Heer Officer Tunic

[Troy101]

any red flags on this one ? No interior pictures available

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[nonameno]

Hi Troy,
In my opinion, everything is original, but most likely put together after the war. The breast eagle is very early pre-war period, the shoulderstraps are for a reservist, so most likely pre-war, and the tunic is 6 button front, so made most likely after 1941.
Thank you and best wishes,
Curtiss

[NickG]

All valid and accurate observations Curtiss A very nice breast eagle! (sits on the low side too)
Collar tabs Heer cavalry? or KM coastal even?

[Troy101]

I'll have hands on tomorrow to get more details, thanks for the info !

[jacquesf]

All insignia, tabs and shoulder boards replaced. Note how the shoulder boards were refitted into the seams. J

[afrikasandman]

Can only concur with the other observations. Matt

[Kengir]

She's definitely been reupholstered.
Like the early eagle though.

-Jeremy

[NickG]

Hi Troy,
In my opinion, everything is original, but most likely put together after the war. The breast eagle is very early pre-war period, the shoulderstraps are for a reservist, so most likely pre-war, and the tunic is 6 button front, so made most likely after 1941.
Thank you and best wishes,
Curtiss

Curtiss you are spot on with your comments...received some images via another collector...
Its indeed a later (mid-war) tunic...dated 1943...

[NickG]

A hodge podge of parts...killer early breast eagle! Just gorgeous!

[NickG]

Cavalry collar litzen??? + crudely applied reserve status Infantry Captain boards...had a metal cypher at one time?
When the war broke out all reservists were called up for active duty and these gray backed boards became obsolete if I'm not mistaken!

Its a nice uniform but it can use some TLC. (everything handstitched on I was told by the person that shared these close up pictures)
I guess an early breast eagle on a mid war uniform is really not problematic, could be a preference, or status thing, showing early enlistment...
but here its positioned too low...and the way its stitched on makes me feel that it's most likely added to a denazified uniform . VERY NICE PARTS!