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Dave/Paul & the Membership. I recently came across this work tunic (no pants) but have no clue what it is worth. Thoughts? I'm spectuating that as a work uniform they got lots of use and therefore are somewhat difficult to find..Looks to be complete. Execpt for the staining...too bad, it's an interseting piece. Thoughts about is value? LMK, Regards, Tom

Hi, I'm a new member to the organization. I started with the TeNo thread, but as a WWII German uniform collector I like to research my acquisitions. Over the past year I found both an NCO & Officer's Feldpost Tunic. I have been researching both during that time. It seem not much info is available regarding the size/number of personnel in the FP service during the period 1939-45. I really like the Soldbuchs you have posted. Trying to find FP related militaria is a challenging as TeNo. Any information on the units, organization, size, etc would interest me greatly. thanx..

One more...tell me how they look to you. If ok, I'll send some others. thx/Tom

How do I qualify for a larger file size?

Dave, lets see if any of the pic's are detailed enough...have to get'em under 70k..most are at 58K. best I can do with the limitation.

Ok! What thread..? is there supposed to be a link?

And a close-up!

Thanx Dave..I have been told that this is a Open Claw for a TeNo EM. I suspect that if it is, it would be worn with the blue tunic. The belt & buckle for the combat variety could be that of the branch in which they were serving, e.g., Army. Thoughts on the belt? Another picture below..

And the closer...well known location.

Canvas cover...interior

Cover of an interesting TeNo Manual dated 1939..Given my current space allocation will post two more....

And the from the backside....OBTW I will have the M40 TeNo Tunic next week and will begin posting pictures. Let me know if you have any special requests.

Well Guys..How FAKE is this treasure??? Will post the other side....shortly.

Dave/Paul, many thanks for all the information re: TN, and especially the PICs..and details regarding my 1st variation Field-Grey. Truely I have gone through collecting tunics the hard-way in some cases,and likewise gained much knowledge from the Duck....as well! I will be MORE the happy to send endless PIC's as soon as it arrives...I don't yet have it in my sweaty hands. Ha! I did just receive Angolia-Taylor's German Police Vol II..Awsome!!!...and also Defending the Reich, by David Littlejohn. What outstanding reference publications, just unbelievable. Did the Cufftitle come into existance in 1940 or later? All of the of 1941 photos I've seen the TN member is not wearing the CT. Littlejohn states the field-grey Wehrmacht/Heer type tunic was for ware only in occupied countries and Not worn in Germany (pg479). I caught Dave's comment on the shoulder board rank..so it brings into question Littlejohn's statement that "when wearing the field-grey uniform the same TN collar patch was worn on both sides of the collar, as well as TN shoulder straps/boards". So does that suggest the that rank was displayed both on the collar tabs & boards? Not sure I understand what was expected to be there given this statement. Angolia says rank only on both collar litzen, which is in line with Dave's statement. It looks like rank for my tunic belonged to a "what"? If no rank was applied to the shoulder boards what should have been on the collar litzen, left & right, if they were to be the same. confused!! I am by NO means an expert on TN..as you can see. I do love the spirit of the hunt and the exchange of discovery and historical information. I have an opportunity to acquire a TeNo service manual, oilcloth cover, ~100 pages, 5x8 format dated 1939. Thought it might be a nice addition while hunting the real tough-stuff! Also, were the EM/NCO's authorized to carry sidearms? I see Officer's were authorized in 1938. I'll send more pic's as soon as the cloth arrives. promise..

per your request..... RARE M-40 TeNo Combat Tunic..I personally have never laid eyes on anything like this before and must say I fell quite honestly that a tunic of this nature is 20 times as rare as an SS combat tunic with cufftitle. This is cut identical to a M-40 wool combat tunic in that it has four pleated and scalloped pockets. The collar is the same color as the rest of the tunic. In this case, even the color is unique. It's a different color green and actually has a hint of gray. It's a closed collar, five button, set up. All the buttons have the TeNo symbol with the cogwheel in the background. The black slip-on boards are unique to the TeNo service with the silver bullion piping with black twisted thread running through the bullion. At one time these had metal ciphers of some sort but these are missing. The collar tabs are also black with the same piping. These also had some aluminum unit numbers at one time. There is a new book out which has a huge section on TeNo and I think we can probably find out what these ciphers were. The sleeve has a mega bevo TeNo cufftitle and flat wire sleeve eagle. These, just like every other aspect of this choice offering, is 100% original to the piece. Even the belt hooks (with only a one hole set up) are special. This approximately size 40 tunic has a full green-gray rayon liner and white striped sleeve lining. It's got the one size stamping (55) as found in political type tunics and a huge black ink TeNo stamp. I really cannot overemphasize just how rare this combat piece really is. All this, and the condition is overall excellent!

Correct on both accounts these are the only stamps.

A couple more..TeNo

Thanks for the warm welcome and will try to be an active participant. Navigating the site is a bit challenging for me, but I'll figure it out...I've only recently decome interested in the TeNo Branch. In the uniform arena my collecting focus is summer/tropical combat tuics, Army Luft and Police, with a few of exceptions of which this is one! I have included a few more Pics per your request. I greatly appreciate the information that everyone has provided re:TeNo and hope you enjoy the photos..

I'm a new member to the Club. I have been collecting for a sometime, primarily WWII German militaria. I recently added a TeNo tunic to my collection, identical to the M-40 wool combat tunic. It has four pleated and scalloped pockets. The collar is the same color as the rest of the tunic, a different color green with a hint of gray. It has a closed collar, and a five button front. All the buttons have the TeNo symbol with the cogwheel in the background. The black slip-on boards at one time had metal ciphers of some sort but are now missing. The collar tabs are also black and again had some aluminum unit numbers at one time. So obviously I'm looking for the correct ciphers. The sleeve has a bevo TeNo cufftitle and flat wire sleeve eagle. I would estimate the size to be ~40 US and has a full green-gray rayon liner and white striped sleeve lining. It's has one size stamping (55) and a huge black ink TeNo stamp. I have tried unsuccessfully to upload some pictures. but will make another attempt at this time...I'm looking forward to contributing what I can to the club.