earth grey tunic as shown by Robert H.

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 06-10-2012, 04:10 PM

An earth grey tunic made into an army tunic, perhaps by its owner.

This item puts the lie to the concept that earth grey is brown.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 06-10-2012 04:10 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 06-10-2012, 06:52 PM

Needless to say, had this tunic been dyed, the RZM tag would have vanished in the process, which it has not. A rare and interesting object which speaks to the scarcity of textiles and thrift---a forgotten virtue.

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 06-10-2012, 07:17 PM

Note. The shattered bits of the past....

**BenVK** · 06-10-2012, 08:43 PM

I'm not really a tunic collector but have bought a few salty ones over the years.
This one is my cup of tea!

**Arran** · 06-10-2012, 09:00 PM

Here's one of mine from years ago, similarly modified with a green collar...

**BenVK** · 06-10-2012, 09:23 PM

Superb! was the cap real?

**Arran** · 06-10-2012, 10:08 PM

Yes, both pieces now reside together in a collection in the US. The insignia on the tunic is replaced. Here are some more pics of the cap from when I had it. The piping is the same type of rayon used on shoulder straps...

**BenVK** · 06-10-2012, 10:17 PM

I'm speechless, why have we never seen this amazing cap before?! Rayon piping?

Edit, I should learn to read rather than just look at the photos!

Do you have photos of the sweatshield? I'm sure there are interesting markings to be seen there..

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 06-10-2012, 10:29 PM

Marvelous items. I had a silk grey SS cap with rayon piping in the 1970s, long, long gone. The field cap is wonderful, as is the tunic.

**Arran** · 06-10-2012, 10:41 PM

The current owner occasionally posts pics on another forum, but I'm quite sure only a very small portion of his collection has been made public. Both eagle and skull are of the solid aluminium variety. Here is the tag under the sweat diamond...