Cord size for a general's 4 pocket jacket?

[Collectinsteve]

I can't seem to get this right! I now have cord that is too small and (I think) cord that is too big! What is the correct size for a 2000s era General's standard Viertaschenjacke?

Steve

[uscob]

You mean for the Collar?

[Proud Kraut]

Hi Steve, I would like to help but do not understand what you mean with the term "cord"? Regards, Lars

[Asbjoern]

Yes, Nico he is talking about the metalized piping to be sewn around the collar of the tunic ...

Jens

[Collectinsteve]

Jens is correct. Sorry, I forget the correct German term for this.

Steve

[uscob]

Paspel, or Piping.

[speedytop]

Hi,

the official German name in the regulations and in the KKBw catalogues is

Kordel

Uwe

[Gordon Craig]

Steve,

According to my digital micrometer it should be 2.58 mm. The colour is bright gold.

Regards,

Gordon

[uscob]

Hi,

the official German name in the regulations and in the KKBw catalogues is

Kordel

Uwe

I know, the Maker's Catalog name them as Paspelschnur for the woven coloured ones and Paspelkordel for NCO's Officers & Generals.
NExt Month or so I have to order more of the Stuff, allway's expensive as you have to buy a 100 Meter Roll ea. Type.

[Collectinsteve]

Thanks for the info.

From what I've seen there is 3mm and 3.5mm available. I also have one in my hands that is significantly smaller. Maybe 2mm?? Gordon's is either a fourth type or it's or it's the 3mm type.

So what is the purpose of all the different sizes? It looks like the 3mm type is the one used for the Viertaschenjacke, but I would like confirmation before I purchased even more cord. I already have a collection of rather expensive and useless cord

Steve

[Gordon Craig]

Steve,

I took some more measurements and I think I was in error when I said 2.85 mm. I was using the tip of my micrometre calipers and I think that was not accurate. I tried it with a longer section of the calipers and 3.0 mm should be correct. Sorry about my earlier mistake. I have never tried to measure the size of piping before and this has been a real learning experience for me.

Regards,

Gordon

[Collectinsteve]

Thanks Gordon!

I would also not be surprised to have measurements be approximate anyway by rounding up. I could see 2.85 = 3mm in official nomenclature. But we are talking about Germans, so I guess if it was 2.8563mm that would probably be the official designation

Steve

[Proud Kraut]

Thanks Gordon!

But we are talking about Germans, ...

Steve

Hi Steve, you are talking about those Germans, who started this nanometer-thread?

Joke aside, I checked some worn General uniforms from the Arty Museum's collection today for you. Even with a digital caliper an impossible effort. I think everything between 2,75 - 3,0 mm will do (and my guess is that 3,000000000000000 mm is the "TL" size). Additionally I checked some shoulder boards and visor cap's cords. Always the same size. If needed I can send some pics.

Regards

Lars

[Collectinsteve]

heh

3.5mm doesn't sound like a big difference from 3.0mm, but when you see them side by side it is like night and day. In fact, when I took the cord out of the packet I immediately said "oh-oh, this is too big". And it is. So I now have to purchase 3.0mm cord.

I wish I knew what the 3.5mm cord's purpose is. Maybe it isn't BW at all?

Steve