M36 Pioniere Sturmboot 1939

[besslein]

i dont collect wh uniforms,but in this case i have to say that its a tunic i will do exeption

[airborne_steve]

Wow!

Mike, I must say you have exceptional tunics.

Steve

[Michael Kuligowski]

Wow!

Mike, I must say you have exceptional tunics.

Steve

Thanks Steve
You were the one who knew from the beginning that this is going to be a killer tunic..

[IanC]

Hey Mike - I wouldn't have known about your latest exquisite addition if you hadn't initially mistakenly posted this thread in the equipment section!

As others have said it is an truly stunning example!

Cheers

Ian

[Jan B]

Stunning examples, you did very well Mike!

Regards

Jan

[airborne_steve]

Mike, you are a lucky man! Happy collecting, Steve

Thanks Steve
You were the one who knew from the beginning that this is going to be a killer tunic..

[PANZERPIONIERE]

I have been looking for this exact tunic for a long time!
I am very jealous.
Steve

[Rob E.]

Beautiful!!!

I'd sell you one of my motorcycles or cars for it haha.

The high-quality metal Stuermann badge is the earliest production, they are hard to come by I only have 3 of them from years of searching.

It looks like yours has unfortunately soaked up most of the finish but nevertheless is still quite the beauty!

[wolfey]

Gorgeous Feldblusen! Question: On the tunic just purchased, the bottom pockets are "off-set" from the top pockets. On the other tunic, the bottom pockets are "in-line" with the top pockets. ??? -wolfey

[OSS]

Nice tunic, the metal Steuermann devise is rare and desireable.

[Michael Kuligowski]

thank You guys Again !

Wolfey - You are right.. Didn't see that until I started processing photographs. in reality is much less visible .. but when I was working on cropping pictures I was like - damn these pockets are off... And indeed they are - top one on a pionier tunic are not in line.. just a little bit off... and bottom ones are sewn on different angle

maybe thats why this tunic was a closet queen from the moment it was issued ?

can anybody identify factory based on this washed out stamps ?!

look at the lines:

[m1steelpot]

thank You guys Again !

Wolfey - You are right.. Didn't see that until I started processing photographs. in reality is much less visible .. but when I was working on cropping pictures I was like - damn these pockets are off... And indeed they are - top one on a pionier tunic are not in line.. just a little bit off... and bottom ones are sewn on different angle

maybe thats why this tunic was a closet queen from the moment it was issued ?

can anybody identify factory based on this washed out stamps ?!

look at the lines:

This 'bluse appears to be for a large size. This may be the reasoning for the lower pockets being "off". Maybe the original owner had a large waist!

-PK

[Michael Kuligowski]

I'd sell you one of my motorcycles or cars for it haha.

... and what kind of car We are talking about... ? lol

PK - it is a large size... way too big for my manequins and me (i am 170 pounds at 6 ft)

here is a closeup of Steuermann

[Crusader17]

Congratulations. Wonderful tunics.