Allgemeine SS black service tunic, value?

[judas]

wow looks like you sowed the shoulder board and tabs on real nice is the coller piping
real if so how did you come buy it

[judas]

wow seems you did a real top job sowing the gear on is the coller piping real if so were did you find it

[TMurray]

wow seems you did a real top job sowing the gear on is the coller piping real if so were did you find it

Hi Judas, yes the board and tabs are hand sewn, the twisted aluminium piping came to me via a friend, it is 2mm in diameter and was left over from another restore. I recently looked for black/silver twisted piping cord and found some offered by www.epicmilitaria.com and http://www.nicholasmorigi.com/ there may be other sources

[Antiquefrog]

Very nice job. I concur that a careful recreation is far better than the hatchet jobs often encountered, and that it is indeed expensive - exotic cufftitles are dear, and I would agree that Pete Whamond at the Collectors Guild has a discerning eye. In reply to Robin, my own sense of the value of a stripped officer-quality black uniformn in nice condition, with original buttons and board but without insignia, is around $5K US. This is the sort of uniform I would want for a top-notch restoration.