My first tunic, any opinions, please? M36

[colt45]

I like the stiching on the back of the tunic collar,,, looks great!

[Ehlrs]

Thanks for the nice words, colt45! I guess us new to the hobby are all slightly concerned about authenticity until the positive confirmation comes our way!
Best from Glenn!

[KSH]

I like the stiching on the back of the tunic collar,,, looks great!

Absolutely, but some collectors (especially on "the maroon site") have created collector-invented myths about such reinforcement stitching at the backside of the collar (this forum alluded to is very preoccupied with such behavior it seems). Fact: the "zig-zag" reinforcement stitching is a typical trait found on many issued tunics, as this tunic originally was - but not all. On privately purchased tunics of higher quality this kind of stitching is more seldom seen (not needed I would think), but you will find them with such stitching also.

In short it is a very poor indicator of authenticity to put it mildly. And it can't be too difficult to replicate either for a skilled person I would think.

Just so no confusion arises from my post; the tunic shown here is of course authentic.

Regards,

Kenneth

[Ehlrs]

I appreciate the record being set straight. Thank you for your time, Kenneth., Glenn

[KSH]

I appreciate the record being set straight. Thank you for your time, Kenneth., Glenn

There was no record to set straight here as "colt45" stated no false information - there is just this tendency among some collectors to put way too much weight on this above mentioned aspect without having solid reason to do so - so I just wanted to clarify that for more inexperienced collectors like yourself.

Regards,

Kenneth

[Ehlrs]

And I am grateful! Thank you for the info and your time! - Glenn!