Tropical tunic with insignia - opinion request

[Calvin Hall]

Guys,

Thanks so much for the responses.

Any concerns with the originality of the AKCT itself?

Again, the help and insight is much appreciated!

[90th Light]

Hello Calvin,

do not write the boards off as fake. The ones on your tunic look to be type that was encountered in Tunisia and Italy. They do not seem to be well known by tropical collectors today at all. I am awaiting permission to show images of some veteran brought back examples and provide more background about this type.

There was also another pair of this type shown here;

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=897620

Again these ones were also declared bad which is not right

Chris

[Calvin Hall]

Unissued 2nd pattern tropical tunic with original applied collar tabs, need to see interior of breast eagle application to determine if its postwar applied, from front it looks OK

Cufftitle is postwar applied IMO

Not a fan of the shoulder boards, however others may have different opinions

Mark S

As couple of eagle shots. Postwar applied?

[msteve21]

period

Breast Eagle is wartime period applied
Mark S

[FESTUNGBREST]

Tunic Tropical

Soft images. However,the eagle and collar tabs look wartime applied indeed, no question. Not crazy about the CT and not comfortable about the boards as they are not of the textbook type. With respect to their possible originality; a crisper image of the litzen waffenfabre would help to put the question to rest. But all in all an unlikely to have been in combat tunic. Pimped up a bit.

[OSS]

It should be noted that the base tunic is a nice example of a Heer tropical tunic of the type issued during the latter N. African fighting.

[Tim O'Keefe]

Guys,

Thanks so much for the responses.

Any concerns with the originality of the AKCT itself?

Again, the help and insight is much appreciated!

The AKCT is a fine early unissued version, but is a redflag on a nice unissued 2nd pattern tunic with original factory insignia. The sraps might be ok, just going off the poor photos for now...?