interesting jacket Marco.. These things are sometimes very tough to figure out.. I see some things I like,and some I don't like..
The breast insig looks original to the jacket.. True, it could have been put on 30 years ago and worn a summer by a reenactor and look just like that.. And we can say that about any jacket that comes on the entire site. IF thats the case lets all just go home.. I say many times you need a degree of faith if your going to get into For. Vol. items..
anyway - So I like the breast insig. Now the collar and lining it is easy to see they don't match the rest of the jacket. Big question is,,when was it done? Could it have been done wartime? The original very worn and approaching winter had the lining put in when the collar was done? Could be. It would have to be late war because there is little wear to the collar. For me no,,there was plenty of dead around and other places where he could have gotten a jacket and just thrown on over his worn jacket. Too new looking.. So collar and lining I don't like..
The rest of the jacket overall I like. Looks period done and a good look to the wear and tear.
The boards,,they are tricky. Something definitely infiltrated that board. A chemical, or natural substance but whatever it was messed up the board. Authentic boards and the wear to just the one is possible in my opinion [have seen worse many times] , Like them..
The shield,, Not a lot of the printed actually got issued. They didn't last long when they did make it on the arm. To make it to Italy? Be in that condition? sure possible, but probable? no, not for me, don't like..
What would look great would be the jacket with its original worn out collar, no shield, just the boards and breast insig!! It'd look great!
SO, it really gets down to what Paul, myself and others say with these kinds of pieces,,,,If you like it, happy with it, proud to own it and going to take care of it,,then ENJOY it and don't worry about what any of us say..
Thank you very much for showing it to us. [sorry for the long post] It is a very interesting jacket,,Enjoy it!
The breast insig looks original to the jacket.. True, it could have been put on 30 years ago and worn a summer by a reenactor and look just like that.. And we can say that about any jacket that comes on the entire site. IF thats the case lets all just go home.. I say many times you need a degree of faith if your going to get into For. Vol. items..
anyway - So I like the breast insig. Now the collar and lining it is easy to see they don't match the rest of the jacket. Big question is,,when was it done? Could it have been done wartime? The original very worn and approaching winter had the lining put in when the collar was done? Could be. It would have to be late war because there is little wear to the collar. For me no,,there was plenty of dead around and other places where he could have gotten a jacket and just thrown on over his worn jacket. Too new looking.. So collar and lining I don't like..
The rest of the jacket overall I like. Looks period done and a good look to the wear and tear.
The boards,,they are tricky. Something definitely infiltrated that board. A chemical, or natural substance but whatever it was messed up the board. Authentic boards and the wear to just the one is possible in my opinion [have seen worse many times] , Like them..
The shield,, Not a lot of the printed actually got issued. They didn't last long when they did make it on the arm. To make it to Italy? Be in that condition? sure possible, but probable? no, not for me, don't like..
What would look great would be the jacket with its original worn out collar, no shield, just the boards and breast insig!! It'd look great!
SO, it really gets down to what Paul, myself and others say with these kinds of pieces,,,,If you like it, happy with it, proud to own it and going to take care of it,,then ENJOY it and don't worry about what any of us say..
Thank you very much for showing it to us. [sorry for the long post] It is a very interesting jacket,,Enjoy it!
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