Heer Summer Jacket - Worth a Punt ??

[soldon]

Interested in this Officer's Summer Jacket - to be exact a Captain's Panzer Grenadier jacket - small size about 48 with a Krim Shield on the left arm. I've only these pictures, looked for markings on the inside couldn't see any. I'm far from a uniforms expert. What do members think ? worth a punt ? any information welcome.

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[uknews]

Re-applied insignia, clearly. Base jacket looks ok. Collar is different than I'm used to seeing. Mark.

[NickG]

The collar tabs are Polizei officer grade...incorrect but relatively rare!
I guess could be off a WH parade rock as well... (2nd image credit armystuff)
Other than that issue, a good light weight summer tunic and the green facing on the collar is made
in an interesting material.
It's probably been denazified and restored...Tab issue is an easy fix!

[afrikasandman]

I like the base tunic, the collar is pretty cool looking. I don't think the collar tabs are originally sewn but they are original but meant for a waffenrock (jager) or Police. The breast eagle I think is bad and its not originally sewn and the boards look like Jager to me. Either way the base tunic is a nice summer one in my opinion. It can come to my collection any time for a nice restoration. Matt

[doomtown]

Looks like a nice summer weight tunic, I like it, and the collar sure is interesting, never seen one like it. I love Krim items, so you can guess how I feel about it, haha. Don't know much about insignia, but the previous gents made a good case about it being restored. If you can get it for a good price, I say go for it. I don't think these summer weight tunics are as common as people think. Doesn't make them more valuable really, but they are a great addition to a collection.

[Reggu]

Repro/Fake Breast eagle
Polizei tabs
Some kind of LW or GJ/Jäger summer style shoulder boards
Awardloops does not look promising eighter

Tunic by itselfe looks original!

[soldon]

Gentlemen,
Thanks for your posts and assistance, special thank you for Nick taking the the trouble to post the pictures. To summarize - all are in agreement the collar tabs are wrong, the basic uniform is a correct summer tunic. Majority say the eagle is bad. If I bought it and got a set of perhaps correct G.J. collar tabs and went to a tailor's - do I ask him hand-stitch or machine-stitch them on ? likewise with the correct eagle do I say machine-stitch along the top edge of the eagle and hand-stitch the rest. If I restore the jacket, I want to get as near to the original as possible. Trouble is I'm unsure what has to be hand and what has to be machine-stitched ? Again thanks for the help on this.

[timothy downum]

Looks good I have a work fatigue HBT tunic that came with factory collar tabs sewn on. There had even a breast eagle on it someone sewed a repro field gray eagle to it I just left it. They say the work tunic was worn no insignia, I have seen period pictures with insignia yours is a good regular tunic 4 pocket and would have had al insignia it looks very nice regardless. timothy

[Bob Hritz]

Are the shoulder boards not for a polizei captain?

Bob Hritz