Mystery Tunic

[Dennis S]

I saw this tunic at a gun show. Anyone have any idea what it is.

It is summer weight of some sort of herringbone. , minimal lining and removable buttons. Of course there is a shadow of a sleeve insignia(unknown) and looks like it had shoulder board loops at one time . Zig Zag under collar . It is also finished in a white type thread. No markings or labels. Lower slash pockets ,no french cuffs and funky collar shape almost civilian type.

Is it West / East German or civilian ? or possible SS, Kreigsmarine or other German/Nazi wartime organization?

I was only able to take a few pics with my i phone.

Thanks for your help.

[Dennis S]

under collar and interior material

[NickG]

It has some traits that remind me of the SS-VT M37 HBT tunic (bottom pockets) but no belt support holes which some M37's
did not have either...but I still don't think its that. Buttons removable?? Do you remember Dennis?

Look at the strange narrow open neck collar...(or was the collar / lapels modified?
That style (lapels) and V-neck could be inline with Coastal KM...a field gray KM HBT perhaps? but I am leaning more towards West German...

See link here (probably the reason why its posted in the SS section...but I still don't think that its an early M37 HBT based on the open neck collar/lapels),



http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&highlight=m37



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[Dennis S]

Yes Nick removable buttons with ring clips

[Mallaguat]

Old tunic

It reminds of a drill tunic I saw in Germany that was explained to me was used for new soldaten in their basic training.Of coarse I could still be wrong but I feel this is ganuine.Sewing looks correct to me.But this is only my opinion.
Paul