You'r opinions about this M44 jacket

[jérôme]

Dear Sirs,
what dou you think about this M44 Jacket
i don't real like that, but why not











Thanks for you'r opinions
best regards
Jérôme

[NickG]

Instead of RBNr the faker put RFNr...

[OSS]

I don't like it either.

[Stepdale]

Instead of RBNr the faker put RFNr...

Hi Nick,
I don't like this tunic either, but my understanding is that RFNrs are occasionally found on late war items. I believe this is most often on field gear, but sometimes on cloth headgear and even uniforms as well. I know I have a pair of M43 or M44 pants with an RFNr, though I'd have to dig them out of a box to look again to see which model they are.
Dale

[Johnny R]

I do not like the jacket either but agree there are RFN numbers. It stands for Reichsfabriknummer and is much less encountered than RBN markings.

[NickG]

Never encountered RFNr before...OK so more common on gear! Learned something new today! Interesting that a faker would use a lesser known code abbreviation...if it is indeed junk. Still looks very unconvincing to me...

[jérôme]

Never encountered RFNr before...OK so more common on gear! Learned something new today! Interesting that a faker would use a lesser known code abbreviation...if it is indeed junk. Still looks very unconvincing to me...

Helloto all ,
also learned somthing
best regards

[Buckliger]

just takes a close up at the buttonholes to see what we deal with imo. never seen a front closing without keyholes on M44 exept on fieldmade stuff.

[WEISNER]

I have a few fieldgear items RFNr. marked like a set of Luftwaffe Y straps and a 1944 made Artillery rucksack, so while not common Nick, RF marked items do pop up from time to time. seems I have run across a few other Luftwaffe items so marked and you may have given items a quick glance that were RF marked not even noticing since the F can appear like a B on poorly stamped or well worn items.

in the gear section there are several threads showing RFNr marked items.

Kev