WW2 German medics chest

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by barriefield-brian

Came across this at a garage sale last summer and am getting around to doing something with it. From what I have been able to find its a medical chest, very heavy so must have been in a vehicle? Assume the field gray is the original paint so would be looking at some way of removing the black overcoat. Dont know what the RG 1941 stands for, just noticed the small stamping of the eagle and swastika as I was taking the pics. Anyone with any info on this is appreciated. Cheers Brian

Brian..
WHOA!!!!
The worst thing you could do is try to remove the black on the box,..
It may have been transferred from Regular German army,Feldgrau(Grey) to the Wafen SS (Black)
I would want to have that box inspected and identified properly by an expert...
Just do nothing to it until you do,.,..You may be ruining a historical treasure...
IMHO..