HI guys from, I have question about this SS tunic. Im not sure about the originality, because Im interested in czechoslovak artillery between 1918-1939. German uniforms are not my specialization. I hope u will tell me something more. Thanks, Johanes

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Hi guys,
Just wanted to share my new pride and joy with y’all cool militaria
It’s this cased 1 class " runder drei" , unknown maker.
Condition is very good, with all paint intact .
Hope you like it as much as I do

MFG
Marc

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I have found a Kriegsmarine Bootsmannsmaats peacoat and pants for sale. I was wondering if all of the insignia looked ok. The breast eagle to me looks like an officer’s eagle and the rank of the jacket is a NCO. I would love to hear opinions on this jacket. Thanks for your help.

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Picked this up this week
Not in the best of condition but still an interesting arthifact none the less

Airdropped leaftet over Germany, October November 1944

Cheers

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I need your help on this cigarette box. There is something written on it in russian. A beautiful writing font. I can’t understand it.
Does it mean something interesting to you ?

Thank you very much

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I’m looking for information on the original SA brownshirt aka the (Rossbach bought) ‘Lettow Shirt’ (1924-1929c) It was worn by Hitler, Hess, Himmler and many others attending the 1927 Reichsparteitag. It was even worn by Horst Wessel

Hitler wearing the shirt in 1926 Hoffmann test photos

Here is Hitler wearing the shirt with Goebbels at the 1927 Reichsparteitag

Also from the 1927 RPT: Hess, Graf, Himmler, Hitler, and others wearing der shirt

1927 RPT: Hitler with Hess , note the unique drape of the upper sleeve

Himmler wearing the shirt

As does Horst Wessel

Very specifically, I’m looking to locate one of these rare shirts , from a private
collection if possible, to answer a few basic questions:

Photos show it to be a rather dark brown, with pearlescent buttons, but what shade
of brown was it?

What was the shirts material? It appears to be rather course in the photos. denim?
cotton? gabardine? It also looked to have a sheen to it. what does it look like to you?

What was the reason for the unique upper sleeve cut? Do you think it was meant to
adjust the length of the sleeves?

Hand colored photos and a few paintings are the only color references which could
be found.

here are a few:

This appears to be a painting made from a 1926 Hoffmann photo

This was a hand-colored cigarette card also made from the same 1926 photo, although with a different shade of brown.

Would be very grateful for any help to locate a collector who might own one of these shirts in a private collection.

Also would appreciate comments from those knowledgeable about uniforms from the kampfzeit period or anyone else wanting to assist in this challenge

Please post any photos of this shirt that you might have here, to aid in the discussion

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