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Re: Earth-brown SS-VT uniform
I hope colleague Peter will add something from his own wonderful collection of uniforms as well as primary reference sources, not the least of which are photos from his albums especially of SSTV personages. Or some of you reading this who also have some evidence and data of merit?
And those who actually have handled the most recent grey uniform can perhaps generalize about it better than can I, an outsider and poseur.....?!
I wonder where the cotton erdbraun tunic that I owned in 1971 got to? And all the nice grey peaked caps...? I sold it all for pennies on the dollar. Maybe they were eaten by critters....destroyed by overzealous collectors...or otherwise went the way of the buffalo as has so much since the Nixon era? Granted time, we all embark on such searches for "Rosebud".....
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10-29-2009 05:42 PM
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Re: Earth-brown SS-VT uniform
Well, it appears that at least by the date of this catalog. the open-collar uniform was called feldgrau. Either the color had changed, or just the name of the color.
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Re: Earth-brown SS-VT uniform
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Fultz
Well, it appears that at least by the date of this catalog. the open-collar uniform was called feldgrau. Either the color had changed, or just the name of the color.
In fact, the catalog is from the end of the year 1940.
My point, dear Fultz, in posting the catalog was to show you the kinds of textiles used in this regalia as well as to elucidate the issue of private purchase which you raised.
I hope our little tutorial on your behalf is sufficient?
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Re: Earth-brown SS-VT uniform
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Mike C
Similar to the tunic in posts 74 and 75, I have a well worn, similar tunic - what Beaver called the SS field grey drill blouse on pages 675 - 681 of volume 2. It has been heavily modified with the French cuffs removed and then re-attached to extend the length of the arms. Of note is the fact that the runic tab and LAH cufftitle are flatwire....
Mike
Thanks, a very handsome piece, to be sure. The woven wire insignia were the inexpensive variants suited to this order of dress. See the headings in the Kleiderkasse price list.
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Re: Earth-brown SS-VT uniform
Hi Peter, thank you. I am sure it does.
What a truly fantastic bit of kit!
Cheers, Ade.
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