WWII German combat tunic HBT

**excalibr** · 09-29-2015, 07:46 PM

Looking to purchase this tunic. Wanting to get some opinions from some people with more knowledge than myself. Looks good to me, but what do you think! Thanks!

Bill

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 09-29-2015 07:46 PM

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**Neil Hever** · 09-29-2015, 08:08 PM

I say good. Rank insignia may have been applied post war but it is attached to a super looking HBT Summer Feldbluse. It appears to be a later pattern with straight pocket flaps and no pleats. What are they asking? NH

**excalibr** · 09-29-2015, 08:19 PM

It will actually probably be a trade. Not sure yet.

**dzyner** · 09-30-2015, 04:12 AM

I like it. Correct pattern, stitching looks good, I don't see a problem with it.

Who's to say if the shoulder boards are original to the tunic, or the chevrons are wartime or post-war applied, but those are trivial details in my opinion. Keep in mind, this is a combat tunic, and promotions were applied in the field with the soldier often times stitching his own rank insignia to his sleeve. I've seen a good number of tunics with the same "messy" field applied insignia application. But Neil is correct, there is the possibility they were applied post-war.

Nice condition tunic, while still having that "been there" look.

**MAP** · 09-30-2015, 04:38 AM

Nice!!! I have always, always wanted one of these but they always elude me. Good luck in getting it Bill

Regards

Michael

**Wagriff** · 09-30-2015, 06:37 AM

The chevron and trapezoid and shoulder boards are almost certainly reapplied, but the jacket itself looks fine. I remember these HBT's 50 years ago being sold for $1.00 apiece. (Stripped of insignia, of course, but with their buttons still intact). We used to buy them and wear them for work jackets. Wear them out-grab another. They were everywhere back then.

**dzyner** · 09-30-2015, 01:23 PM

by Wagriff

I remember these HBT's 50 years ago being sold for $1.00 apiece. (Stripped of insignia, of course, but with their buttons still intact). We used to buy them and wear them for work jackets. Wear them out-grab another. They were everywhere back then.

If only you knew then what you know now