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Very interesting picture. I would love too find some wartime surplus stock of these jackets!

John is correct. The difference between the two types is the amount of material used. Later in the war they had less internal webbing (or " brackets") because there was simlply less material available. I have a first type and a second type, both completely from aluminium. I will post some pictures later on.

Very interesting information!!!! Thanks Gordon.

That' clear. Thanks Eduardo!!!

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Is 170 euro a good price for this one or is it a fake?

Hello, I've noticed this one for sale. I don't know if KM buckles where eagle stamped normally the leather tab?

Great thread with very valueable information, thanks Gordon!

Nice to see how you solved this puzzle Gordon!

Finally got my copy as well; nr 154 a signed copy! A very nice book about uboat stuff with the greatest pictures!

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Thanks for the reply!! I took some other pictures I am sorry for the delay, but I was working in another country in mean time.

Hi Joe. Thanks for the reply! I agree that the side-emblems look new on the picture, but this is also due to the flash. Under the emblem the cloth looks like the emblem is there for years. O trie to take another picture of the emblems, Best Floris

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The seller says it's a late war (44-45) Kriegsmarine jacket used by Schnellboote and Uboat personel. I never saw these on wartime pictures before. the buttons are marked with "Overhoff Cie" Anybody has an opinion?

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The cap has a nice "salty" look. The cockade is heavily damaged. The gold piping joins in the side! so that's a good thing, as I was told by Gordon and Michel (see other topic: uboat officer's sidecap, in GMIC) The eagle insignia is gold bullion. Very interesting is the unofficial capinsignia on the side, the crew of U763 had a white shield with a black chross, the swords I don't know. The swords are from metal and the picture below you can see how this is pinned on the cap. The White shield is made of the "plastic" kind material where original nameplates on U-boats and kriegsmarine equipment etc. where made from! It's sewned on and on stiching is loose so I can see the back which has the letters "Ku" (see picture) I hope I can get some opinion's on this cap!

To me it looks like a "one piece insignia" for a donald duck cap which is broken in two (eagle and cocade where attached) and the "needle" is also missing.

Hi Joe, If you reply on a message you can attach a picture, use "browse" at File Attachments to look for the picture on your computer. You have to shrink the picture to a small size about 60 kB. One at the time. I use the program "paint" to shrink my pictures but I have the version from the Netherlands so it's hard to explain how to do that. Maybe somebody else can help. Good luck, Floris

Hi Hinrik, These are not the goggles that where used with a tauchretter. These goggles where used as "sunglasses" , by Flakgunners, also you see them a lot on ebay as "Uboat goggles". Regards, Floris