I thought I would show you an interesting tunic I recently acquired via a trade. I was lucky enough to contact the original owner of this tunic, Bob Hritz, who had it for decades. He believed it to be an Italian made Private Purchase EM SS tunic, made in slate gray Italian material. It is modeled after an m40/41. It has some very interesting features as one can tell from the photos. There are leather reinforcement tabs, and a reinforced area for the rear belt-ramp holes but no actual holes. (Also front support tabs are non-existent). The tailor clearly made the tunic modeling it after an M40/41, down to the bandage pocket, zig-zag stitching under the collar, and the angled cuff placket. The main differences are the leather reinforcement tabs, and the jacket being fully lined. Originally it had sew-in boards.<O></O>
I am in the process of attempting to restore it. I think that a Reichsfuhrer-SS cufftitle would be appropriate, if I put one on, because of the time the 16<SUP>th</SUP> SS Division spent in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><ST1Italy. I </st1:country-region>Hope you like this interesting piece.<O</O
I am in the process of attempting to restore it. I think that a Reichsfuhrer-SS cufftitle would be appropriate, if I put one on, because of the time the 16<SUP>th</SUP> SS Division spent in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><ST1Italy. I </st1:country-region>Hope you like this interesting piece.<O</O
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