Infanterie M36 tunic

[Björn]

Here's another nice uniform item from my collection.
It's a near mint 1938 dated M36 field jacket for a Feldwebel of the 13'th company of the 63'rd infantry regiment. ( I read that out of the shoulderboards, and the buttons for the shoulderboards and the white Waffengattungfarbe - piping on the collartabs ) The configuration with the Alter Art pointed shoulderboards and collartabs with piping, is the pre-November 1938 standard.

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanterieregimenter/IR63.htm

 

The tunic is in a huge size as well.

 

 

 

 

 

13th company, from the shoulderboard button, and 63rd infantry regiment from the cyphers on the shoulderboard.

 

 

The breast eagle has possibly been replaced with a high quality Waffenrock-type of eagle. The reason i say possible replaced, is that I suspect that the original eagle is still undernieth the waffenrock eagle.
Very good workmanship on the sewing of the eagle, as it has not been sewn trough the lining in the jacket.

 

 

The special thing with this tunic, is that it has not been tailor modified - i.e. not shortened or sewn in for a better fit and the pockets has not been moved or modified.
Anyone collecting field tunics, know how difficult it is to find a surviving tunic, that has not been altered from it's issue configuration and size.
( Well exept for the obvious - The tresse around the collar, and the high quality breast eagle here )

The pockets still has their original bellows. The bellows on the pockets were very often the first thing to go, when tunics were sewn in or modified to a better fit.

 

 

 

Some more detailed pictures of the tunic. The inside:

 

 

Pocket and button for first aid dressing:

 

 

 

 

Size markings. The tunic is really a big one

M38 translates to München 1938 :

 

 

Detail of the cuff with buttons:

 

 

Backside of the collar:

 

 

I do also have a button-on collar - Kragenbinde or Kragenschoner that fits the very large collar of 47 cm's.

 

 

Markings on the Kragenbinde. I have not been able to read the manufacturers name, but the numbers, I can decipher.

45-48 is the size tunic-collar it will fit to, and E 43 would translate to Erfurt 1943:

 

 

Collarlining buttoned on:

 

 

And with the collar closed.

Note the early brass hook and eye for securing the collar together.

Also note the unusual tresse used on the collar. This double wide tresse is usually only found on Waffenrocke or parade tunics. I have not seen a tresse like this on a field tunic before, but I have no doubt that it is original to the tunic, and that it was mounted on the collar by the original owners discretion - just like the waffenrock type breast eagle on the tunic.

 

 

And by the really large size of the tunic, I think I know who was the previous owner of it... 

Check out the Feldwebel in the middle of the picture here. I think it would be his size.

 

 

 

 

I hope you like the pictures.
Best Regards
Björn

 

[Desert Rat]

Superb Images Bjorn and a superb uniform, never bothered to collect these items......But Brilliant.

Best to you and your family...chat soon.

Ian/ Desert Rat