Required Equipment and Inspections

1. An individual must own and have in his possession each item on the Group I and II Required Equipment Lists in order to pass his cufftitle inspection. At the discretion of the individual's Unit Commander, temporary exceptions may be granted for items which have been paid for and are on order, or which are temporarily unavailable. Items for which an exception is granted must be obtained at the earliest possible opportunity.

Group I Required Equipment

Each -Candidate must possess the following items within one year after participating in his first re-enactment event with the 2nd :

1. Good-quality reproduction gray-green wool uniform (tunic and trousers) with correct sleeve eagle, shoulder boards, and collar tabs w/o numbers. M40, M42 and M43 Heer or pattern tunics are all acceptable. Trousers may be either M37, M42, or M43 patterns. Notes: Approved suppliers of repro wool uniforms are Lost Battalions, At the Front, Janke, 1944 Militaria, SM Wholesale and Standing Bear Antiques. Good-quality reproduction M36 and M44 pattern tunics are permissable and may be worn as extra or optional items, but are not sufficient to pass cufftitle inspection. Collar tabs on wool uniforms must be of good quality, not bevo, with one -runes w/o numbers and one plain black collar tab, with no metal thread or braid around the edges. Shoulder boards must be of good quality, with white piping.

2. K98k Mauser rifle with sling and cleaning rod (must have curved bolt, metal butt plate, through-the-stock sling, and no wood on top of the stock behind the rear sight).

3. Two 3-pocket, pebbled black leather K98k ammo pouches with D-rings.

4. Steel helmet, gray-green in color, with 2 vent holes, 3 rivets, rolled or flared edges, proper liner, and -runes decal on the right side for M35 and M40. M35, M40, and M42 models are all acceptable. Spanish helmets are not allowed under any circumstances.

5. M31 Water bottle in one of the original configurations- brown or grey wool cover, black or green painted cup, bakelite cup, etc.. For pictures and more information, go here.

6. Gray-green breadbag with D-rings and leather fittings. For more information on what is correct, go here.

7. Black or brown lace-up ankle boots with leather soles, heel irons, and hobnails; worn with gaiters. Ankle (low) boots are required for all cufftitle members. Note: Black jackboots with heel irons, hobnails, leather soles, and no buckles, are permissable and may be worn as extra or optional items with wool trousers (encouraged) or reed-green HBT trousers (permissable). Jackboots are highly discouraged with M44 dot trousers. For more info on what is correct for low boots, go here.

8. Reproduction black leather belt with -enlisted man’s buckle. Buckle may be either nickel, gray steel, or painted gray-green.

9. Reproduction black leather Y-straps with D-rings, war-time hooks, auxiliary straps, leather reinforcement piece on center O-ring, and no pads. Austrian Y-straps are not acceptable.

10. Correct gas mask canister with gray-green web straps - must have narrow lid and spring/button latch. Civilian or Spanish canisters with a wide lid and/or a hook-type latch may not be worn by cufftitle members. For more info on gas mask cannisters, go here.

11. Reproduction German pull-over style long-sleeved shirt with two breast pockets, also known as the "service shirt".

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Group II Required Equipment

Each -Candidate must possess the following items within two years after participating in his first re-enactment event with the 2nd SS:

1. All of the Group I required equipment.

2. Good-quality reproduction M44 dot pattern camouflage uniform (tunic and trousers). (preferred) OR Reed-green HBT (cotton) uniform (tunic and trousers) with correct sleeve eagle, shoulder boards, and collar tabs AND a correct pattern camouflage smock. (acceptable) Notes: Reed-green uniforms must be good-quality reproductions of either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd pattern, not Dutch conversions. Buttons must be removeable. Smocks may be Type I, IIA or IIB, in oakleaf, blurred edge, plane tree, or forest/palm pattern. Bevo collar tabs are permitted on reed-green uniforms.

3. Original or post war mess kit (narrow lid w/loops on handle type). Mess kits with a wide lid or w/o loops on handle may not be used by cufftitle members. See article here for details on what is correct.

4. Black leather mess kit strap.

5. Eating utensils - either folding fork and spoon or 4-piece self-contained unit.

6. Entrenching tool with black leather cover. Either of the following two styles are permissable: Straight-handled model with black all-leather cover. Shovel head must be riveted, handle wooden, banded and rounded. OR Folding model with black all-leather 1st or 2nd pattern cover. Shovel must be WWII German or post-war Dutch with bakelite locking nut.

7. Bayonet and scabbard with black leather frog. (WWII German configuration.) Frog may be either infantry or cavalry pattern.

8. Camouflage helmet cover (brown/green reversible) with metal rocker hooks. May be either 1st pattern (without foliage loops) or 2nd pattern (with foliage loops) in oakleaf, blurred edge, plane tree, or forest/palm pattern. M44 dot pattern helmet covers, and/or those with drawstrings instead of rocker hooks, are NOT acceptable.

9. Gray-green wool M43 soft cap with correct insignia (preferred) or gray-green wool M38 schiffchen (side cap) with correct insignia.

10. Functional German-style button flashlight.

12. Reproduction -Soldbuch properly filled out

11. Correct style German identification disk.

12. Canvas A-frame assault harness or M-31 syle rucksack

13. -zeltbahn (camouflage shelter quarter) with grommets and buttons, in either oakleaf, plane tree, or blurred edge pattern.

A list of approved suppliers is located on the links page.