BAOR German looking Great coat

[kradman]

Picked up this today on the fea market its a BAOR German looking Great coat , has anyone seen one of these before ?

[HPL2008]

My guess would be that it is for the post-war German Service Organisation (GSO) that existed in the British occupation zone. BAOR is the British Army of the Rhine.

[kradman]

Thank you wondered what the GSO was

[Gunny Hartmann]

A little strange as the 1951 issue greatcoat only had 5 pairs of buttons and in one photo the colour looks nearer to field grey, maybe because the BAOR were a permanent fixture in West Germany they sourced things through local suppliers?..

[kradman]

Hi Gunny the coat is a darker Green colour

[Gunny Hartmann]

Hi Gunny the coat is a darker Green colour

Cheers for that but i suspect it still maybe locally made!..

[kradman]

Yes most likely as it has German type buttons and looks German made

[HPL2008]

Hi Gunny the coat is a darker Green colour

I wasn't sure about the color as it appears different between the photos, but if it is dark green that, too, supports that GSO is indeed the German Service Organisation I was referring to. They wore dark green uniforms.