Luftwaffe Fliegerbluse

[Snoopy]

Hello

This is my flak fliegerbluse, for a obergefreiter. It has original loops for one badge. The badge is an original "Luftwaffe erdkampf abzeichen". The tunic has a trade patch for a "funker". The tunic is in used condition. Hope you like it.

Snoopy

[Snoopy]

[Snoopy]

[Paul R]

Nice one!! I love seeing tunics with the trade badges! What is the RBN number stamped on the liner?

Paul

[Snoopy]

Nice one!! I love seeing tunics with the trade badges! What is the RBN number stamped on the liner?

Paul

Thanks Paul. I just love the bright colours of these tunics. I can't find any RBN number. The liner is stamped with "L.B.A. 42", and the usual size stamp. I will post another tunic in a couple of minutes.

Snoopy

[Snoopy]

Hello again

This is another of my tunics. I don't know if it's rare, but I believe that it's a bit harder to find. It's an early fliegerbluse (prewar) for an unteroffizier. The early tunics had no external pockets. The rank insignia is a bit unusual, because the "tresse" doesn't go around the entire collar. I have actually seen this in period pictures. The tunic has a faint inkstamp in the liner.

Snoopy

Edited April 15, 2007 by Snoopy

[Snoopy]

This are the inkstamps in the lw trousers, that came whith the tunic.

[Paul R]

This are the inkstamps in the lw trousers, that came whith the tunic.

Thanks Snoopy!

The NCO tabs(used for overcoats until 1942) on the flight tunic are very unusual.

[Snoopy]

Hello Paul

The tresse is not attached to the collarpatches. The tresse are machinestitched to the collar, except that in this case the tresse only goes around the patches. I believe I read somewhere that this was sometimes done to preserve materials.

Snoopy

[Paul R]

That is the first I have seen this done on a Fliegerbluse, yet I have seen it done more than one drill tunic!!! Very interesting piece! I would love to see this one up close!