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The THW symbol is very cool and I applaud their nod to the TENO in the basic design.

Tradition uber alles!

Mike

Dave -

Thanks for posting those. I already grabbed them from all of your (and other TENO buffs) wonderful posts around the net. My shopping list is daunting to say the least. I bet there are a couple guys WITH the insignia looking for the TUNIC! Typical!

All the best - Mike

It has arrived!

It is a POLICE TENO tunic (look at the color compared to a Heer M36). I have asked the seller for more info, but from what I know already I think this was an unissued tunic that wound up being worn for a short time by a civilian after the war. There is no indication of any prior insignia (minus the ghost of a Heer eagle that was sewn on post-war and removed). It's mint minus a few moth bits and some unfortunate moth tracking on the back. My reasoning for the civilian use theory is because there is tobacco in the chest pocket (so somebody wore it) and it came with odd, civilian tailored boards made of separate pieces of similar material. The size is huge... a US 44 Jacket. Here are the pics (I had to put them on Flickr because the forum would only allow teeny tiny pics).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/18698389@N00/...57621430206357/

I look forward to your replies!

Mike

Thank you Dave! Those boards are actually in the collection of a friend. I considered going after them because I am about to receive in the mail a stripped TENO police tunic. It may be feldgrau, but I really think from the photos that it's police green. We shall see! It's TENO stamped inside (the TN cog logo over the size) and it has all the proper details. I shall post photos when the mailman brings it to me. I know these are very rare so I am quite excited.

All the best - Mike

Greetings! Are these TENO Police boards from later in the war or SCHUTZPOLIZEI DES REICHS? Thanks!