Hey Guys, I have had this on my back burner for over a year, wanting to bring it to the light of day. While most of you may know this, I thought for newer collectors, I would post the 2 variations of Luftwaffe HBT summer tunics. One is the standard "Luftwaffe" cut, the other is the army cut. Also, the Luftwaffe "felddivision" green cotton jackets are done in the army cut. Maybe the army M43 cut was also adapted to some extent by the Luftwaffe? Here are the major differences-
1.shoulder board buttons- luft cut -removable, army cut- sewn on buttons
2.cuffs-Luft has buttoning French cuffs, army has buttoning standard cuffs
3.pockets- Luftwaffe pockets are pleated on the top 2 only, army cut-none pleated
4.collar closure- luft has extra glass button and tab under right collar, army-none
5.Linings are different- compare
6.eagle-luftwaffe eagle goes slightly over the pocket, army eagle is above the pocket (this one is mostly true, but in 6 tunics I found one variant where the army tunic had the eagle placed like the luft)
7.collar liner buttons- Luft tunic does not have these, army tunic does.
Just some notes-The army cut Luftwaffe HBT summer tunic can have either a Luftwaffe blue-gray rayon or a color more typical of the army (ie. gold) used for the partial lining. Also, on the army cut, the markings can be placed on the inside right, army style or inside right army style and then also Luftwaffe marked on the inside left, as is common with the Luftwaffe. Also, it can be marked only on the left in the standard luftwaffe area. Confused?
Here is an external comparison of both, using blue hbt examples.
Enjoy ,
Gerard
1.shoulder board buttons- luft cut -removable, army cut- sewn on buttons
2.cuffs-Luft has buttoning French cuffs, army has buttoning standard cuffs
3.pockets- Luftwaffe pockets are pleated on the top 2 only, army cut-none pleated
4.collar closure- luft has extra glass button and tab under right collar, army-none
5.Linings are different- compare
6.eagle-luftwaffe eagle goes slightly over the pocket, army eagle is above the pocket (this one is mostly true, but in 6 tunics I found one variant where the army tunic had the eagle placed like the luft)
7.collar liner buttons- Luft tunic does not have these, army tunic does.
Just some notes-The army cut Luftwaffe HBT summer tunic can have either a Luftwaffe blue-gray rayon or a color more typical of the army (ie. gold) used for the partial lining. Also, on the army cut, the markings can be placed on the inside right, army style or inside right army style and then also Luftwaffe marked on the inside left, as is common with the Luftwaffe. Also, it can be marked only on the left in the standard luftwaffe area. Confused?
Here is an external comparison of both, using blue hbt examples.
Enjoy ,
Gerard
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