(483) ALLGEMEINE-SS, BLACK SERVICE
TUNIC ( "DIENSTROCK" ) FOR A SCHARFUEHRER OF THE 6TH COMPANY OF THE 71ST SS FOOT
REGIMENT ( DANZIG ).
This original Allgemeine-SS sergeant's service tunic
is constructed of the standard, or regulation, black wool uniform cloth for an other
ranks' Allgemeine-SS man. This single-breasted "Dienstrock", or Allgemeine-SS service
tunic, has a four button front, two chest "patch" pockets, two skirt "slash" pockets, and an
open, lapel collar ( photo ). The chest pockets each have a center plait, or placket, and "scalloped" button-down
flaps ( photo ); while the two, "slashed"-style, skirt pockets are hidden, but also have scalloped
flaps, closed with pebbled aluminum buttons ( photo ). The upper portion of the tunic's back has
a central, vertical seam, flanked on each side with a curvilinear seam ( photo ). The rear skirt
has deep, center vent ( photo ), above which is located a pair of pebbled aluminum belt ramps, which
are SS / RZM stamped ( photo ). Both sleeves have "French" style, turned-up cuffs ( photo ), and the
left sleeve cuff has a blue-bordered SS cuffband, with the Arabic numeral "6", hand-embroidered in
aluminum wire ( photo ). The blue border and the Arabic numeral "6" combination indicate that
this Allgemeine-SS Scharfuehrer served in the 6th "Sturm" of the 71st SS Foot-Regiment ( based in Danzig ); and
part of the 2nd SS "Sturmbann". The RZM-style cuffband is full-length, nicely folded-over at
each end, and is expertly machine-sewn-on ( photo ). The upper right sleeve has a
flat-silver wire "Ehrenwinkel", or "old-fighter's honor chevron", which is expertly
hand-sewn-on ( photo ). The left upper sleeve has the regulation style, red wool-felt, Allgemeine-SS brassard, or
SS "Kampfbinde", with double, black, ribbed moire-silk borders ( photo ). The armband is sewn
closed on the inner part of the sleeve ( photo ), and "tacked-on" with black cotton
thread ( photo ). The inside
of the SS armband has a small, "BeVo" style, black SS / RZM cloth tag with the
maker's "RZM" number, "21", and the year, "36" ( photo ). The right shoulder has the regulation
Allgemeine-SS, other ranks' design shoulder board, consisting of four rows of alternating black
and silver twisted cord, and attached with a pebbled aluminum button ( photo ). The open, lapel
collar is completely bordered with alternating black and silver twisted-cord piping ( photo ), as
are the right ( photo ), and left side ( photo )SS collar tabs. The right-side collar tab has
the Arabic numeral "71" ( SS-FUSS STANDARTE-71" ) which is meticulously hand-embroidered in
aluminum wire bullion ( photo ). The left lapel has an SS rank tab with a single strip of
silver & black SS "Litzen", and a single, RZM-style ( and SS / RZM marked ) aluminum "pip" ( photo ), whose
two, flat metal prongs pierce the collar, and are "folded-over" on the collar's verso ( photo ). Both
collar tabs are hand-sewn-on ( photo ). The alternating black / silver twisted- cord piping
around the collar and the piping around both collar tabs have the same, or
MATCHING ( left-to-right )"twist". The tunic is fully-lined with a ( faded ) black
cotton muslin material ( photo ), while the inside of both sleeves is lined with a white
faux-silk material, with a "mattress-ticking"-like striped design ( photo ). The lining of the
left upper sleeve has several, variegated ink stamps and markings ( photo ), which
probably represent post-war, Soviet museum identification markings, and inventory
control stampings. The interior of the left chest inside pocket has the remnants of
a faded white cotton, or oilcloth, "SS / RZM" tag which is loosely attached with
a "basting" stitch ( photo ). The four pebbled aluminum front buttons, and the
four ( smaller diameter ) pocket flap buttons, are ALL "SS / RZM" marked ( photo ), as
are the two belt ramp "buttons", located above the rear vent; while the aluminum
belt "hooks", on each side, are unmarked ( photo ). There is no size marking present, but I
would "guesstimate" the size to be around a "38-40". The SS brassard shows light soiling
and "wear", and has some minor mothing ( photo ), but there is NO mothing anywhere on the
tunic proper, that I can see, and the overall condition of this FINE example of an
ALL-ORIGINAL, Allgemeine-SS "Dienstrock" is a strong "EXCELLENT"!
EXCELLENT, ALL-ORIGINAL, ALLGEMEINE-SS "DIENSTROCK" ( ca. 1936 ); FOR
AN SS-SCHARFUEHRER IN STURMBANN II, SS FUSS-REGIMENT 71 ( "DANZIG" ), STURM 6.
$7,995.00 ORDER ON HOLD
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(481) DELUXE-QUALITY, HEER GENERAL'S DOESKIN
SERVICE TUNIC; WITH GENERAL'S RED-STRIPED, STRAIGHT-LEG PANTS.
This gorgeous Heer GENERAL OFFICER'S service
tunic is beautifully hand-tailored of DELUXE-QUALITY, gray-green wool "DOESKIN", or French Broadcloth, with
four patch pockets, turn-up French-cuffs, and a dark-green wool-felt closed collar ( photo ). The "Doeskin" material
is of the finest grade, with an almost cashmere-like texture ( photo ). The tunic has a five-button front, with all of the pebbled-aluminum buttons, including the four pocket buttons, and the two epaulet buttons, being "fire-gilded" ( photo ). The two, "patch"-style chest pockets, and the two, larger skirt pockets, have center plaits, or plackets with scalloped pocket flaps ( photo ), all of which are "satin"-lined on their versos. The dark-green, wool-felt collar has a matched pair of HEER GENERAL OFFICER'S collar insignia ( photo ), which are meticulously hand-embroidered in celluon ( "cello" ) thread, on a red wool-felt backing ( photo ). Both of the general's collar tabs are machine-sewn-on ( photo ).
The matched-pair of Heer General's shoulder boards are constructed of alternating rows of aluminum-bullion
and gold-celluon twisted cord, on a red wool-felt underlayment ( photo ); and are tightly, and
expertly, sewn-in at the top of each shoulder ( photo ). The Heer-pattern eagle & swastika
insigne, or "Hoheitsabzeichen", is beautifully hand-embroidered, in yellow-gold celluon
thread, on a dark-green wool-felt backing ( photo ), and is expertly hand-sewn-on, immediately above
the right chest pocket. There is pair of vertical medal loops on the center placket of the right
chest pocket ( photo ), which were probably used for the attachment of a German Cross ( "Deutsche Kreuz" ), or possibly a Spanish Cross ( "Spanien Kreuz" ). There
is tailor made, marrowed-edge hole in the center placket of
the left chest pocket ( photo ), probably for attachment of a "screw-back", 1914
EK I, or WW I First Class Iron Cross. There is one pair of ( vertical ) medal loops sew-on just
below the left chest pocket; which were most likely added by this Heer General for the
attachment of a wound badge, from either WW I or WW II. There are six, horizontally placed ribbon
bar loops, immediately above the left chest pocket ( photo ); to which is attached a six-inch
long, pin-back, original ( PERIOD ) ribbon bar ( photo ), which came on the tunic when I
acquired it, but I cannot vouch for it being THIS General's "actual" ribbon bar. The tunic is
expertly, fully-lined in a green faux-"satin" material ( photo ), with a left chest inside
pocket. There is a line of machine-stitched perforations inside the pocket; which
usually indicate the ( most likely post-war ) removal of a tailor's tag with the general's name on
it. Both sleeves are fully-lined with a white & black striped, faux-silk material, which
resembles "mattress-ticking" ( photo ). There is a hand-tailored "slot", nicely-bordered
in "Doeskin", inside the left tunic skirt ( photo ), which opens into the upper part of the left
skirt external patch pocket; and was used for the attachment of the general's army
dress sword, or his Heer officer's dagger, to an internal waistbelt. There are a few, mostly
very minimal, scattered moth "nips" present on the feldgrau Doeskin itself, and
some mothing of the dark green wool-felt collar ( photo ), and the general's collar
tabs ( photo ). There is also some "wear" to the dark green collar in places ( photo ), but
the overall condition of this beautifully-tailored, "Doeskin" HEER GENERALMAJOR'S tunic is
still a solid "VERY GOOD ++". I would estimate the size of this general's tunic to be
fairly "large", probably a size "42" minimum.
The accompanying Heer General Officer's, straight-leg pattern pants are well-tailored, in a FINE
gray wool ( photo ), with a four button fly ( photo ), a right sided watch pocket ( photo ), and
slashed side pockets ( photo ). There is a right sided "hip-pocket", with a single-button
closure ( photo ). There are gray wool, adjustable straps with metal buckles, located on each
side ( photo ). The inside of the waistband is lined in a beige, white, and black striped, faux-"satin", and
has six gray "Bakelite" buttons
for the attachment of braces ( photo ). The outside of each pant leg has the impressive, "classic", HEER GENERAL
OFFICER'S, double, 42 mm. wide RED wool-felt stripes, with an interposed 2 mm. wide RED wool-felt
stripe, which are expertly, and perfectly, machine-sewn-on, and extend all the
way down from the waistband to the bottom of each pant leg ( photo ). The front part of the bottom
of each pant leg is reinforced with a beige-colored, burlap-like material ( photo ), while the
back part is reinforced with an extra strip of gray rayon. The pants' waist measures
35 inches, while the "outseam" of each pant leg measures 40 inches; with a 30 inch
long "inseam". The lining of the right slash pocket has the name "Smith", hand-written in
cursive, in black ink ( photo ), and is almost certainly the name of the American G.I. who "liberated" this Heer
General's uniform "complete" uniform ( tunic AND pants together ), as I cannot believe
that "G.I.-Smith" would only take the pants as his war booty!
There is some scattered, very light "mothing" present on both the gray wool, and the red
wool-felt areas, but the overall condition of these RARE, "straight-leg", Heer GENERAL
OFFICER'S pants is still "VERY GOOD". The "straight-leg" Heer General's pants are, at least, twice
as hard to find as the Heer General's "britches", or so-called "riding pants" style.
DELUXE-QUALITY, HAND-TAILORED "DOESKIN", HEER
GENERALMAJOR'S TUNIC, W / GENERAL'S STRAIGHT-LEG PANTS.
$11,500.00 ORDER
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(480) MODEL 1942, WAFFEN-SS, FOUR-POCKET
TUNIC FOR AN ENLISTED MAN IN THE 4TH SS-VOLUNTEER-PANZER-GRENADIER
BRIGADE "NEDERLAND" ( 4.SS-FREIWILLIGEN-PANZER-GRENADIER-BRIGADE "NEDERLAND" ).
This Dutch-SS volunteer brigade was
formed, in October, 1943, from the surviving members of the former "SS-Freiwilligen-Legion-Niederlande", which
was disbanded in the spring of that year. This M42 pattern, combat syle tunic is constructed of
course gray-green wool, with a closed collar, a five button front, and four, unplaited "patch" pockets, with
straight ( unscalloped ) pocket-flaps ( photo ). The MATCHING, "slip-on"-style shoulder straps, for an
SS-Mann ( Private ), are made of black wool-felt, with gray-green wool tongues ( photo ), and
are piped in WHITE "rayon" ( The "Waffenfarbe" for Infantry troops ) ( photo ). The M42 style, gray-green
wool collar is closed with a "hook & eye" ( photo ), ( photo ). The right collar has the German-made ( so-called "Dachau-style" ) SS
collar tab with a machine-woven silver-gray thread, horizontal "Wolfsangel" insigne ( photo ), which
is machine-stitched-on ( photo ). The left collar tab, or SS "rank" tab, is plain black wool-felt ( photo ), and
also machine-stitched to the collar ( photo ). The left upper sleeve has a "BeVo" type, SS-design, eagle
and swastika insigne ( photo ), which is machine-sewn-on ( photo ). The left lower sleeve has
the machine-woven, "Dachau-style", Dutch-SS sleeve shield with orange, white, and pale-blue
horizontal bars ( photo ), which is machine-sewn-on also ( photo ). Immediately below the
Dutch volunteer sleeve shield, there is a full-length, "BeVo"-style SS cuffband, "NEDERLAND" ( photo ), which
is machine-stitched-on ( photo ). The inside of the tunic is partially-lined with a light-gray, faux-"satin" ( photo ). Both
sleeves are unlined. There are actually THREE distinctly different types of material
used in the manufacture of the lining. The lining of both underarm gussets and the versos of
all four pocket flaps is more of a BEIGE colored faux-"satin" ( photo ), and the side vents
on each cuff have a gray cotton muslin material used to line one-half of the vent(s). There are four, faux-"satin" belt hook suspenders ( photo ); each
with four "marrowed" holes. The tunic itself has two "marrowed" belt hook holes on each
side ( photo ). The usual bandage pocket is present inside the right skirt. The lining is
moderately soiled, and there are a few, minor tears present, but the overall
condition of the tunic's lining is still "VERY GOOD +". The front closure, pocket buttons, and
epaulet buttons are all gray-green-painted, pebbled Zinc, and exhibit some wear ( photo ). There
is no significant mothing, or damage, to the tunic's exterior, and the overall condition of this
RARE, ORIGINAL Dutch SS-volunteer's tunic is "VERY GOOD +". I would "guesstimate" the tunic's size to be "38-40".
ORIGINAL, 4TH ( DUTCH ) SS-VOLUNTEER-PANZER-GRENADIER
BRIGADE "NEDERLAND", M42 COMBAT STYLE TUNIC.
$8,900.00 ORDER
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(479) ORIGINAL, MODEL
1944, WAFFEN-SS "PEA-PATTERN" ( "ERBSENMUSTER" ) CAMOUFLAGE, FOUR-POCKET
COMBAT TUNIC.
This four-pocket, open-collar style, Waffen-SS
combat tunic, introduced in the spring of 1944, is factory-constructed of a camouflage-printed, linen / rayon
blend, commonly referred to as "HBT", or "Herring-bone Twill" ( photo ). The silk-screened, or
printed, camouflage pattern, officially identified as "Erbsenmuster", or "pea-pattern", was
developed, along with pants of the same pattern, to function as an "all seasons"-camouflaged, combat
uniform, in contrast to the previously developed Waffen-SS camouflage uniforms and helmet covers, which had
a fully reversible "autumn" and "spring" camouflage pattern. This 100% ORIGINAL example has the
appropriate, distinct, "three shades" of green identifiable in the printed camouflage
scheme ( photo ). The short, "open" collar does not have SS collar
tabs ( photo ), which is almost always the case, and has a metal "hook-and-eye" type of closure ( photo ). There are provisions
for "slip-on" style shoulder straps, with factory sewn-in, ( camouflage ) cloth strips on each
shoulder ( photo ), along with paired, pebbled-zinc epaulet buttons. The matching, ORIGINAL, black, Waffen-SS shoulder
straps ( photo ), are piped in LIME-GREEN "rayon" ( The "Waffenfarbe" for both Heer, and Waffen-SS, Panzergrenadier troops )( photo ), and, although
an original pair, were probably added post-war, as they do not show the same degree of age and usage as the jacket. The four "patch" pockets
consist of two chest pockets, and two skirt pockets ( photo ), with fully-lined, unscalloped flaps and
pebbled-zinc buttons ( photo ). The left upper sleeve has a machine-embroidered, off-white
cotton, on black wool-felt, SS pattern sleeve eagle ( photo ), which is ( PERIOD ) machine-"ZIG-ZAG"-stitched-on with
black cotton thread ( photo ). The front of the jacket has five, pebbled-zinc buttons which
show an appropriate amount of age and wear ( photo ), which is consistent with the age and
wear of the epaulet and pocket buttons ( photo ). The two pairs of belt hook holes, have
factory-machine-stiched, "marrowed" edges ( photo ). The inside of the tunic is partially-lined in a somewhat
shiny, gray faux-"satin" material ( photo ), with underarm gusset sweat-shields ( photo ), and a "bandage-pocket", inside
the right skirt ( photo ). Both belt hook suspenders are made of the same faux-"satin" material ( photo ). Examination
of the "inverted", machine-stitched, vertical back seam, reveals a distinct "selvedge" pattern ( photo ), found only
on the margins of a ( PERIOD ) factory "bolt" of camouflage-printed, HBT-fabric. There is a PERIOD-mended, small "tear" in the
right lower back area, and some scattered areas of "high-wear", including the inside nape of the collar ( photo ). The "pea-pattern" camouflage
motif colors are moderately, and uniformly "faded" ( probably from washing ) ( photo ), but nothing fluoresces, or "glows", under UV-light ( "blacklight" ) examination. The
overall condition of this rare, ORIGINAL M44, Waffen-SS, "pea-pattern", or "dot-pattern", camouflage tunic still grades as "Used, VERY GOOD".
ORIGINAL, M44, WAFFEN-SS, "ERBSENMUSTER"-CAMOUFLAGE, FOUR
POCKET TUNIC WITH PANZERGRENADIER BOARDS.
$4,200.00 ORDER
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(477) EXTREMELY-RARE, VERY
EARLY ( MODEL 1935 ), HEER PANZER OFFICER'S, BLACK "WRAP-AROUND" STYLE JACKET.
This so-called "MODEL 1935" pattern
of a Heer Panzer lieutenant's black "wrap-around" style jacket is constructed of early, good quality black wool, with a very distinctive "cut", which is most noticable in the design of the collar ( photo ). The double-lapel collars are almost joined together, with a very
small "notch" between the upper collar and the lower lapel ( photo ). The collar itself is piped in a HOT PINK "rayon" ( photo ), which was clearly "sewn-in" at the time of the coat's manufacture. Both collars have the regulation, PANZER style, parallelogram-shaped collar
tabs which are constructed of black wool-felt, and piped with the same
HOT PINK "rayon" ( photo ). Both collar tabs have the early, high quality, silver-washed
brass, Heer Panzer-style "jawless" skull insignia ( photo ); attached, on each side, with
two flat, brass prongs, which pierce both collar(s) ( photo ). The "slip-on" style, MATCHING
shoulder boards, for a Heer "Leutnant" ( 2nd lieutenant ), are constructed of plaited aluminum
bullion, with a HOT PINK underlayment ( the "Rosa-Waffenfarbe" for armoured personnel ) ( photo ), and
do exhibit a fair amount of age and wear ( photo ). The officer-quality "Wehrmachtsadler" insignia is
hand-embroidered in aluminum wire bullion, on a BLACK wool-felt backing ( photo ), and
is ( somewhat crudely ) hand-sewn to the right upper chest area of the jacket ( photo ). There is a fair
amount of age and corrosion to the breast eagle, but this is consistent with the age and
wear of the "wrapper" itself. The four front closure buttons, sewn-on the right chest of the
jacket, are black "Bakelite", with the "DAF" ( "Deutscher Arbeiter Front" ) cogwheel
motif ( photo ). ( These "DAF"-motif buttons are found on MANY, 100% original, black
Panzer "wrappers" ). Both sleeve vents are sewn closed on this jacket ( photo ), and show evidence of
several, old ( PERIOD ), repairs also ( photo ). The middle portion of the left sleeve has been
EXPERTLY ( PERIOD ) replaced ( photo ), and a section of the lower left hem has also
been ( PERIOD ) repaired ( photo ). There are several other relatively minor ( PERIOD ) "mended" areas
also ( photo ), and some moth damage to the inside of the left lapel, and the best
description of the overall condition of the jacket's exterior is "Used, probably field-worn, "salty", GOOD ++". The
jacket's interior is partially lined in the typical, gray cotton muslin material ( photo ), with a right ( photo ), and a
left inside chest pocket ( photo ). The belt hook suspenders, tabs, and internal ties are all present ( photo ). There is a
FAINT, ink-stamping in the lining of the upper left chest area, which I believe dates the year of this jacket's manufacture ( "M36" ) as
1936 ( photo ). There are two pairs of medal loops on the left breast ( photo ).
This Model '35 Heer Panzer OFFICER'S "wrapper", although definitely "SALTY", is ALL-ORIGINAL, "unfooled-around-with", and
EXTREMELY-RARE to find in its original, unaltered and "unmolested" state.
"SALTY", ALL-ORIGINAL, EARLY ( MODEL 1935 ), HEER
PANZER LEUTNANT'S BLACK, "WRAP-AROUND" STYLE JACKET.
$8,500.00 ORDER
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(476) PRE-WAR QUALITY, "OPALLA & CO." MKD., HEER
PANZER OBERFELDWEBEL'S BLACK, "WRAP-AROUND" STYLE JACKET.
This 1939-dated, PANZER "wrap-around" style
jacket, or Panzer "wrapper", was factory-sewn by the well-known Heer panzer uniform
supplier, "Opalla & Co.", from pre-war quality, heavy black wool, in the regulation HEER
pattern ( photo ). The standard, "army-cut", lapel collars are not piped, and display the
usual pointed tips ( photo ). Both collars have the Heer PANZER style, parallelogram-shaped, MATCHING, black
wool-felt collar tabs, which are piped in HOT PINK "rayon", and
machine-sewn-on ( photo ). The Heer pattern, metal, "jawless" skull insignia ( photo ), are
attached to each lapel collar by two flat, metal prongs, which pierce the collar(s) ( photo ), consistent
with their being attached AFTER the tabs themselves were machine-stitched-on ( photo ). The
MATCHING, black wool shoulder straps are bordered with a 1.0 cm. wide, pre-war, "BRIGHT"-aluminum
tresse, and are piped in HOT PINK "rayon", which is identical to both
collar tabs' piping material ( photo ). Both shoulder straps have two, large aluminum "pips" ( photo ), which
are attached by flat metal prongs, and identify the wearer's rank of "OBERFELDWEBEL", or "Master-Sergeant" in the
US Army. Both shoulder straps are PERIOD machine-sewn down perfectly-"FLAT" ( interior photo ). This
was probably done at the request of this Panzer "TOP-SERGEANT" for his personal convenience in
preparing for an inspection, or parade-duty, and to insure the "smart" appearance of his uniform
at all times. The Heer-pattern "Wehrmachtsadler", or army-style breast eagle, is the
WHITE-ON-BLACK, "BeVo" type ( photo ), and is nicely folded-over, and expertly hand-sewn to the
right upper chest of the jacket ( photo ). The jacket's exterior buttons are the black "Bakelite" type ( photo ), and
none appear to be missing. The inside of the jacket is partially lined in the standard, gray
cotton muslin material ( photo ), and has both a right ( photo ), and a left ( photo ), inside
pocket. The lining above the left inside pocket is ink-stamped with the maker's name, "Opalla & Co.", and
dated 1939 ( "B 39" ). There is also a constellation of five ink-stamped numbers, which
probably represent some sort of size markings, with a large, purple-ink "X" stamped over these
markings ( ? )( photo ). The number "49871" is also ink-stamped over the left inside pocket ( photo ), and "B H 7, 8" is
ink-stamped in the right side of the lining ( photo ). Also, there are two spots in the lining
where some numbers, or perhaps a name, appear to have been intentionally obscured, or "inked-out" ( photo ). The
typical belt-hook suspenders and black cotton ties are intact. There is a 1.5 in. X 0.5 in., PERIOD "mend" in
the right side of the garment ( photo ), and some minor damage to the right cuff ( photo ), but
the overall condition of this all-original Panzer "wrapper" is "Used, slightly worn, VERY GOOD +". There
is no significant mothing that I can observe. There are three pairs of "medal loops" on the left chest ( photo ). This
jacket is a fairly LARGE size, especially for a relatively "early" Panzer "wrapper", and I
would "guesstimate" the size to be about 40-42. This is a very nice, ALL-ORIGINAL example of
a pre-war-quality, "Opalla & Co."-maker-marked, HEER Panzer top-sergeant's, "walking-out-dress" black
wrapper, in TOP CONDITION.
PRE-WAR
QUALITY ( ca. 1939 ), "OPALLA" MAKER-MARKED, HEER PANZER OBERFELDWEBEL'S "WALKING-OUT-DRESS", BLACK, "WRAP-AROUND" STYLE
JACKET.
$6,900.00 ORDER
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(473) EARLY ( ca.1939 ), HEER PANZER
OBERGEFREITER'S BLACK, "WRAP-AROUND" STYLE UNIFORM JACKET; IN LARGE SIZE.
This HEER-pattern
Panzer "wrapper" is the "issue" style, or factory-sewn type, and is constructed out of a relatively
good quality, heavy black wool ( photo ). The white-on-black, "BeVo" style, HEER pattern breast
eagle is hand-sewn to the right chest area ( photo ). The MATCHING, Heer Panzer style ( parallelogram-shaped ) collar
tabs are piped in HOT PINK "rayon" ( The "Waffenfarbe" for Heer armoured troops ) and are
machine-sewn-on ( photo ). Both tabs have EARLY-quality, silver metal, Heer Panzer style ( "jawless" ) skull
insignia, which are attached to the collar tabs ( and collar also ) with flat, brass prongs ( photo ). The prongs
completely pierce both collars ( photo ), and one prong is missing from the right collar tab ( photo ). The "slip-on" type, black
wool-felt shoulder straps are piped in HOT PINK "rayon" ( photo ), which is identical to the
piping on both collar tabs. There is a double "V", silver tresse-on-black, Heer "OBERGEFREITER" chevron
hand-sewn-on the left upper sleeve ( photo ). All of the buttons are made of black "Bakelite" ( photo ) and
none appear to be missing. All of the button holes have nicely "marrowed" edges ( photo ). The
jacket is partially lined in the typical, other ranks' type, grey cotton muslin material ( photo ). The
left side of the upper chest area lining has a depot ink-stamp, "BA II. 39" ( photo ). There
is an inside-pocket in the right side lining( photo ). There are two different sets of numbers
present in this area of the lining ( photo ), which are most likely either museum catalogue
numbers, or eastern European film studio inventory control numbers. Both underarm areas show
evidence of a PERIOD-done alteration clearly designed to increase the wearer's shoulder
mobility ( photo ). There are a few minor stains in the left side lining, but the
lining is not ripped or torn, and grades in overall "VERY GOOD +" condition. The exterior of
the jacket is in TOP condition, with no significant mothing that I can see, and easily grades
a solid "EXCELLENT". I cannot find any medal loops on the left side. I would
"guesstimate" the size to be a man's size 40-42, which is an unusually large
size for an armoured personnel crewman, or "tanker", especially in the late
1930's.
ALL-ORIGINAL, 1939-DATED, HEER PANZER
OBERGEFREITER'S BLACK "WRAPPER" IN A LARGE SIZE AND TOP CONDITION.
$6,500.00 ORDER
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(472) BLACK, WAFFEN-SS PANZER
UNTERSCHARFUEHRER'S "WRAP-AROUND" STYLE JACKET.
This "wrap-around" style jacket, or "wrapper", was
probably privately-tailored, of a good quality black wool, in the traditional pattern for the
SS-PANZER, or so-called "SS-cut", with the archetypal SS-style lapel collar, and SS design front
closure ( photo ). Consistent with the traditional SS pattern of wrapper, there is NO "back-seam" per se, but
there are two PERIOD, parallel, machine-stitched seams which run vertically up the back of the
jacket, from the lower hem to the back of the collar, and the top of the right shoulder ( photo ). These
seams are expertly machine-sewn, and, when viewed from the inside of the wrapper ( photo ), are consistent
with a PERIOD alteration, or repair, in which a 2-3.5 inch-wide panel of perfectly-matching
black wool was added to the back, presumably to replace a fairly large torn, or otherwise
damaged, section of the right side of the back ( photo ). The lapel collars are made in the
SS style, with nicely rounded points ( photo ), and the vertical front closure is
more "centrally" located ( photo ), in contrast to the HEER-style Panzer wrapper. The right
collar tab has machine-woven, grey cotton sigrunes, on a black wool-felt backing ( photo ), and
is machine-stitched-on ( photo ). The MATCHING black wool-felt "rank" tab is machine-sewn to the
left collar, and has a single, silver-washed, brass "pip" ( photo ), which is attached by two
flat, metal prongs, which pierce the collar, and are visible on the underside of the left
collar ( photo ). The "slip-on" style, black wool-felt epaulets are bordered with a 1.0 cm.-wide, "subdued"-aluminum
tresse, with a light-pink ( The "Waffenfarbe" for Panzer, or armoured troops ) "rayon" piping ( photo ). The
tresse is not present on the open ends of the epaulets, indicating the rank of a
Waffen-SS "Unterscharfuehrer", or Buck-Sargent. The grey-on-black, machine-woven, SS pattern sleeve eagle is
machine ( "ZIG-ZAG" ) stitched to the left upper sleeve ( photo ). The jacket is partially lined in
a black, faux-satin material ( photo ), with a left breast inside pocket. All of the
black "Bakelite" buttons appear to be present ( photo ). There is one pair of medal loops on the
lower left breast area ( photo ), probably for attachment of the wearer's Panzer qualification
badge. There is a FAINT, circumferential "ghost image", visible about 5 inches above the bottom of the
left sleeve cuff, which is consistent with an SS cuffband having been present at one time, and
subsequently removed ( photo ). There are few, scattered, TINY, moth holes which are difficult
to find on a cursory inspection, and a few, VERY MINOR "rents", and "snags" in the back of the
jacket, but the OVERALL condition of this well-tailored, private-purchase, ALL-ORIGINAL, Waffen-SS
PANZER black "wrapper" is still a strong "VERY GOOD + ".
VERY RARE, ALL-ORIGINAL, WAFFEN-SS
PANZER UNTERSCHARFUEHRER'S BLACK, WRAP-AROUND STYLE JACKET
$14,500.00 ORDER
Jacket front Jacket 3/4 right Jacket 3/4 left Jacket back Button Holes Tunic Cuff Detail 1 Tunic Cuff Detail 2 Collar Detail 1 Collar Detail 2 Button Tab Detail Waist Closure Ties Tunic Stiching Detail Tunic Sizing Detail Tunic Armhole Detail Tunic Beltramp Detail
(470) RARE, ORIGINAL, PINK-PIPED, WAFFEN-SS PANZER
UNTERSCHARFUEHRER'S BLACK "WRAP-AROUND" STYLE JACKET; WITH A 9TH SS-PANZER
DIVISION, "HOHENSTAUFEN", CUFFBAND.
This "wrap-around" style
jacket, or "wrapper", is factory-sewn of a medium-quality black wool in the SS PATTERN, or so-called "SS-cut", with
the rounded collar points ( photo ), more centrally-placed front closure ( photo ), and the absence of a back seam ( photo ). The entire collar is piped in a HOT-PINK, wool-felt
( photo ), which was machine-sewn-in at the factory, at the same time the edge
of the collar was hemed ( photo ), and clearly not added later. The MATCHING SS collar tabs are both piped in HOT PINK wool-felt also ( photo ). The
right-side collar has a machine-woven, gray cotton, double runic collar tab, which is piped in
HOT-PINK wool-felt ( photo ), and machine-sewn-on ( photo ). The left collar has
a MATCHING, pink-piped, SS-"rank" collar tab, with a single, aluminum "pip", indicating
the wearer's rank to be that of an SS "Unterscharfuehrer", or lance-corporal ( photo ). The
collar tab is machine-stitched-on, and the aluminum "pip" is attached to the collar
with two, flat metal prongs, which pierce the collar itself ( photo ). The matching, "slip-on" style
shoulder straps have a "subdued" aluminum tresse border ( photo ), are also piped in the same
HOT PINK, wool-felt ( photo ). The SS pattern sleeve eagle is the machine-woven
type, and is machine ( "ZIG-ZAG" ) stitched to the left upper sleeve ( photo ). An
ORIGINAL, "BeVo" type, "HOHENSTAUFEN" SS cuffband is nicely machine-sewn to the left lower
sleeve ( photo ), but I believe this was probably "restored" to the tunic post-war ( photo ). There
is a slightly-soiled, original, EK II ribbon hand-sewn to the top buttonhole on the left
lapel collar, which certainly appears to have been PERIOD-done ( photo ). All of
the original, black "Bakelite" buttons appear to be present ( photo ). The jacket is
partially lined, in the usual fashion, with the typical, gray-cotton muslin material ( photo ), with
an unlined back ( photo ), and the typical belt hook suspenders ( photo ), black wool
tabs ( photo ), and cloth ties ( photo ). There are bilateral inside pockets ( photo ), and
there is a factory, or SS clothing depot, ink stamp, located just above the left-side
inside pocket, which is a constellation of five ( two-digit )numbers ( photo ), one of
which probably indicates the year of manufacture, "43" ( 1943 ). There is one pair of metal
loops on the left chest ( photo ), probably for attachment of the wearer's Panzer forces
qualification, or "tank", badge. I would "guesstimate" the tunic size to be 38-40. There are
a few scattered, TINY moth "nips" and some very superficial moth "tracking", and a couple
of expertly-done ( PERIOD ) "mends", but the overall condition of this RARE, original, SS-PANZER Unterscharfuehrer's "wrapper" is
still "VERY GOOD ++", to "low-EXCELLENT".
VERY RARE, ORIGINAL, PINK-PIPED, SS-PANZER
UNTERSCHARFUEHRER'S "WRAP-AROUND" STYLE JACKET; WITH A PROBABLE
POST-WAR REPLACED, 100% ORIGINAL, "BEVO", 9TH SS PANZER DIV., "HOHENSTAUFEN", CUFFBAND.
$14,500.00 SOLD ORDER
Jacket front Jacket 3/4 right Jacket 3/4 left Jacket back Sizing Detail Tunic Cuff Detail 1 Tunic Cuff Detail 2 Collar Detail
(469) VERY RARE, ALL-ORIGINAL, "WRAP-AROUND" STYLE
JACKET FOR AN OTHER RANKS' ( "STURMMANN" ) ASSAULT GUNNER IN THE 17TH WAFFEN-SS PANZERGRENADIER
DIVISION; "GOTZ VON BERLICHINGEN"; ca. 1943-1945.
This SS-PANZER, "wrapper", or wrap-around
style jacket is factory-made of grayish-green ( "Feldgrau" ) coarse wool in the archetypal Waffen-SS
pattern, or so-called "SS-cut", with the SS-style collar and front closure, and the absence of
a vertical rear seam ( photo ). The "slip-on" type, black-wool, shoulder straps are piped in
RED ( the "Waffenfarbe" for assault-gun artillery troops ) wool-felt ( photo ). There is a
machine-woven, ( soiled ) off-white cotton SS runic tab ( photo ) machine-stitched to the
right, "SS-cut" shawl collar ( photo ). The left collar tab is a black wool-felt
parallelogram, with a single strand of silver "litzen", and is also machine-sewn-on ( photo ). The
silver "litzen" was PERIOD hand-sewn-on AFTER the blank wool collar tab was machine-stitched to the
collar ( photo ), undoubtedly when this SS-Mann was promoted to SS-Sturmmann. The machine-embroidered
SS sleeve eagle is machine ( "ZIG-ZAG" )-stitched to the left upper sleeve ( photo ). Immediately
below the SS sleeve eagle there is an SS pattern ( gray litzen on black wool-felt ) SS ( private's ) "Winkel", which
is hand-sewn-on ( photo ). The "BeVo"-style "Gotz von Berlichingen" SS cuffband is machine-stitched
to the left lower sleeve, six inches above the cuff hem ( photo ). The "GvB" cuff title
is "frayed" ( photo ), and a 2.75 inch-long segment is missing on the inside of the
sleeve ( photo ), and there is an OLD, rather crude", ( PERIOD ) mend present here
also ( photo ). "BONE-COLORED" cotton thread was used throughout in the construction of
this "wrapper" ( photo ). Most of the "nap" is ( uniformly ) worn from the surface of this
once-"scratchy", coarse wool, giving it a rather "smooth" texture ( photo ), and there are
some "high-wear" areas where this is more pronounced ( photo ). There is evidence of a few
resewn buttons ( photo ), and there are several, scattered, minor ( PERIOD ) repairs, and "mends" ( photo ), but
the exterior condition of this very rare, AUTHENTIC, "un-messed-with", SS assault
gunner's "wrapper" is "Heavily-used, aged; GOOD ++". The jacket is PARTIALLY-lined in a
somewhat "shiny", gray faux-satin, with an inside pocket on the wearer's left side( photo ). An
extra metal snap was added ( probably by the wearer ) to secure the breast pocket's
opening. There is a cluster of six weakly ink-stamped Arabic numerals present just
above this left breast pocket ( photo ). The inside of the back of the jacket is unlined, and
there are a few ( PERIOD ) "mended" areas present here. The overall condition of
the jacket's interior, and lining, is "Used, GOOD ++", to "VERY GOOD".
N.B. : The 17th Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier Division, "GOTZ VON BERLICHINGEN", formed in
October, 1943, was involved in heavy fighting in the American ( NORMANDY ) sector from 10
June, 1944, until September, and participated greatly in the "GvB" Division's valiant, but
failed, attempt to hold, and later recapture ( from the 101st Airborne Division ) the important
Normandy town, Carenten.
ALL-ORIGINAL, UNMOLESTED, "UN-MESSED-WITH", 17TH
SS-PANZERGRENADIER DIVISION ( "GOTZ VON BERLICHINGEN" )OTHER RANKS' ASSAULT GUNNER'S WRAP-AROUND
JACKET.
$13,500.00 ORDER
Jacket front
Jacket 3/4 right
Jacket 3/4 left
Jacket back
Shoulderboard Detail
Collar Detail
Collar Clip Detail
Collar Catch Detail
Tunic Ties Detail
Sizing Detail
Tunic Interior Detail
Collar Detail
Cufftitle Detail
(248) RARE, ORIGINAL, SS-FALLSCHIRMJAEGER "EICHENLAUBMUSTER" CAMOUFLAGE SMOCK.
This PERIOD-MADE, SS-paratrooper, "jump smock"
is made of the "EICHENLAUBMUSTER", or "OAKLEAF"
pattern, "duck" material, in the design of a
"standard", LUFTWAFFE paratrooper smock, with the four, zippered
pockets, flare pistol "holster", and the elongated "skirt", which is
closable, under the crotch, with metal press studs ( Photo ). This
ULTRA-RARE, ORIGINAL, SS jump smock "turned-
up", in Germany, in 1995, from a former tailor, who
owned, and operated, a "cottage-industry" scale,
tailoring company, which used "conscript" workers,
( a euphemism for "slave laborers" ), "recruited" from German-occupied
territories. The quality of the
construction, and "tailoring", is FAR ABOVE that which one would expect
in a so-called "field-made"
smock. Furthermore, the careful attention to certain details of the
construction, leads one to conclude that piece was "cut", before
assembly, from definite
"patterns", or templates ( Photo ). Also, the presence of a wide,
back-seam, "SELVEDGE"
( Photo ), confirms that the various pieces of "duck" camouflage
material, were cut from a "BOLT", and NOT derived from a "disassembled",
oak leaf pattern, Waffen-SS "shelter-half". The four
large cargo pockets have nickle zipper "pulls", with ERSATZ LEATHER
"tabs", covered with brown PAPER ( Photo ). The undersides of four of
the
six MATCHING nickle, zipper pulls are marked with a "1"(Photo), while the two,
on the right "skirt" pocket, are marked "2" ( Photo ). All of the
"female" portions of the metal press studs are marked " S.H.B." ( Photo ). Some of the "male" press stud buttons display OLD RUST, which
has "bled" into the camouflage material ( Photo ). The underside of
the collar is heavily REINFORCED with a "zig-zag", machine-stitching (
Photo ). The sleeve attachments have a hemmed "binding" of a beige
colored rayon. Both underarms are "vented",
and also have six, crudely HAND-SEWN, randomly placed "air holes" on
each side ( Photo ). There also some crudely "mended" areas ( with
"pink" thread! ) in the same area ( Photo ). There are three, large, GRAY "glass buttons" in the front front,
which are "concealed" when buttoned ( Photo ). The right-sided,
external, flare pistol "holster" has two black-painted, "dished-out",
metal buttons which secure the flap ( Photo ). None of the buttonholes
have "marrowed" edges
( Photo ). There are three, crudely hand-sewn,
belt hook holes, present on each side of the smock. The four large cargo pockets are constructed of a durable,
off-white, sacking material
( Photo ). The right side, lower, pocket lining is ink-stamped, with
what appears to be a faded, arabic numeral "3" ( Photo ). There
appears to be a faint "ghost image" of an SS SLEEVE EAGLE, on the upper
right sleeve ( Photo ). Although the
workmanship on the smock is somewhat poor compared to a "factory-made"
smock, the type of construction is consistent with the piece's history,
and provenance. Moreover, it is very interesting to note that the
"EICHENLAUBMUSTER" camouflage pattern "LINES-UP" perfectly, where the
two halves are sewn together, at the back seam ( Photo ); and, even
more amazing, the camouflage "pattern" also "LINES-UP" perfectly when
the front of the smock is buttoned !!! ( Photo ). I refuse to believe
that this was "accidental", or merely "coincidental"! The smock
definitely shows NATURAL age, slight wear, and a few PERIOD "mends", but
there are NO rips, or tears, and the overall condition is still "USED", VERY GOOD PLUS.
ORIGINAL, PERIOD-MADE, SS PARATROOPER,
"EICHENLAUB"-CAMOUFLAGE "JUMP SMOCK".
$6,500.00. ORDER
(251) RARE, ORIGINAL, WEHRMACHT, OR WAFFEN SS, TWO-PIECE, WINTER CAMOUFLAGE
SNOW SUIT ( "SCHNEEANZUGE" ).
This oversized, "shapeless", two-piece, WINTER
CAMOUFLAGE uniform, or "snow suit", is made of
thin, STARK WHITE, "HBT" cotton, and consists of a loose-fitting, white
"jacket", with a large, integral
hood, and a pair of oversized, "baggy" pants ( Photo ). Both pieces were intended for wear OVER the
Wehrmacht, or Waffen-SS, soldier's regular winter
uniform. The jacket has a front closure, with three
white, cardboard buttons ( Photo ). The inside hem of the right side
of the jacket is size marked with an ink-stamped "I" ( Photo ), and
also "RB"
numbered ( Photo ). The "spacious", and extra
long sleeves, were designed to be "rolled-up" to
fit the individual proportions, or combat situation,
of the wearer, and, are only "hemmed" at the ends, with no buttons, or
drawstrings ( Photo ). Both
upper sleeves have two, factory-sewn, white "paper", or cardboard,
buttons, to permit the quick
and easy "change" of a one-inch wide, COLORED, "identifacation" armband
( Photo ). These narrow,
detachable, and easily changed, cotton arm "bands" came in a variety of
colors, and were a security measure, to distinquish "friendly" white
camouflage uniforms, from those of the enemy. There is a large,
machine-hemmed, "opening", on each side of the
jacket to permit easy access to "ammo" pouches, or other field gear,
worn on the leather service belt
( Photo ). The oversized, integral hood was made large enough to fit
over the steel hemet. The excessively sized, "baggy",
white pants have
a cloth "drawstring" at the waist ( Photo ), and at the bottom of each
pant leg ( Photo ). The pants also have two, factory-machine-hemmed,
diagonal "slits", or side openings, to allow access to the wearer's
regular winter uniform pants ( Photo ).
The right side of the waistband is ink-stamped
"M 42" ( Photo ). The condition of the white cotton
"jacket" is EXCELLENT PLUS. The condition of the pants is about VERY
GOOD, due to some light soiling, and a few "dark" stains ( ? "ink" ) on
the left leg ( Photo ). However, there are no rips, or tears, or other
defects present. NOTE: This "TWO-PIECE" ensemble was a direct "vet"
pick-up, from a New
England area hotel buying campaign, or "sweep".
RARE, "COMPLETE", HEER, OR WAFFEN SS, 2-PIECE, WINTER CAMOUFLAGE
UNIFORM.
$945.00. ORDER