Originally posted by blut und ehre
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Yes no doubt an untouched enlisted piece and the Obergefreiter use has been proven without a doubt. (OA status or just vain, who knows? The latter would be frowned upon though!)
The wear spot area is indeed very interesting. Thanks for pointing that out. 100% a period repair in matching material. Not something you would see on an officer used tunic!
Soldiers usually paraded in their waffenrocks or issue feldbluse with K98 pouches and bayonets (such as these enlisted officer candidates)
Of course for "Best dress use" they would NEVER wear ammo pouches...however they WOULD indeed wear their K98 seitenwaffen. (like an officer would wear a dress dagger)
It is a wear area that is related to gear, no doubt about that! It is worn through and period repaired so I guess it could correspond with a Bayonet...What else could have caused this?
(an officers dagger or sword hangs low and this tunic has no provisions for such suspension hardware, my initial hunch that it was a true enlisted piece !)
This is further proof of this unique tunic's "enlisted use"...So another piece of forensics that confirms it!The case is just building and building...undeniable!
It is a very rare quality variation of an enlisted tunic.
Now I need to find a nice enlisted Pz.Gren. farbe visor for it and preferably in gabardine officer quality cloth! A difficult quest no doubt, but it would look amazing together!
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