Forgive all my pictures but I wanted to give a big lens on this piece. Please find the details below on this variant / custom RAD Oberstfeldmeister Officer’s tunic. Wim Saris and others have help me analyze this piece in a prior thread and here are new photos and details on what we do know & don’t know. I am not a tunic expert so please feel free to opine. I am considering purchasing it. Wim if I have miss stated anything please correct, add or advise. Previous Thread: http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/heer-l…-tunic-656504/

- Tunic was made on smaller side. Note relationship in photo to my tornister & RAD Overcoat.
- Color is a little more olive than gray. Note color versus my RAD Overcoat.
- It is a waist tunic but has look & similarities of Feldbluse 44 as introduced for the Armed Forces.
- We have not found any specific regulations or notes about the waist jacket. The "Verordnungsblatt" does not give any clues.
- We have not been able to locate or see any period photos of this jacket in wear by the RAD.
- We are not sure if it is made from another tunic or just customized for the officer solider wearing it
- Tunic has never had an armband on it and it is mint & unissued from what I can tell.
- Custom tailored craftsmanship is amazing and it is not a cut down or cobbled together piece.
- The overall piece is very well stitched and has strong gussets and detailing.
- All stitching is very sound & no mothing at all. No stains or holes, rips or tears.
- Small snaps / buttons for collar to snap down are marked PRYM.
- Silver Pebbled Buttons on tunic are all consistent and stamped with RZM with single circle & UE 71. Pretty sure RZM marked buttons are not common to RAD tunics based on my research.
- Rank is equivalent to Oberstfeldmeister (pay group AD 7), but in the medical branch, the designation for this rank was Arbeitsfeldarzt.
- Cornflower blue [kornblumenblau] was the branch color for the medical service of the RAD (same as in the armed forces).
- The sleeve insignia is for Abt. 5/265. Gruppe 265 was headquartered at Göppingen. The 5th Abt. was from Straß 89278 Nersingen Germany.
- Stitching has been burn tested and passed. Black light has been taken to whole garment and not one thing glows.
- "BULAG" marking: This is the abbreviation for the Bayerische Uniformlieferungs-AG.
- "BULAG" was in Auerbach in the Upper Palatinate, the company was established ca. 1934 and went out of business in 1986.
- We are unsure when this tunic was made…1938? Stamped M38.
- Stamp of "MSA Sch Ho" we think could stand for Motor-SA Schule Hochland but we are not sure.

So what do you think overall and the big question is "would you want it in your collection?"