luxembourgh left behind M44 feldbluse

[foy1944]

hi folks ,this uniform was left behind on a farm near Diekirch .
it is in nearly mint condition ,3-piece made ,nice BEVO-eagle ,little field-repair on the back ,some small moth-holes .
there where no shoulderboards and the edelweis is attached by me .
greetings

[foy1944]

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[AndyC]

Andy

[pak 40]

nice tunic,did you found it yourself in the diekirch area??
i hoping to go there back this holliday,,,but it vianden actually
there is a nice thread here about the battle of the ardennes and the hoesdorfplateau!!
its worth reading,and if this tunic comming from there who nows where it passed there.

[Lenny W]

eagle and tabs are replaced as well can we have a look at the markings on the jacket i have doughts about its originality

[foy1944]

origin

my uncle brought it back after a businesstrip in the early 60's ,he was a seller/buyer in cows and bought it from a farmer for a few euro's (well ,luxembourgh francs back then) . he had a small collection and when he died i got it from my aunth .
i have no doubts abouth it because i know where it came from .
there are also much places in the tunic that proof it is old . the eagle is sewn correctly on the tunic ,i can't see problems there .
there is also a nice fieldrepair on the back and notting lights up under ultra-violet light .
there is a tunic in the book "german army uniforms of ww2" that is almost a copy of my uniform ,even the markings of the measurment (most of the time that where the only markings they used on m44 tunics) are the same .
the collor is the first of 3 they commonly used (fieldgrey-russian brownish-italian grey)
well ,i respect everybodies opinions ofcourse and i know that this model of uniform is always a big problem when it comes to originality and trust...
best regards

[Glenn McInnes]

Can you post clear close-up of the eagle and the L shape zig zag line of sewing used to repair the back of the jacket? Just curious.






Glenn

[Gran Sasso]

I highly doubt that this is an original jacket, it looks like a fake from the early 90s.

Dont like:

- the markings
- wear and repairings to the outside, but brandnew inside
- the way the lining peeks out on the flaps of breast-pockets
- the lining material itself
- cardboard-buttons (they look check)

IMO it was made from a well-used greatcoat.

BTY, even IF this tunic should be original, I would never call it "almost mint".

[Glenn McInnes]

I highly doubt that this is an original jacket, it looks like a fake from the early 90s.

Yep,it's a bad one alright.


Here is an example of an original 'field grey' version for the fellow from Belgium.





Glenn

[Glenn McInnes]

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[Johnny R]

Glenn, did you buy that from a Pastry Chef in Nome Alaska during the late 70s while you were selling Fuller Brushes to the Yupik?

The one that started the thread is a good example of fake aging, the "repair" and the mothing were induced IMO.

[Glenn McInnes]

Glenn, did you buy that from a Pastry Chef in Nome Alaska during the late 70s while you were selling Fuller Brushes to the Yupik?

Yes..How did you know?..






Glenn

[DonC]

I am not an expert on M44 tunics, but it seems to me everything about the tunic in question is a little bit off - the cut of the collar, the fabric itself, lining materials, critter damage, etc.

Don