Original German WWII Heer Supply Branch NCO Tailor Made Named Waffenrock Tunic Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice looking example of a tailor made WW2 German NCO Supply tunic. This beautiful tunic is untouched, and in excellent overall condition.

Approximate measurements are:
Collar to shoulder: 9”
Shoulder to sleeve: 25”
Shoulder to shoulder: 16”
Chest width: 18”
Waist width: 19”
Hip width: 22”
Front length: 32″

The tunic itself is made of a heavy weight field gray wool, that would have been appropriate for both field and service use. The front closes with eight silver buttons, typical for wartime manufacture. The attractive Army breast eagle is machine embroidered in aluminum bullion, and is very neatly hand stitched to the chest in a fashion typical of wartime German tailor work. The collar tabs are light blue piped for Supply, and are machine applied; there is no sign of previous tabs ever having been applied.

The NCO shoulder straps have a base of dark green with light blue piping number 3 embossed pebbled button and a number 1 embroidered into each strap. There are tailor applied loops for badges. The exterior of this tunic is extremely clean, retaining virtually all of the original wool nap, and showing no staining.

The inside of this Artillery officer tunic is fully lined with artificial silk, as is typical, and exhibits lots of neatly done hand sewing. There is a machine embroidered tailor tag in the lining indicating manufacture by the firm of Eduard Sachs. There is also an embodied name tag that reads BILKE. This tunic makes for a fantastic display.

The Heer, the army of the German military during the Third Reich, was established in 1935. Over the next 10 years, German Army troops wore a huge variety of uniforms. Enlisted men generally wore uniforms issued from military depots. Most enlisted soldiers wore wool trousers and a tunic with four external pockets, known as a Feldbluse (field blouse). Before the war, soldiers also were issued a walking-out tunic, with flashy insignia, called the Waffenrock. Officers wore the same general uniform styles, but as officers had to supply their own uniforms, they usually wore tailor made versions. There were also myriad varieties of specialized uniforms worn by certain units or in specific situations, from the stylish black wool “wraps” worn by crews of armored fighting vehicles, to the drab HBT work uniforms. There were tropical and summer uniforms, and camouflage smocks for combat troops. For troops operating in winter climates, there were long wool overcoats, fur clothing articles, and padded jacket and trousers sets. In 1944, a new uniform was introduced, featuring a short jacket with only two external pockets. Most but not all German Army uniform jackets bore the Heer emblem of an eagle holding a swas.