Gendarmerie - Rural Police Uniforms

[overthetop]

....

[overthetop]

all buttons match, Weimar eagle with 19 M and star at bottom.

[overthetop]

.. .

[overthetop]

last one

[MarcoPennisi]

The tunic pictured in post #172 is an early specimen of the 1942- introduced "new-pattern Police Field Blouse" for Officers, here for a Gendarmerie captain and in summerweight quality. It complies with the description published in Uniformen- Markt issue #17 year 1942, page 130. Minor deviations from EM/NCOs issue, such as turned-up cuffs and, color faced collar, were authorized to commissioned ranks.
New-pattern Police Field Blouse (Polizei-Feldbluse neuer Art) is the official , period designation; in collectors' parlance it might be M42/42 field blouse.
I don't feel comfortable with the Feldgendarmerie cuffband: the embroidery’s inaccurate, the way it’s stitched on the back of the sleeve is weird, the position of the band is not regulation (it should be above the turn-up of the cuff), I’d expect an aluminum hand-embroidered lettering. Furthermore , use of an Army Military Police cuffband on a civil police tunic is improper at least. Yes, it will be speculated of a Gendarmerie officer attached to an Army military police unit. e
Whatever the cuffband is, I don’t consider it detracting and the tunic is a nice a genuine sample.
MP

[overthetop]

thanks to MarcoPennisi for good info

Thanks for great information - Just realized I had another FG tunic posted with the Feldgendarmerie cuff banded Hauptmann. Here are the rest of the pic's that go to post 172. Thanks again MarcoPennisi!

[overthetop]

Like MarcoPennisi said, it is a lightweight summer tunic. Guy must have smoked cigars as there are a few tiny holes on the front, otherwise in great shape.

[overthetop]

inside all there, no tears

[overthetop]

.

[overthetop]

The opposite strap has a small aiguillette button under it.

[overthetop]

NOTE - post 172 photo goes with this set of tunic...

[overthetop]

last one .. has a Munchen makers tag.

[overthetop]

post 172 is duplicated here with the right photos - thanks MarcoPennisi

[overthetop]

here is cap that came with the Feldgendarmerie cuff band tunic

MarcoPennisi "I don't feel comfortable with the Feldgendarmerie cuffband: the embroidery’s inaccurate, the way it’s stitched on the back of the sleeve is weird, the position of the band is not regulation (it should be above the turn-up of the cuff), I’d expect an aluminum hand-embroidered lettering. Furthermore , use of an Army Military Police cuff band on a civil police tunic is improper at least. Yes, it will be speculated of a Gendarmerie officer attached to an Army military police unit. Whatever the cuff band is, I don’t consider it detracting and the tunic is a nice a genuine sample.
MP"

Many thanks again for great info to you Marco. The tunic with the cuff band came with this crusher army cap. Have no idea if they were together originally, but if the band is wrong, cap is added on IMO. If not. curious anyway. Do make a nice set!

[Dave C.]

The tunic pictured in post #172 is an early specimen of the 1942- introduced "new-pattern Police Field Blouse" for Officers, here for a Gendarmerie captain and in summerweight quality. It complies with the description published in Uniformen- Markt issue #17 year 1942, page 130. Minor deviations from EM/NCOs issue, such as turned-up cuffs and, color faced collar, were authorized to commissioned ranks.

Minor deviations, that's an interesting spin. The 42 & 43 models are not the only feldbluses that were ever introduced. The feldbluse began much earlier in different forms such as the example ordered in 1938 that was similar to the 8-botton tunic from 1936 and then there was the officer's in 1940 (continued to have the brown collar but with green cuffs and seen with 5 & 6 buttons). The Gend tunic I commented on before from post #166 and as posted again in #172 is a an earlier feldbluse type not often seen it's patterned after the 1940 officer's feldbluse (like what I have an example of that is dated) and I would not consider it an earlier form of 42 with minor deviations.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RE: Cuff band, I'm not convinced of original to this tunic. Perhaps if it was Mot. Gend. I would be more so but not Feld-Gend. Have you post the FG cuff band in the Heer uniforms section for comments on authenticity? That might be a good idea for more opinions on the band itself.