Luftwaffe Flak Tunic

[Flak88]

Gents,

Just got this mint Flak tunic from Albert - you may have seen it before. Just gorgeous! It is a 1937 tunic to a Bavarian major and it has space for a LONG ribbon bar that will be difficult to find. I am sure the one award was a 1914 EK1, so that is on, and for fun I put a flak badge on too. It was probably something else, but who knows - what do you guys think? Thanks to Hankmeister for helping me get a USAF shirt, and that is a black East German Navy tie! I think they look great!

Anyway, bad light this evening and crappy flash, but for now I stuck it in front of a painting of the heavy Flak Siebel ferry my Opa was on and put an American pilot with UK wings next to it. Gonna have to find a nice officer's cap too.

Marc

Edited September 28, 2006 by Flak88

[Guest Rick Research]

Is the tunic label named, or just for a tailor in Bavaria?

[Flak88]

Rick,

Good question, and I guess i am assuming too much. It is named to Major Josef Vierbacher, and was made by Karl Thon im Bamberg.

Marc

Edited September 28, 2006 by Flak88

[Flak88]

And here you can see how long the ribbon bar was!

Marc

[Paul R]

Mark,

That is a realy nice display you have there. Both tunics are beautiful!!

[J Temple-West]

I must see if that tailor still exists. Very nice work.

[Flak88]

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[John Cooper]

WOW very nice tunic most likely out of my current price range... Now I must save the "Yank" in the RAF rig is super as well.

Cheers

John