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Don't know if anyone is interested or not. Here is a link to the auction catalog from the The Poche de Royan Museum 1944/45 auction.

Patrick

http://www.hermann-historica.com/

maybe of interest

Cool!

I've always wondered what was the point of sticking that teeny little motorcycle front wheel on the kettenkrad. It can't have been very effective in steering the thing.

SN

Lot Nr. 469
A KETTENKRAD NSU SDKFZ2 type 101

The first service year was 1941. This equipment was originally intended for airborne troops. Its vocation was that of a tractor for light items. ... >>more

Condition: III Limit: 35000 EURO 150000 EURO

THey had track breaks. If you turn the handlebars up to about 5% the wheel turns it. Any more and the track break engages and the whole darn thin swings around.

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Already got the MG42s covered as well as an MG34 and a host of others........

Auction was about a week ago. Prices were not even high, they were in X-15 territory,,,,,,,,,


Mark H

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I've seen pictures of the Kettenkrads carrying ammuniton to the frontlines, pulling samall wheeled howitzers and even with a litter strapped across the back. Similar cpmparison would bes maybe our M-274 Mules used in Vietnam and later. Or the Studebaker M-29C Weasel used in WW.II.

Some really great stuff in there I wish I could get my hands on