Paul R

Hello, I am thinking about getting these boards for a very inexpensive price. Does anyone have any clues as to what they are? The braid is dark blue and the base is Dark Green. Regards Paul

The back is dark green(admin color).

Hello, I found these for sale very inexpensively. I think that these are TR period, but have no idea what they could be. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Regards Paul

Thanks Snoopy, for your kind words. I have not seen you about lately. It is great to see you around. I would love to see your examples!

Thanks Snoopy!! I appreciate the kind words! It is great to see you about.

You are lucky to have such a grouping!! Congratulations! Please do add more photos, if you can.

Truly beautiful display, Bob!! I forget how much great stuff you really have!!

Hey Bob, Your topic has been moved. Those are some great shots!! It is the stuff that book covers are made from!!

Here is mine, to a senior medical officer. ORB 2nd award 18,324 per Ukaz of 15.11.50

Cactus in the background?!?!? I wonder where this one was taken?

My God!! That much!?! This world has gone nuts! Sal, you should get yours researched. Who knows what you will find! I got mine researched and it was only a long service ORB, but still... there were not too many numbered ORB and it would be well worth it to get a name to go along with it!

Hello, Welcome to the GMIC! The most commonly used tunic for field combat was the Fliegerbluse. This garment is manufactered in a blue-gray wool(Luftwaffen-grau). The fliegerbluse was also seen tailor made in greenish cloth, but I have only seen two of these. Other uniforms I have seen worn in the field are the drillich, and more rarely, the tuchrock and waffenrock. The last two I have seen worn in the field mainly by officers and higher ranking NCOs. Now, the first two uniforms that were authorized in the Luftwaffe when it started was the first pattern Fliegerblue and Tuchrock(parade tunic). Later, in an effort to make a general use uniform(for both field use and dress wear), the Tuchrock came out. It was supposed to replace the Tuchrock AND the Fleigerbluse. Although the Tuchrock stopped being issued, the fliegerbluse was never replaced and continued to be manufactured for the duration of the war. There were also some tunics that were made for the Luftwaffe, but were scarcely seen. Some examples of this are the Luftwaffen-grau M44 and M43, which were identical to the Heer versions. The drillich is a tunic made for garrison work detail, so the more expensive Luftwaffen-grau would not be damaged or worn out. These tunics were made of HBT material and were often seen worn in combat(Especially Flak and Field Division units) because they were a lot cooler to wear than the woolen uniforms. These were made in colors ranging from white to dark blue in color. Another type of uniform worn was the HBT four pocket types, similar to the M43. These came in green and LW blue. These were mainly issued to Field Division, Hermann Goering Division, and Flak units. ' There was no real chronology for the colors used in the fabrics to make uniforms I hope that I helped to answer a few questions. Regards Paul

I dont know about getting my wallet out, but I am pondering some other items that may not be as important to me in the collection. Besides Gary, they are not officer rankings!

I think that you and I both have the same DVD. I am looking for the first six months of of 1943 as well. I am most specifically looking for March through May.

I thought that we were talking about a set.

I think that 50 dollars is well below dealer price for the set.

Those are the first Justice NCO tabs I have seen.

Awesome Gary!! Do you know where my odd tabs were made? Can you tell?

Those are very interesting... they remind me of faded RLB tabs. I have never seen anything like this. What gives George the impression that they are medical academy tabs? Perhaps for a civilian or Luft Aux Medical School?

The female uniforms look like they are out of a 60's James Bond movie Some things are best left in the past...

Those are some great photos. What publication did you get these photos from?

The gold material looks brand new with no patina while the facing material and the buckram are dirty as hell... does not make too much sense to me. Regards Paul

The aging seems contrived to me as well.

Here are the images... I am not getting a good feeling about them at all. The overall quality seems lacking, IMHO. Also, the embroidery style matches up with some examples known to me to be reproduction... I look forward to hearing the thoughts of others.

Maybe not, but I dont see a "Cankle" among them!