I am building this site for several reasons:

First, I would like to show those interested in the Dräger tauchretter my collection which now stands at 9 pre 1945 Kriegsmarine and 3 post war Bundesmarine versions .

Second, I invite other collectors of tauchretters or parts of to display them here on my website for others to see.

And last, I have created this site to show collectors and potential collectors original World War II Kriegsmarine issue Dräger Tauchretter parts from their post-war counter parts that are passed off as original WWII items. Over the years everything connected to the third Reich has been reproduced . At first many reproductions were very poor and crude and could be detected at once. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case. Today many reproductions are equal to, if not better than their WWII counterparts. After 60 years since the end of WWII the demand for third reich items has increased as the supply decreased, giving way to a huge market for fakes. No longer is the market for fakes limited to the iron cross and infantry assault badges. Everything down to u-boat shoes have been reproduced. I have seen and own post-war dräger made CO2 scrubber cans with fake pre-1945 date codes and the area with the real dates was torn off. I have also seen oxygen bottles with ground off dates and other product codes and information in order to pass off as a WWII KM issue tauchretter parts. There is an old saying " let the buyer beware".  It is my goal to show and inform you how to identify the fakes from the real items so you will not be taken by some dealer out to make a fast buck.

So with that said, I hope you enjoy this site and it provides you with some information that you can utilize in your quest for tauchretter parts.