Heer HTB mg 52 tunic for review.

[itallianPith]

I just bought this nice HTB Tunic the shoulder boards look nice and i got it at a bargain price. I would like some more inputs on this tough.


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[Johnny R]

First time there were good pictures. Interssting the rust stains cover the stamps. Boards are interesting.

[itallianPith]

Sorry for the bad pics

[pzrwest]

Looks like the tabs have been replaced or moved in the last pic, you can see remains of previous stitching on the left side just behind the collar tab

[NickG]

Looks like Polizei color cloth... Open collar design makes me think post war
West German... Hope I'm wrong!

[Soldat de Fer]

Looks like Polizei color cloth... Open collar design makes me think post war
West German... Hope I'm wrong!

Hello
Unfortunately you are not wrong !!! it is indeed a post-war tunic , with what appear to be good wartime insignias .
I would send it back , unless you really paid a cheap price ( worth to keep for the insignias that is).
Regards
P-Y

[itallianPith]

Hello
Unfortunately you are not wrong !!! it is indeed a post-war tunic , with what appear to be good wartime insignias .
I would send it back , unless you really paid a cheap price ( worth to keep for the insignias that is).
Regards
P-Y

Crap.... i haven't paid for it but its going to be a pain trying to not pay for this.
Thanks guys you saved me 430.00 dollars . That would have been disheartening.

[NickG]

Crap.... i haven't paid for it but its going to be a pain trying to not pay for this.
Thanks guys you saved me 430.00 dollars . That would have been disheartening.

Comments from Bill Unland who shares my view:
These 4 button, open collar tunics are almost universally post war. The army insignia on a police green tunic also does not fit with it being an authentic period used tunic.

I'm afraid I would agree with your initial assessment of this piece.

Regards,
W.Unland

[pak 40]

what about six button tunics like these polizei badged and dated 1942 and trousers dated 1944 stamped munich atleast that is what i can make off it
each found on the other side of europe?
no other traces of insignia.

sorry for my poor englisch



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[naxos]

Perhaps it is the picture but the top two button holes appear to be added.

[pak 40]

no, the buttonholes are not added, same thread, manufacture
wear and age.

[pak 40]

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[pak 40]

you could be wright, i have taken a closer look,and they could be added
but the trousers was not bought with the tunic.
some 1.5j later.
its this a bad sign ?

[naxos]

Are the trousers from the same fabric?

[pak 40]

hello naxos, yes
it appear to be the same fabric.
some kind of aertex/moleskin i think.
no other marks than showed,as in the tunic.