HBT M42 for a Panzer/Pak/Panzerzug etc Uffz

[JuanS]

Hi


I love that they used the same thread to attach the eagle and the pocket.

awesome

Juan

[Johnny R]

On the reverse of the straps one could see that the fabric has been "sucked" into the hollow of the pips,and there are their prints below them.
The boards should be closed allright but what if our Unterfeldwebel got short of boards and needed a pair?He took a great risk for he may as well be sent to the front !
Joking apart...there's no evident trace of the boards being closed and I had notice this oddity myself but couldn't care less because the boards look like they've been on the tunic forever and I sure wouldn't have them neither replaced nor,horror of horrors,closed!
I've got boards that were closed with pieces of tresse barely held by a few stitches which are coming undone..it could well be that these boards were closed by pieces of tresse at a certain moment..this is the most obvious reason for the two short pieces lacking!Let's remember that this tunic doesn't come from a dark "Bekleidungkammer"...it was worn by fighting soldier who imo had a bigger problem staying alive that caring about its straps going against the conventions!
Cheers
Chris

I am not worried about it trust me.

[cqb45]

The mistery of the "open boards" is finally solved;I've taken a VERY CLOSE look of them with a loupe and yes....they were closed...there are clear signs of the stitches that held the shorter bars which someone must have removed !
The guy who's found this tunic don't even dust his findings(you should see the boots,the helmets the leather pouches aso) and leave them absolutely untouched,therefore I 10000% doubt that he's messed with it...too anal a guy when it comes to leave undisturbed the relics he discovers...worthy of a part in an episode of CSI!Someone in the past must have removed those pieces of tresse!
Oh well...it remains a beautiful vet of The Italian War Front!
Cheers
Chris