Heer prisoner of war greatcoat stenciled

[Rob truscott]

Thought id share an M40 greatcoat in my collection whose original owner must have been a prisoner of French then UK/US troops . the breast has a hand painted ' PG ' (Prisonnier de guerre) in brown , then a more obvious stenciled 'POW ', to the back

[ObKrieger]

Fantastic. A rare bit of kit, I'm sure. I would love to have this in my collection.

I am a fan of items that are rich in history.

[Wagriff]

When I was younger, I remember seeing these overcoats hanging on the racks in Goodwill....kids would buy them for 2 bucks and wear them as winter coats(which they were awesome for). William

[SteveR]

Not normally seen. Very nice.

[ObKrieger]

How much did you pay for yours if you don't mind me asking?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Rob, I too like that very much.

Cheers, Ade.

[sandgroper]

What a fantastic display item, really nice! My stepfather was Sargeant in the British army in north Africa at a POW camp that housed German POW's and he always said that the Germans there wore British jackets with POW stitched on the back in big letters. It's a great piece Rob, I would be pleased to have that mate, good score!

[António Fragoeiro]

Fantastic historical item.
Thanks for showing.
Cheers.
Nuno

[Rob truscott]

Thanks for the interest guys . OB - i was lucky to get at £100 a few years back. The seller was toying with the idea of scraping off the paint ! Its really only recently that interest in POW kit has taken off. Maybe next will be recycled military kit for the Austerity period after 1945 ?