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07-21-2012, 06:50 PM
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Luft NCO jacket
I have had this for about ten years or so, and never got around to sharing with the forum. I never intended to pursue uniform collecting, but I wanted a representative example of a Luftwaffe jacket to display in my "war room" so I bought this along with a cap. What can you tell me about it?
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07-21-2012, 06:51 PM
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Various angles. Tress has darkened with age.
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07-21-2012, 06:54 PM
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rank tab and reverse
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07-21-2012, 06:59 PM
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Drop tail eagle
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some images of the inside lining
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07-21-2012, 07:03 PM
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more interior and button marked 'extra fein"
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07-21-2012, 07:07 PM
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and how it looks most days..
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07-22-2012, 09:01 PM
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It appears to be a pre-war private purchase (ie. tailor-made tunic).
Is there a tailor's label present? It would either be at the neck or in an internal pocket (if one is present).
The insignia appears to have been 'up-graded' at some stage, ie. I do not think it was originally constructed for an Unteroffizier.
I think you need to adjust the 'shooting cord'. It is normally attached further down the shoulderboard (schulterklappen), closer to the shoulder seam, by a button concealed under the 'board.
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07-23-2012, 12:38 PM
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Looks like an earlier private purchase piece. I have no concerns about the insignia. Would look nice with an operational clasp above the pocket. 
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07-24-2012, 06:25 PM
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Looks like an earlier private purchase piece. I have no concerns about the insignia. Would look nice with an operational clasp above the pocket. |
Subdued tresse on a pre-war service tunic? Doesn't that suggest an 'upgrade' post manufacture, ie. unless I'm in error, subdued tresse did not 'come in' until post-1939 and, guaging by the eagle (so-called 'down tail'), this tunic was made pre-1938.
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07-24-2012, 07:20 PM
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Pre 1937 eagles were used on private purchase tunics throughout the war
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07-25-2012, 10:59 PM
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Pre 1937 eagles were used on private purchase tunics throughout the war
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Sorry, should also have mentioned the collar piping; fabric and difference between the shoulderboard and balance of tunic.
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07-26-2012, 08:01 AM
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Handsome tunic, really like the eagle.
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07-27-2012, 08:10 PM
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Thank guys for the informative comments.
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07-28-2012, 12:34 AM
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I wish I had it! Great example!
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