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Some time back, VVadim made this statement...

"Sleeves' liner was made from flannel and body liner was made from calico. Find real WW2 jacket is close to impossible."

This statement always left...

Kass,

See mine in post #203. Very similar color combination... if not the same.

This specimen is heavily faded, but generally in good condition otherwise. It has 4 of the original, factory buttons with the others missing. The colors this time are (originally) a medium grey on...

Ok, my lucky streak continues... This jacket is very similar to the one I posted in #188. Same color (Khaki/outside, Grey/inside) and material make up, 1/2 belt and no inside chest pocket. This...

Bruno,

Similar to the one Collin was asking help with. A nice look to this one and it sure looks the part, and I imagine was not so expensive. A great one to make the collection with and not...

Hello all,

Just revisiting this thread and realized that I forgot to share my second specimen acquired this year. Basically it is the same as the last one that I shared back in post 188. Again,...

Dom,

No, no problems to my knowledge and wisdom. This is a very fine specimen I believe.

Forum, I have had a bit of good luck in the Telogrieka hunt in the last year. First I show you this one. It is as follows:

Green/Khaki exterior
Grey Cotton interior (same material as many...

Found this one packed away during some collection organizing today. I can't believe I have not posted this one yet. I picked this up at the 2013 Show of Shows, almost a year ago. Seems to be a hot...

Dimas,

If you see the trousers live and they are 41 dated then that is that. My opinion was based on photos alone.

I would say these are most certainly military, but the photo is not clear enough to me to say 41 versus 44, but it is certainly possible. I would still say these have high chance to be worn home by...

Yes the buttons minus the national symbol are seen from time to time on the rear belts of greatcoats. However, both types of button on your two vatniks are also commonly found on "Heimkeherjacke". ...

Dimas,

Is the buttons in this photo of your vatnik made of aluminum?
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And this one below... the military style buttons with no national symbol, those buttons are the original ones to...

Ok... This photo is certainly NOT conclusive. However, it is the only thing I can find so far. The MG loader is wearing a waistbelt with an M/N leather ammo pouch on it. However, there is a second...

That sounds like good comments to me... If you do not already, I hope you own it soon! I think it is a positive sign when you show an item and collectors come out from behind every tree and from...

Dom,

No worries my friend... Let me turn this around for a moment and ask you a question regarding this telogreika you show. Is there a specific detail that has you uncertain about the time of...

Dom,

My motivation in discussing the POW Vatnik is an attempt to rule those out of the wartime production population. I think this is important because they make up a large percentage of the "old...

Ade,

That may be the one I was remembering. Here are a few more and I should be exhausted of images related to returning German POW. Another repeating theme in these photos are what appear to be...

This one is probably my favorite. Not sure of the location, but we see five telogrieka in this single photo. Looks like possibly a Soviet white enamel cup as well?

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Nice one of a...

A few more good ones from various archives.

First, a pair from the Liepzig Bahnhoff in 1950.

And one more... The latest one yet, 1955. All three gentlemen were telogreika. Two appear to be of short length with no collar, the other is long cut with collar. There may be more in the...

A few others from Bundesarchiv... Some where on the web there was at one time an image of a German museum display showing such a telogrieka and indicating it as worn home by POW returning to...

Dimas,

This issue of German POWs returning to Germany wearing telogrieka, for me any way, is more of fact and less of opinion. Here is a Bundesarchiv photo from the postwar era showing German POW...

Philippe,

Thank you for reminding us of your example... For those who missed it, it is in post #5 of this thread, go have a look.

Dimas, Many POWs were not home until 1956, that is 10 1/2 years after the war ended. I think the odds of these Black, Blue, Gray Telogrieka coming out of Germany are much more in the favor of being...