in my humble opinion, they are not very common pieces. The ones I have...

Your behälter was made by Gustav Appel. It is wartime, most probably circa 1941 - '42. These unmarked cans are found with some...

Hello, This kit came in this week. It appears to be an unmarked painted RG34. Price was normal. Came with postwar contents (black...

Very nice, larger font size "ftd" marked behalter. The lite colored brushes look typical as well. Pictures below show a ftd oiler, HKW &...

My ftd partial kit came yesterday, super happy with it. Sadly not complete, but behalter is beautiful, really nice paint, good marking...

Picked this up - was hoping it would be an ftd can, but no - instead an arr42 no Waffenamt can. RGK is unmarked - I think I know the...

One of my newest additions to the collection. A full matching ftd kit, small font. The only WaA is on the chain: ftd WaA925