Is This 3rd Reich Firepolice Tunic?

[Peter A Larson]

I think the shoulder boards are 3rd Reich, but is the Tunic? Thanks Guys

[Peter A Larson]

2 shoulder board

[Peter A Larson]

3 Tunic front

[Peter A Larson]

4 Tunic Rear. Funny little buttons sewn in, and form a hook like shelf, to hold belt I presume.

[Peter A Larson]

Last picture button holders. 1 is missing, with that button sewn to tunic.

[JoeW]

The tunic looks like one of the Prussian Feuerwehr tunics of 1934 style:dark blue, nickle buttons, pink boards and piping. And town named sleeve eagle? So that would make it an early Third Reich vintage tunic. But it is not Fire Police- Feuerschutzpolizei (Fire Protection Police) that was established in 1939. It is for the Fire Fighting- Feuerwehr that continued from the Weimar era through the end of the III Reich. The Fire Police- Feuerschutzpolizei wore police green tunics with pink piping.

[Peter A Larson]

Thanks Joe, I knew it was old, but it is a little different than my other Tunic. This one has no sleeve eagle, so I wasnt sure.

[JoeW]

Check to see if an eagle had been sewn on. It wouldn't be unusual if it weren't as the uniform might have escaped the eagle after 1936 if it was a smaller town that didn't care to purchase the new insignia, or the fireman had retired after receiving his new tunic but before the sleeve eagles were issued and he took his uniform with him.

[Peter A Larson]

Hi Joe, I checked closely and it appears to never have had an eagle. Thanks Pete