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WAFFEN-SS "TOTENKOPF" OFFICER TUNIC
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Wonderful, private purchase, field grey wool blend material construction tunic features a vertical, 6 button front closure.
The second top front closure button hole has an Iron Cross 2nd class ribbon inserted and handstitched in place.
The tunic has two pleated patch breast pockets and slash patch hip pockets. The left breast has the original loops for two awards. The sleeves have deep fold back French cuffs. The upper left sleeve has an officer’s bullion made sleeve eagle. The eagle is neatly hand stitched to the sleeve. The tunic comes with a nice pair of infantry troops shoulder boards in matte silver/aluminum Russian braid with white wool piping. The shoulder boards indicate the rank of SS-Untersturmführer.
The collar has a black wool rank collar tab to the left side and a black wool Totenkopf collar tab to the right side. The left hand side, black wool rank collar tab features three, stamped, aluminium rank pips. The right hand side black wool unit collar tab features a hand embroidered skull in silver/aluminum wire threads. Both of the collar tabs are neatly machine stitched to the collar and have a twisted silver/aluminum piping to the outside edges. Both sit very deep in the collar wool and there is no trace of previous mounted insignia.
The interior of the tunic is fully lined in grey rayon. The lining has one horizontal slash pocket and a another to the reverse of the left hip pocket for the sword or dagger hangers.
The buttons are the correct type with grey varnish.
The tunic shows some light period use and wear and overall condition is extermely nice.
An excellent and very rare Totenkopf Officer tunic to find.
This tunic comes from a private collection and was NEVER offered on market before.
Wonderful, private purchase, field grey wool blend material construction tunic features a vertical, 6 button front closure.
The second top front closure button hole has an Iron Cross 2nd class ribbon inserted and handstitched in place.
The tunic has two pleated patch breast pockets and slash patch hip pockets. The left breast has the original loops for two awards. The sleeves have deep fold back French cuffs. The upper left sleeve has an officer’s bullion made sleeve eagle. The eagle is neatly hand stitched to the sleeve. The tunic comes with a nice pair of infantry troops shoulder boards in matte silver/aluminum Russian braid with white wool piping. The shoulder boards indicate the rank of SS-Untersturmführer.
The collar has a black wool rank collar tab to the left side and a black wool Totenkopf collar tab to the right side. The left hand side, black wool rank collar tab features three, stamped, aluminium rank pips. The right hand side black wool unit collar tab features a hand embroidered skull in silver/aluminum wire threads. Both of the collar tabs are neatly machine stitched to the collar and have a twisted silver/aluminum piping to the outside edges. Both sit very deep in the collar wool and there is no trace of previous mounted insignia.
The interior of the tunic is fully lined in grey rayon. The lining has one horizontal slash pocket and a another to the reverse of the left hip pocket for the sword or dagger hangers.
The buttons are the correct type with grey varnish.
The tunic shows some light period use and wear and overall condition is extermely nice.
An excellent and very rare Totenkopf Officer tunic to find.
This tunic comes from a private collection and was NEVER offered on market before.