Original German WWII Eigentum Luftwaffe Marked Leather Carrying Case with Handle & Vial Original Items

Original Item. Only One Available. This is an interesting piece of Luftwaffe gear that we have not had an example of before, a leather carrying case embossed on the front with Eigentum Luftwaffe which translates to Property of Air Force. One of the two securing straps has broken off and there is a large tear in the flap, but otherwise this is a great piece with a lot of character. 

Under the flap, there is another embossing, Nur für Geldtransport, which translates to For Cash Transport Only. There is a slot on the front of the bag for a card, likely an inventory of the bag or nametag. The two buckles for the securing straps are still intact, and the locking mechanism has three different levels depending on how full the bag is. The bag measures roughly 17″ x 3 ¾” x 11 ½”. There is a large tear on the front right side of the flap, and on the back right side. This could definitely use some TLC.

The small glass vial has a cork, and its purpose is unknown. 

This is a very interesting Luftwaffe bag ready for further research and display!

The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the German Wehrmacht before and during World War II. Germany’s military air arms during World War I, the Luftstreitkräfte of the Imperial Army and the Marine-Fliegerabteilung of the Imperial Navy, had been disbanded in May 1920 in accordance with the terms of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles which banned Germany from having any air force.

During the interwar period, the German armed forces secretly trained pilots – in violation of the Treaty – at Lipetsk Air Base in the Soviet Union. With the rise of the NSDAP (in power from 1933) and the repudiation of the Versailles Treaty, the Luftwaffe’s existence was publicly acknowledged on 26 February 1935, just over two weeks before open defiance of the Versailles Treaty through the announcement of German rearmament and conscription on 16 March. The Condor Legion, a Luftwaffe detachment sent to aid Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War, provided the force with a valuable testing-ground for new tactics and aircraft. Partially as a result of this combat experience, the Luftwaffe had become one of the most sophisticated, technologically advanced, and battle-experienced air forces in the world when World War II broke out in 1939.