SS-Schütze Panzer Tunic & Trousers

[Tom Yanacek]

Hello to all,

A friend of mine recently acquired this SS Panzer wrap. I know that the Silver Wound Badge and the Silver Panzer Assault Badge are completely genuine, but that is where my expertise ends.

The tunic and trousers appear to be wool and they have a gray cotton twill partial lining. I would like to get some opinions on this, because my gut instinct tells me that this is not the real deal.

Thank you for any and all comments and/or opinions.

Best regards,
Tom

Sorry for the low quality of these images. I was disappointed in the way they came out, but hopefully they will be sufficient for the experts to tell whether this is a or . If better or more images are needed, just let me know and I will see what I can do.

Thanks again!

[Tom Yanacek]

SS collar tab and sleeve eagle:

[Tom Yanacek]

These are the only markings that I found on the lining:

[Tom Yanacek]

The partial tunic lining:

[Tom Yanacek]

collar stitching:

(The camera flash made the epaulet piping appear white, but it is pink.)

[Tom Yanacek]

The epaulettes look good to me, but maybe they are for a Heer Panzer tunic?

[Tom Yanacek]

A few more pictures of the tunic:

[Tom Yanacek]

The silver Wound Badge and the Silver Panzer Badge are both original.

The Wound Badge is by Carl Wild of Hamburg and the Panzer Badge is by Rudolf Karneth of Gablonz a.d. Neiße.

[Tom Yanacek]

pics of the trousers:

[Leroy]

Looks awful, but is it really Bulgarian falsely badged up with crappy insignia to be SS? Just a thought.

[Tom Yanacek]

last two pics:

Thanks again for any and all opinions!

Best regards,
Tom

[Glenn McInnes]

[QUOTE=tyanacek;5988960]

because my gut instinct tells me that this is not the real deal. [QUOTE]






Right you are!!





Glenn

[beufighter]

don't know much about the trousers but the wraps pure get your friend to take it back

[Leroy]

[Ian Hulley]

Looks like a butchered up overcoat with really bad fake insignia

Ian

PS the straps with the field-grey underside are what we would usually see on Waffen-SS uniforms ... these are fakes but the principal still stands.

Ian