KM Tropical Jacket Opinions please

[Daniele C]

A friend of mine needs other opinions and value on this please

[Daniele C]

1

[wehl]

original tunic ,no idea what its cost today.

[Daniele C]

Thanks! Any other opinion and realistic market value?

[bsrmilitaria]

Im trying to learn how to tell if an eagle has been restitched and are wondering what you guys thought on the eagle posted?

[danish dragoon]

Im trying to learn how to tell if an eagle has been restitched and are wondering what you guys thought on the eagle posted?

On a tropical jacket like this the eagle would normally be machine sewn on. Normally it would also have sand collared background and not green as in this case.

[danish dragoon]

I would say a estimated value would be around 800-1000 $ The shoulderstraps looks very nice , but I am pretty convinced that the eagle is a resewn Coastall artillery eagle which lowers the value.

[Mike Davis]

Well, it looks like the national emblem IS machine sewn in the 'zip and flip' style. Better photos would help but it looks all original. I had a twin to this garment also with dark green backed breast eagle. The NCO straps are hard to find and I would have placed the value a little higher.

[danish dragoon]

Well, it looks like the national emblem IS machine sewn in the 'zip and flip' style. Better photos would help but it looks all original. I had a twin to this garment also with dark green backed breast eagle. The NCO straps are hard to find and I would have placed the value a little higher.

By the zip and flip style , do you mean that the eagle is machine sewn at the top boarder and the rest is attached by hand as in this case ?

[Mike Davis]

Yes, that is what it looks like to me

[danish dragoon]

You could be right , in that case the value goes up. But close up pictures would be nice

[bsrmilitaria]

On a tropical jacket like this the eagle would normally be machine sewn on. Normally it would also have sand collared background and not green as in this case.

Thanks Jen for the reply! That is good to know.

[Daniele C]

Thanks Guys, the eagle is indeed like Mike said, period done, stitched at the top and flipped and finished by hand like we ve seen many times and i owned a few like that.

Can someone tell me who the maker is please?

[Mike Davis]

Thanks Daniele, those shots show well the reverse stitching: factory application, bird with dark green backing

[danish dragoon]

The only stamps I can see on the pictures is the BAW and size markings. The BAW marking has not anything to do with the maker. The stamp is a depot stamp and stands for: Bekleidungs Amt Wilhelmshaven.