French N S K K Volunteer Tunic

[Bob Coleman]

This Is A Lightweight Summer Tunic Worn By A French Volunteer Serving In The N S K K

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Unit Tab. There Is Another French Volunteer Tunic Shown On Page 338 Of "n S K K/ N S F K Uniforms, Organization And History" By Angolia And Littlejohn Bearing The Same Collar Tab Affixed With This Early N S K K Kepi Eagle

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Collar Tab With The Rank Of Rottenfuhrer. It Is Evident That The Second Litze Was Added At A Later Date When The Owner Was Promoted From Obersturmmann

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This Uniform Is An Excellent Example Of The Mixture Of Insignia Worn By N S K K Men During The War. Although The Collar Tabs Are Standard For A French N S K K Member, The Shoulder Boards Are For The Position Of Driver(kraftfahrer)in Transportkorp Speer. The Light Blue Piping Indicates The Supply Branch(truppenverwaltung/versorgung).

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First Pattern French Volunteer Shield

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Driver's Badge

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Odd Brown N S K K Schiffen. This Likely Was Worn By Speer Units

[NickG]

Nice Bob. I love foreign volunteer para-military stuff! It has the early 1st type French nationality patch to boot! I am theorizing that maybe the blue piping had to do with Light blue being the French volunteer color for NSKK and perhaps if this is mixed NSKK-Speer insignia (transitional) set up with the light blue is just the French nationality indicator branch color. Just a theory but it could still be supply... Thanks for sharing! Nick

[Bob Coleman]

Nick-
Light Blue Was The Piping Used By French N S K K Members. However, As These Are Speer Pattern Shoulder Boards And Not
N S K K, I Believe T He Piping Reflects The Owner's Rank, Not His Nationality

[NickG]

True, so 100% Speer transport it is as that would be the regulations. I just thought... light blue farbe and French Nationality shield... that can't be a coincidence! In other words perhaps French drivers chose this Farbe Speer boards (a preference) because they were used to that color in the NSKK (regardless of the regulations...and its transitional) Who knows?...Nice set up! Nick

[Gregory Koepp]

damn Bob, you keep coming up with some rare/super ****! man i love that one and the French arm patch is outstanding! love that patch!!

greg