GERMAN WWII WAFFEN SS BRIGADEFUHRERS TUNIC

An ultra-rare tunic being the field grey combat tunic of an unidentified Waffen-SS Brigadeführer. Standard four-pocket M 36 style tunic with a five-button front and deep turn-back cuffs, one small moth nip to the upper right-hand shoulder, and some slight shredding to the lower cuff material on one sleeve; no other moth damage or stains. The shoulder boards are to the rank of Brigadefuhrer, with light grey underlay which has discoloured in places. The weave is a mixture of Cellion and silver wire; collar patches are all wire-woven for the matching rank, hand-embroidered on black velvet, with some light oxidisation to the collar patches; to the upper right sleeve, a hand-embroidered silver-wire officer's arm eagle; fitted to the sleeve above the eagle is a Demjansk shield. To the second buttonhole, the ribbons of the Iron Cross second class and the Eastern Front medal which have faded. To the upper right-hand pocket, loops for three awards; to the interior of the tunic, a separately tailored hole through the lining material for the addition of a full dagger or sword hanger; to the interior of the lining pocket is a canvas tailor's label of the company Schneiderei Wittman, with the faint pencil outline of the original wearer's name, which is impossible to read, the tunic is of medium proportions. An incredibly rare tunic.

Ref; 89265 (1/2JC)