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02-14-2021 01:33 AM
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Nice!
An Infantrie Der Spiess tunic.
Ralph.
Searching for anything relating to, Anton Boos, 934 Stamm. Kp. Pz. Erz. Abt. 7, 3 Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 2, 16th Panzer-Division (My father)
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What an incredible find, Very cool!
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That's a great reward! I need to ask my neighbors if they need some chores done around the house.
The tunic appears to most likely be a converted former Waffenrock (parade tunic). An in-hand inspection would confirm, but German WWII era Heer tunics almost never had a waist seam except for Waffenrocks.
As Ralph pointed out, it has the twin rings of Tresse - nicknamed "Kolbenringe" or piston rings - around the lower sleeves.
Those denote the position of Kompaniefeldwebel or "Spieß" per the nickname.
Congratulations!
Todd
Former U.S. Army Tanker.
"Best job I ever had."
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That's a great reward! I need to ask my neighbors if they need some chores done around the house.
The tunic appears to most likely be a converted former Waffenrock (parade tunic). An in-hand inspection would confirm, but German WWII era Heer tunics almost never had a waist seam except for Waffenrocks.
As Ralph pointed out, it has the twin rings of Tresse - nicknamed "Kolbenringe" or piston rings - around the lower sleeves.
Those denote the position of Kompaniefeldwebel or "Spieß" per the nickname.
Congratulations!
Thanks for the thoughts Todd! I really appreciate it. Interesting observation on the waist seam too. If I posted more photos of the tunic could we possibly tell if its a converted example?
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I´m not gonna lie, i´m jealous! I want to find something like that in an attic! Fantastic tunic, love it.
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Nice one, chuck it on a dummy bust for a while to flatten it out
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Luftwaffe 1941
Thanks for the thoughts Todd! I really appreciate it. Interesting observation on the waist seam too. If I posted more photos of the tunic could we possibly tell if its a converted example?
You're welcome.
A few things to examine:
1. Check the patch pockets to see if the material is a 100% match to the body of the tunic. Although I have one that is expertly converted and the material is about a 99% match so it can be hard to tell if painstaking care was taken at the time to match the material.
However, on your tunic I can already see that some extra stitching has occurred when forming the lower pockets.
2. Check the rear skirt to see if the is evidence of the Waffenrock buttons having once been there.
3. Check the cuffs to see if there is evidence of either removal of the waffenrock ornamentation or outright replacement of the cuffs.
That's just off the top of my head, but you can look at good photos of a Waffenrock and then look at corresponding areas of your tunic to see if alterations have been carried out. And I forgot to answer your question: You can hang the tunic in the bathroom when you take a hot shower. The steam may reduce some of the wrinkles and then let the tunic completely dry before hanging back in a closet, etc.
Here's a tunic of mine that was converted to a piped walking out (for a Spieß as well) from a Waffenrock. It's the black-piped Pionier example. You can click on it to zoom in and zoom around on it.
High ranking Heer NCO piped walking out tunics.
Todd
Former U.S. Army Tanker.
"Best job I ever had."
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If anyone deserved to find something like this it is you!
Congrats. It's beautiful. Personally I like the fact that it may be converted from something else. It's different, and I like items that are different.
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