FJ smock/tunic

hi dave,

have you put the wrong picture up ?

Hi Tom..When i bought it the chap said it was a very early FJ tunic,but i'm sure i've seen a pic of this tunic in a book i have..shed some light Tom.
Cheers Dave

Hi Tom..When i bought it the chap said it was a very early FJ tunic,but i'm sure i've seen a pic of this tunic in a book i have..shed some light Tom.
Cheers Dave

If it wasnt too big for me i would take it

"Ramcke" tunic i believe tested around 1942.

hi dave,

i have never seen anything like this before,

im not saying its not what you say it is because i have never seen it before, end of the day, my knowledge is tiny in the collecting world, but this looks extremely weird , nothing like a textbook example of anything german . Are they buttons down the each side ?

There isnt a thing called a fallschirmjager tunic because they followed the same line as any other luftwaffe personal, The first FJ were Heer troops, then the arm came under the Luftwaffe and they used the 4 pocket blue tunic and white drillic tunic. Then they used the fliegerbluse when they came in .

This tunic looks tan to me ? buttons brown ? could i have close ups of the eagle and buttons ? more detail is needed. This tunic is certainly intrigueing (spelt ?) to be used as a Luftwaffe tunic

cheers dave
Tom

Hi Tom..When i bought it the chap said it was a very early FJ tunic,but i'm sure i've seen a pic of this tunic in a book i have..shed some light Tom.
Cheers Dave

If it wasnt too big for me i would take it

"Ramcke" tunic i believe tested around 1942.

Photos of Ramcke in africa 1942 shows them in the standard 4 pocket tunic , i would like to be corrected as its nice to learn something new everyday, but this tunic is to wierd and un orthodox for its purpose and design.

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/ ... p?t=253905

More info:-

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/ ... +bandoleer

JD7,

many thanks for sheading some light on this, this is most interesting , and even more interesting that someone has made a repro of such a rare jacket !

its not everyday that you see something new like this and ill walk away with something new to think about and research,

many thanks dave and JD 7

Been trying to take better pics...but the lights naff so will take some in day light.It's a shame it don't fit me as i would keep it,but some how i'v ended up with 19 assorted tunics.

Heh, I couldn't make head nor tail of those rows of poppers - now I see they are pockets to hold 50 round MG belts! Very interesting and a tad bizarre!

First time I saw the tunic was at Dave's - never seen one before lol. The info I posted was from a quick hunt around. Very interesting tho

SORRY...but i'm going to keep it now..it seems a shame to sell it.. so it can go back on its hanger.
Will still take some better pis of it and but them on kit pic tomorrow.
Cheers Dave.

please do dave,

Looked through my books and cannot find a period pic of it on use but these are apparently original tunics--

Nicesone Tafpara..just took these hope there better..
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Dave maybe since the tunic is no longer for sale, we can move this thread to an area for further discussion?

Yes..could this be moved please

Yay, I managed to move it!

It certainly is a really interesting tunic, Dave.

LOL, it woz me wot moved it!

So, is Dave's jacket original then? Being so unusual (and unfamiliar to most) why would anyone make a repro?

D'oh! You could have at least let me live in my uber-moderator fantasy land.

Why would anyone make such a repro? To cater for the reenactor who wants everything!