Very nice SS Untersturmfuhrer uniform complete

[Arran]

Well, for starters, the cufftitle, sleeve eagles (which are loosely based on an original style), and collar tabs are all fakes. Originals of all of these can be found on the forum with a search. Keep in mind that with eagles and tabs, a cardboard template was used to guide the embroiderer, ensuring consistency. The tunic looks like an original army EM's tunic, and is marked to the 9th battalion of Infantry Regiment 135. There is also a bogus circular document stamp which should never be found in a tunic. The one thing which might be real SS, and which I would like to see more clearly, is the cap eagle. I'm sorry to disappoint you and your friend, but the only people who would insist this uniform is original are either inexperienced or unscrupulous...

[gil setz]

maybe his grandmama made those awfull runes on the tabs

[chris235]

No problem, dont worry im used to the "take the piss outa noobs" criac


Of course your enlightment is always welcome

I really must straighten this out with my friend .. very strange as it did come from Max Hansen who gave it to his nephew, whom my friend acuired it off in the 80s i think and does know him personally ... wonder why he would have had a repro :S

Will try to get more pics of visor and the trouthers for yous to slag over
Anyway will get back to you

thanks for your comments ... sarcastic or not ... ...

regards

chris

[ApathyL]

No problem, dont worry im used to the "take the piss outa noobs" criac


Of course your enlightment is always welcome

I really must straighten this out with my friend .. very strange as it did come from Max Hansen who gave it to his nephew, whom my friend acuired it off in the 80s i think and does know him personally ... wonder why he would have had a repro :S

Will try to get more pics of visor and the trouthers for yous to slag over
Anyway will get back to you

thanks for your comments ... sarcastic or not ... ...

regards


chris

Maybe he himself didnt know its fake, but i do belive the tunic is a nice Berlin 1938 dated Heer EM tunic which should be turned to its original state. Anyhow sometimes veterans repurchased there stuff and they did not know its repro.... a catch 22..........


cheers, Les.

[Mark Edward C]

ss uniform group

WOW!!!!!

[PMan]

Eagle on hat

I think the cap eagle might be real.
Peter

[Dr. Strangelove]

Well

Oh, what are you trying to do, find the proverbial "Diamond in a Billy Goat's Butt"?

[Dennis S]

Oh, what are you trying to do, find the proverbial "Diamond in a Billy Goat's A$$"?

JC , Give him a break, maybe he's trying to help him salvage some dough out of the parts if he can't get his money back.

[Ian Hulley]

JC , Give him a break, maybe he's trying to help him salvage some dough out of the parts if he can't get his money back.

He was 'given them' so no money to get back. Makes you wonder if someone hasn't done the old switcherooney trick on him ?

Ian.

[Rich Moran]

Oh, what are you trying to do, find the proverbial "Diamond in a Billy Goat's Butt"?

How high does one have to lift the tail to find one of those?

[Johnny R]

Bad insignia aside that is a very nice early M36 Heer tunic in a big size. I agree with Apathy, also that many Vets did not know what was junk and what was not. I met a lot of German vets that had bought repros to replace original uniform items, awards and insignia etc. that were lost duirng the War or after and they thought ithey were real items etc.

[BenVK]

Does the cap have a black velvet band? If so, it's almost certainly a re-build because the lining is the standard brown cotton for enlisted men.

[chris235]

will check the cap when i have the chance

The trouthers are officers breeches, and as far as i remember have matching markings to the tunic

will get pics up asap

regards

chris

[CWP]

Those bogus circular document stamps are a real shame in the lining of this nice early Heer tunic, I wonder if they could be removed.

[JuanS]

Hi

I would love to see better photos of the tunic interior. It does't look that the tunic was shortened?. Any vevidence of a Heer eagle ( It should have evidence of one) It is a nice Heer tunic. Could it be an SS converted Army tunic that was stripped post war and restored?
I would not pay mora than the price of a stipped M 36 tunic.

just my opinion

Juan