Heer Heer M44 Opinions Please

[airborne steve]

Hi there all,

I have been looking at this Heer M44 tunic. I have never owned an M44 so this is new territory for me. From what I know it looks good to me but I have been wrong before. Any and all comments welcome.

Steve

Edited August 6, 2007 by airborne steve

[airborne steve]

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[airborne steve]

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[airborne steve]

I have been told that this is a fake.

Steve

[joetauchretter]

Hello ,

Though almost perfect I feel this is a modern museum quality repro . The first think that hit me was how new and fresh it looks , compair this tunic to my M40 police tunic for sale on this web site and look at the difference in age apperance . Also, I have never seen a tunic with M44 stamped on the inside . These are just my humble opinion's though .

Best Regards,

Joe

[Paul R]

Hello ,

Though almost perfect I feel this is a modern museum quality repro . The first think that hit me was how new and fresh it looks , compair this tunic to my M40 police tunic for sale on this web site and look at the difference in age apperance . Also, I have never seen a tunic with M44 stamped on the inside . These are just my humble opinion's though .

Best Regards,

Joe

I have only owned one myself, but I have never seen an M44 with stamps either. I would have to have this one in hand before I could make a decision. I dont really like the Grefeiter cheveron or the application...

Who is selling this(unless it is confidential)?

Regards

Paul

[joetauchretter]

Hello ,

I too do not like the looks of the rank chevron nor do I like the way the collar tabs are sewn on . I checked all of my reference books and I feel the ink stamp M44 is the dead give away here , the Germans never called their uniforms "M40,M41, M42 ,M44 " etc. , this is done by modern day collectors !

Best Regards,

Joe

[airborne steve]

I pposted this on the WAF and Pierre said that this same tunic was sold on ebay as a fake for 300$. The dealer that I found this on is selling this for 1900+$. Ouch. Here is the web site where it is being offered.

http://www.antiquesarmsandarmor.com/frame-...orms-iframe.htm

Steve

[200lswc]

Hi all,

apart from the fact that this tunic's as genuine as a US$13 note (very likely a garment made by Janke!)....the M44 below the size markings is not the model designation;M is the first letter of the Wehrkries depot that processed theissue of the garment (in this case Munich),and 44 is the date !

Hope that helps

Manny

P.S.;I have attached a picture of the markings of a REAL M44 tunic made of a brownish shade of the so-called Russischer Stoff...apart from a double dose of RBNr you can read 180-188,which means that the garment was tailored for a soldier whose height was between 1,80 and 1,88mt,the regular sizes and the first letter of the depot(M for Munich) and year,which in this case is 44!

Edited August 19, 2007 by 200lswc

[200lswc]

Another example,this time the markings inside a pair of WH Tropical breeches!

[VonBierStein]

Stay away. Stay away from that website. Everything looks seriously unquestionable.