Artillery Oberfeldwebel's M35 Dress Tunic

[hvm]

My son is looking to buy a nice uniform to acompany his Artillery cap. It's for sale on a dealer website but I've been on my ass many times with the purchase of a replica while believing it was period correct. So I would also like to have your opinion about this uniform. It is a Artillery Oberfeldwebel's M35 Dress Tunic, in prestine condition acording to the seller.



















All help is very welcome.

[JPhilip]

Hello,
I'm perhaps not the best eye concerning this kind of parade tunic as i'm more dedicated to combat uniforms and gears but to me this example of Waffenrock for an Oberfeldwebel der Artillerie is just one of the best examples i've seen so far. I'm sure some specialists will post to give their opinions and i hope that i'm not making a bad judgement. It's made of a fine and nice gabardine and i see nothing wrong concerning the insigna applied to it. The Hoheitsabzeichen looks to be a high grade embroidered example, the shoulderstraps are as they should be, sewn-in and with wool piping. All tresses look consistent for the period.
Oberfeldwebel is a NCO with portepee. If you get good opinions and you decide to buy it, the belt and buckle shown here are not what this Waffenrock should be displayed with. It's a combat set, with a quite used aluminium buckle. The correct set should be a varnished belt with a two parts silver buckle. If a combat set is used it must be in pristine condition with unissued belt and buckle.
It is was me, to go with this EM/NCO Schirmmütze, i would focuse on EMs or the lowest NCOs, but that's just me i guess...
A superb example to me (if i'm wrong i'll stick to combat threads)
Thanks

[TWS]

That is a nice example of a private purchase "parade" Waffenrock. You can tell it is not an issue piece but rather a privately commissioned tunic for several reasons: The higher quality tricot wool, the type of lining, the internal belt, and the nice collar tabs and cuff bars, and the bullion private purchase breast eagle. This NCO wanted a smarter look than an issue tunic.

You may ask the seller: 1. Is there a label inside the chest pocket? 2. Is there a unit acceptance stamp on the lower front panel of the lining? Private purchase tunics were ostensibly to be shown to the command to make sure they were in compliance with regulations and approved for wear. If approved, often a "Geprüft" stamp with the unit designation was stamped on that panel. It's neat when they have them because then you know what unit the soldier was in... at least at the time the tunic was approved.

I see nothing wrong with it and it appears to be a fine example. JP is correct in that the seller threw an incorrect field belt on it for display. Although he should have written "Oberwachtmeister" as that is the rank in the Artillerie branch. (just having fun with JP )

Not really a downside, but bear in mind that Artillerie and Infanterie Waffenrocks are the most commonly encountered.

[hvm]

Thank you both for this great explenation. The jacket is sold without the belt and insignia. It was just fitted for the photo. So we will need to look for a matching belt I guess. I will request a photo from the stamps, when present.

[JPhilip]

I see nothing wrong with it and it appears to be a fine example. JP is correct in that the seller threw an incorrect field belt on it for display. Although he should have written "Oberwachtmeister" as that is the rank in the Artillerie branch. (just having fun with JP )

Hello,
The moral of the story : never post a comment at almost 3 o'clock in the morning after a long day of work and a couple of bourbons...
Thanks

[TWS]

Hello,
The moral of the story : never post a comment at almost 3 o'clock in the morning after a long day of work and a couple of bourbons...
Thanks

No worries. It's the kind of mistake I could make when posting in haste, bourbon or no bourbon. Just having a bit of fun.