WSS- Tunic at Weitze´s

[Ludwig]

Any comment on this one?

https://www.weitze.net/detail/69/Waf...1__141869.html

[Max Wünsche]

I think given recent events it should be treated with scepticism as to when or if the insignia is original to the tunic (pre May 1945).

Then again I would probably have been ridiculed for having posted this one for review myself.

[John Pic]

Ludwig....all you have to ask yourself is..what are the odds such a tunic survived the war unnoticed until Helmut Weitze pulled it out of the woodwork and put it on his site,coupled with the knowledge that most of this dealers woodwork items come from his own seamstress or tailor.

[Ohlau]

clear, italy wool m-43 tunic with added tabs and shield ?

[viva_giulio]

price speaks well about restored or untouched item.

[werner]

price speaks well about restored or untouched item.

Nothing to do.

[alexandre]

Nice mint tunic problaby found with factory eagle applied and without tab.
Now...mint insignas sewn on mint tunic = impossible to proove or even guess the tunic is untouched..
So add the value of the insignas + stripped tunic and you have a realistic
estimation of your investisment.

[PMan]

Tunic

= impossible to proove or even guess the tunic is untouched. So add the value of the insignas + stripped tunic and you have a realistic estimation of your investisment.

I have edited the statement to reflect only the facts and can agree with this part. I would also add in a little more value for the complete rig. I would think a tunic of this type with provinance would sell for 3X the asking price.

[Turi]

clear, italy wool m-43 tunic with added tabs and shield ?

Good school speaks, BTW do you think is a fair price?

kind regards,
Salvatore

[alexandre]

A normal price for a mint tunic with factory applied eagle is 4000 euros
+ 600 for a pair of tab (dachau volunteer's tabs are often cheaper)
you have to pay 2900 euros for the shield and the sewing job...
NOT CHEAP IMO

[besslein]

i agree with you Alex,i remember the times when a mint italian wool tunic was 1900 deutsche mark,and not to many takers back them
i think helmut went to dark side since last few years,i have get from him super items in the past ,but last time i have some returns to him.....
thee tunic in question is a mint one that was restored with dachau insignia and the story how this one was foud in a car near Berlin is

[Ludwig]

Ludwig....all you have to ask yourself is..what are the odds such a tunic survived the war unnoticed until Helmut Weitze pulled it out of the woodwork and put it on his site,coupled with the knowledge that most of this dealers woodwork items come from his own seamstress or tailor.

Yes, I know John. I had my opinion clear, but wanted to check if this tunic was well known to the uniform collectors. If it had a story and was circulating and all the serious collectors were just laughing. If that tunic was untouched and the story was true, why such a bargaing price? Many dealers don´t even bother to make their stories believable...

[John Pic]

What bothers me mosre is he couldve just added runic Collar tabs and boards and had a standard example of an SS tunic then sold it for a reasonable price to reflect that and still made a profit but these guys always have to go way over the top on everything especially prices.

[Ludwig]

What bothers me mosre is he couldve just added runic Collar tabs and boards and had a standard example of an SS tunic then sold it for a reasonable price to reflect that and still made a profit but these guys always have to go way over the top on everything especially prices.

Fully agree!

[Thorsten B.]

By the way: by employing a skillful old-fashioned tailor from an eastern country you really don´t have to pay that much for a great sewing job.