Original German WWII 1939 dated Luftwaffe Zeltbahn Tent Quarter & Poncho in Splinter Pattern Reversible Camouflage – L.B.A. Marked Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. The German Zeltbahn or Army Tent Quarter was a multi-purpose piece of German army regulation equipment that was issued to Wehrmacht soldiers during WWII. This piece of camouflaged material could be combined with three other to make a proper tent, or other quantities to construct shelters of various sizes, it was also used for camouflage, as a poncho or even a stretcher. This example comes in the very attractive reversible German Army Splinter pattern, with most of the original aluminum buttons still present.

The Zeltbahn 31 was developed in 1931 and found its origin in the square Reichswehr tent. It was made of a water repellent material called Makostoff and is imprinted with a camouflage pattern which is also known as Army Splinter Pattern (Heeres Splitter Muster 31), another phrase used was: Buntfarbenaufdruck (colourful print). The Luftwaffe developed their own version, Luftwaffen-Splittertarnmuster, after which the Army version was called “Splinter A” and the Luftwaffe “Splinter B”. 

This example was made from the Luftwaffe, and is Splinter Pattern “A” on one side, with Pattern “B” on the other side. It shows only light wear with a few stains and paint marks, probably the result of long term storage. All the aluminum buttons look to be included, as well as the small section of twine rope through the two grommets.

This example is actually marked, something we rarely see, and is stamped with BI. FLW. near the center of one side, a marking that we do not recognize, but looks to be a maker mark related to the Luftwaffe. On the corner to the left of this, it is stamped L.B.A. (S.) 39, for 1939 issue by the Luftwaffebekleidungsamt, which means “Air Force Clothing Office”. This was only seen in the Pre-WWII and early war days, and makes this example very desirable. 

A great fully marked example from the Luftwaffe, ready to add to your collection and display!