The evolution of buttons...for exact dates I have to look at my books at home...:
From 1955 on there where tree types: "altgold" (old-gold) for Heer and Luftwaffe except generals, these wore brigtht golden buttons from the beginning. The marine allready had their own type of buttons showing the unclear anchor - the only change was from real gilded buttons to polished brass buttons. For Heer an LW in the late 50ies/early 60ies the altgold was exchanged with "altsilber" (old-silver) for the officer grad uniforms first. The last change was to the buttons in aluminum finish - which where still worn today- for all ranks beside generals. This change was in the late 60ies?!?. All changes where independent from the change in the uniform style!
The evolution of tunics:
1955 - 1957 the short Affenjacke with three rows of buttons plus the long two pocket jacket with four rows of buttons.
early 1958 the new 4 pocket tunic with french cuffs was invented, it should be worn on more formal occasions while the older jackets should be used up in everyday service... thats the cause for so many old jackets being upgraded with new stile shoulderboards, unit patches etc as this phase lasted until the mid 60ies!! At the beginning the new tunic was still in dark grey.
In 1963 the colour became lighter, the rounded shoulderboards and the coloured pipings for EM where invented.
In 1970 the new uniform without french cuffs came in use (a fellow collector owns such a tunic from 1970) . The coloured pipings went out of use in the following time (I own a private purchased jacket with yellow piping without f-cuffs purchased 1970 or 1972).
Between 1963 and 1970 there was a constant change in grey ... so the last "old stile" jackets where in the same light grey as the first "new" ones ... beside that even today some "traditional" guys choose a very dark grey for their private purchased uniforms...so you cant say anything official depending on this private stuff...(look at this jacket in post #1:http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/FORU...=381579&page=2)
The sandcoloured uniforms underwent the same changes in design! The french cuffs where dropped at the same time, the buttons where changed at the same time ! And as far as I know the marine had different jackets ! While Heer and LW had sewn on buttons plus real french cuffs there is a marine version identical to the white boardjackets with removable buttons and fake f-cuffs.
Jens
From 1955 on there where tree types: "altgold" (old-gold) for Heer and Luftwaffe except generals, these wore brigtht golden buttons from the beginning. The marine allready had their own type of buttons showing the unclear anchor - the only change was from real gilded buttons to polished brass buttons. For Heer an LW in the late 50ies/early 60ies the altgold was exchanged with "altsilber" (old-silver) for the officer grad uniforms first. The last change was to the buttons in aluminum finish - which where still worn today- for all ranks beside generals. This change was in the late 60ies?!?. All changes where independent from the change in the uniform style!
The evolution of tunics:
1955 - 1957 the short Affenjacke with three rows of buttons plus the long two pocket jacket with four rows of buttons.
early 1958 the new 4 pocket tunic with french cuffs was invented, it should be worn on more formal occasions while the older jackets should be used up in everyday service... thats the cause for so many old jackets being upgraded with new stile shoulderboards, unit patches etc as this phase lasted until the mid 60ies!! At the beginning the new tunic was still in dark grey.
In 1963 the colour became lighter, the rounded shoulderboards and the coloured pipings for EM where invented.
In 1970 the new uniform without french cuffs came in use (a fellow collector owns such a tunic from 1970) . The coloured pipings went out of use in the following time (I own a private purchased jacket with yellow piping without f-cuffs purchased 1970 or 1972).
Between 1963 and 1970 there was a constant change in grey ... so the last "old stile" jackets where in the same light grey as the first "new" ones ... beside that even today some "traditional" guys choose a very dark grey for their private purchased uniforms...so you cant say anything official depending on this private stuff...(look at this jacket in post #1:http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/FORU...=381579&page=2)
The sandcoloured uniforms underwent the same changes in design! The french cuffs where dropped at the same time, the buttons where changed at the same time ! And as far as I know the marine had different jackets ! While Heer and LW had sewn on buttons plus real french cuffs there is a marine version identical to the white boardjackets with removable buttons and fake f-cuffs.
Jens
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