There are some very knowledgeable Feldgrau collectors here. I have a few tunics myself, but a friend in Germany has described a tunic that has me a bit baffled. The tunic is a M1915 Friedensuniform from the 21.Ulan Rgt. The odd thing about it are the shoulder straps. They are gray with red piping and a red arabic number 21. First of all, this regiment should have a cyphered shoulder strap. Secondly, the strap should be red with yellow piping and cypher. I checked my references, and there was also a 21.Res.Ulan Rgt., which could account for the lack of the cypher, but that still does not explain things, as I would think the strap would still have to have the 1915 Ulan color pattern (red strap with regimental piping color).
The straps are sewn into the shoulder seams and appear to be of private purchase quality. Any thoughts on this? I do have a picture that I could e-mail if this would help. The only guess that I can come up with is that the straps were replaced at some point, though you could not tell it from the way they are attached to the tunic.
Regards,
Chip
The straps are sewn into the shoulder seams and appear to be of private purchase quality. Any thoughts on this? I do have a picture that I could e-mail if this would help. The only guess that I can come up with is that the straps were replaced at some point, though you could not tell it from the way they are attached to the tunic.
Regards,
Chip
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