Oberfähnrich Fliegerbluse

[Gene]

I think Ludwig's Fliegerbluse is an exceptional example

[JAL]

I think Ludwig's Fliegerbluse is an exceptional example

+1 I also like what I see

[JasonA]

If the eagle has been resewn, how do we know it was resewn after the war?
I´m not arguing if resewn or not, just when it was done? How is it possible to tell?

Ludwig - the eagle did not come from the LVA looking that way - no doubt whatsoever. That said, your question is a legitimate one. There is no way to tell for sure, I don't think. Given the good condition of the piece, the most logical reason the eagle would need to be resewn is if an earlier variant eagle was replaced with a second variant version. The soldier, his mom, girlfriend, whomever, could have sewn this on. But is very sloppy for a military uniform, which makes me think it is post war done instead of wartime upgraded.

Best,

Jason

[JasonA]

I don't think we can know for certain but I don't see anything in the single photo posted that would necessarily cause me to question it. It also seems to me that the negative comments are unwarranted absent further information. The fact is, wartime (and postwar) sewing jobs were executed with people having varying degrees of skill. I wonder what folks would say about a sewing job like this? Original IMO...

Hi Mike,

I addressed some of your comments in a reply to Ludwig. Much of this stuff I don't think we can confirm, to your point. What works for me is to reflect on reasonable scenarios explaining a particular feature or aspect. Often there are plenty of good reasons why we may see something done in a certain way; sometimes there are fewer reasons and it starts to feel like we are justifying. Every collector has their own line in the sand for their particular focus.

I don't collect Heer so I haven't seen enough of these to offer an educated response. But I've certainly seen tailor labels sewn like this. How can we be sure either way? It's a judgement call based on experience, gut feelings, comfort, and justification.

J-

J-

[Ludwig]

Many thanks for all your answers, guys!

[Ludwig]

Ludwig - the eagle did not come from the LVA looking that way - no doubt whatsoever. That said, your question is a legitimate one. There is no way to tell for sure, I don't think. Given the good condition of the piece, the most logical reason the eagle would need to be resewn is if an earlier variant eagle was replaced with a second variant version. The soldier, his mom, girlfriend, whomever, could have sewn this on. But is very sloppy for a military uniform, which makes me think it is post war done instead of wartime upgraded.

Best,

Jason

To that I fully agree, Jason! No professional tailor would deliver a tunic with an eagle sewn like that, but – as you also say – it still could have been made during the war. Impossible to say, IMO.

[Ludwig]

This excellent Fliegerbluse has now been inspected by an experienced long time collector IRL and is now sold.
I had it at the estand and marked it "on hold" yesterday (or perhaps the day before that? – I don´t remember). As I was going to mark it as "sold" today, the thread was gone. Anyone knows why? Have I missed something (again)?

[JasonA]

Hi Ludwig,

I think it's just the moderators cleaning out the e-stand. I've had things listed before as "on hold, waiting payment." When I went back in to change to "sold," the thread had been removed.

J-

[Ludwig]

Thanks, Jason!

I wrote a moderator and this is the answer I got:

Read the Operational Guidelines - hold & sold threads are soft deleted.

[JasonA]

Ludwig,

Figured it was something like that. Good to know; thanks for checking.