M44 SS battle blouse

[werner]

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[John Pic]

Interesting in that the Eagle is an earlier version of the Hammerhead not seen much after around 1942. Also that the embroidered insignas were used on this later war piece. Not saying its impossible but I have reservations about it.

[B. N. Singer]

Interesting in that the Eagle is an earlier version of the Hammerhead not seen much after around 1942. Also that the embroidered insignas were used on this later war piece. Not saying its impossible but I have reservations about it.

Your reservations are well founded; I could entertain significant doubt about the originality of the insignias to the jacket (runic tab much too clean, poor eagle sewing).

B N. Singer

[werner]

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[AmericanPatriot]

Thank you for the pics and comments PIMPF. I appreciate you taking the time and effort to post pics. Frank

[AmericanPatriot]

Thanks to all for their feedback. I've seen a very nice looking example from a reputable gentleman @ Grenadier Military Antiques.

[John Pic]

Just be careful of blouses unworn and in mint condition thats the only honest advice I can give anyone.

[AmericanPatriot]

I appreciate your feedback John.
Frank

[CWP]

John I wonder why you are cautious about unworn M44 tunics? I see more unissued M44 tunics than any other styles and this makes sense to me, as many of these uniforms never left the factory due to transport difficulties in late 1944/1945. I have seen some fake M44 tunics but believe they share certain characteristics, do you believe that more of these mint M44 tunics are fake than is generally known to the collecting community?

[John Pic]

Hello Chris, No not the tunics themselves or even the insignias in many cases. What I do think is that many of these are married long after the War. Blank mint tunics with real SS insignias sewn onto them. We have seen a few Heer M44s found in mint condition and most of the time with late war insignias. But in the cas of SS we see late war tunics often with earlier quality insignias.