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H084465 MOUNTED OFFICER'S RIDING BREECHES. (Reithose)
BACKGROUND: The German army utilized a wide variety of long trousers and breeches including the M35 dress pants, the standard, straight legged, long pants, drill and field pants, tapered "keilhose" pants and assorted specialized pants designed for specific branch of service personnel such as the Mountain troopers pants, the Panzer and Assault Gunner’s pants and breeches for mounted personnel. Mounted personnel in all branches of service utilized the riding breeches which were to be worn with most of the uniform types. As with the standard issue long pants the mounted breeches were originally produced in stone grey fabric until 1940 when regulations dictated that newly produced breeches be constructed in field-grey fabric. Originally the seat and crotch of the riding breeches were out-fitted with a leather reinforcement panel which was replaced, early in the war, with a dual-ply, field-grey wool or wool blend material reinforcement panel due to leather shortages. Officers and certain senior NCO ranks were responsible for purchasing their own uniforms and as a result were allotted a clothing allowance through the army’s Kleiderkasse, (Clothing Account), system. The Officers and certain senior NCO’s could choose to purchase their uniforms from the armed forces clothing depots or to privately purchase garments of higher quality. Although enlisted personnel were issued their uniforms from government supplies they were also permitted to purchase privately tailored uniforms although the price may have been restrictive.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Nice quality, post-1940 pattern, field-grey wool/rayon blend construction riding breeches with large, dual-ply, brushed leather reinforcement panels to the seat, crotch and inner thighs. The breeches feature a vertical, four button, French fly with an additional button positioned on the horizontal waistband. The breeches have two, diagonally angled, slash front pockets with single button closures and a small, horizontal, slash watch pocket, to the right side of the fly. The reverse of the breeches ride higher then the front and have the typical, central, "V" slash, a horizontal, slash, pocket with a single button closure to the right seat and four, short, vertical, tapering darts. The breeches feature exaggerated, outward, ballooning at the thighs and taper inwards down to the cuffs. The seat, crotch, inner thighs and inner calves have two, large, brushed leather reinforcement panels machine stitched in place. Leg lace ups complete with original string. All buttons look complete and have original stitching. The breeches are roughly size 30" waist. Very nice pair.
GRADE ****3/4 PRICE $595.00
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