Hello,
Here is a field-worn police combat tunic, with it's original insignia intact except for possibly the sleeve eagle. Many of the "salty" tunics and caps we see are just insect or rodent abused pieces, and the term salty has been extended to those items as well. It used to mean a good field worn piece, not something worn to exhaustion as a post-war garment or torn up through post-war neglect.
In the spirit of the well-worn combat pieces, here is a field-beat tunic. The wool is town and repaired, and has a solid amount of fading and even discoloration from the sun and elements. The shoulderboards and tabs both show heavy wear and original application, matching stitches on the collar construction and tab attachment. If you lift the tabs or boards, you can see the full nap and unfaded police wool.
Same is true of the three-feather sleeve eagle. I can't photograph it with my lousy camera and lousier photo skills, but when you lift the edge of the oval the nap is furry and bright. The stitches are faded to light grey on the top, but are still green inside the sleeve. The broad stitches were common enough on many insignia applications; LW and SS sidecaps in particular, and I like it's look.
The inside combat set up with belt support straps and bandage pocket are intact. Anyway, for those that like field worn examples over minty warehouse queens, here you go!
regards, Robert
Here is a field-worn police combat tunic, with it's original insignia intact except for possibly the sleeve eagle. Many of the "salty" tunics and caps we see are just insect or rodent abused pieces, and the term salty has been extended to those items as well. It used to mean a good field worn piece, not something worn to exhaustion as a post-war garment or torn up through post-war neglect.
In the spirit of the well-worn combat pieces, here is a field-beat tunic. The wool is town and repaired, and has a solid amount of fading and even discoloration from the sun and elements. The shoulderboards and tabs both show heavy wear and original application, matching stitches on the collar construction and tab attachment. If you lift the tabs or boards, you can see the full nap and unfaded police wool.
Same is true of the three-feather sleeve eagle. I can't photograph it with my lousy camera and lousier photo skills, but when you lift the edge of the oval the nap is furry and bright. The stitches are faded to light grey on the top, but are still green inside the sleeve. The broad stitches were common enough on many insignia applications; LW and SS sidecaps in particular, and I like it's look.
The inside combat set up with belt support straps and bandage pocket are intact. Anyway, for those that like field worn examples over minty warehouse queens, here you go!
regards, Robert
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