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L000458 SIGNAL SCHOOL LEUTNANT'S SERVICE TUNIC WITH DRESS AIGUILLETTE& PANTS.
(Dienstbluse mit Achselband und Hose)BACKGROUND: The Reichsluftwaffe was official established on February 26TH 1935 as the third branch of service of the Armed Forces. On March 9TH 1935 the formation of the new Reichsluftwaffe was announced to the foreign press and on March 16TH conscription was reintroduced for all three branches of service. On May 21ST 1935 the Reichsluftwaffe designation was altered to Luftwaffe. The standard pattern service uniform was adopted by the Luftwaffe in March 1935, and was based on the uniform worn by personnel in the Deutscher Luftsport Verband, (German Air Sports League), a civilian forerunner of the Luftwaffe, as early as 1933, with minor modifications. The 1935 pattern uniform tunic was designated Tuchrock, (Cloth tunic), and was worn open at the neck. On November 11TH 1938 a new pattern tunic was introduced that had allowances for it to be worn closed at the neck. The 1938 pattern tunic was designated Anzugrock, (Uniform tunic), and was intended to replace the 1935 pattern Tuchrock and Fliegerbluse, (Flight Blouse). The 1938 pattern tunic eventually did replace the Tuchrock, but not the Fliegerbluse. On its inception the Luftwaffe also adopted the DLV’s, Officer’s dress aiguillette. The dress aiguillette was worn by all Officer ranks with the Parade, Formal Day and Formal Evening Dress uniforms. Originally the DLV style aiguillette was constructed in matte silver/aluminum braiding for Company and Field grade Officers and in gilt braid for General rank Officers. Regulations of April 1935 altered the early matte silver/aluminum braid aiguillette to a bright silver/aluminum braid aiguillette for the Company and Field grade Officers with the ranks of Leutnant to Oberst inclusively. The dress aiguillette was worn suspended from under the right shoulder board, underneath the wearers arm across the right breast and secured to the top front closure button on the tunic. The straight legged, long pants were the basic, standard issue pants for all EM/NCO’s with flight personnel also being issued the flyer’s pants and mounted personnel being issued the riding breeches. The straight legged long pants for EM/NCO’s were the regulation, or optional type of pants as ordered, for wear with the Service Dress, the Undress Uniform, the Reporting and the Parade dress uniforms by all ranks. Officers and certain senior NCO ranks were responsible for purchasing their own uniforms and as a result were allotted a clothing allowance through the Luftwaffe’s Verkaufsabteilung, (Air-Force Sales Department), system. The Officers and certain senior NCO’s could choose to purchase their uniforms from the armed forces clothing depots or to privately purchase uniform items 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. The different branches of service within the Luftwaffe were allocated a specific, identifying, waffenfarbe, (Branch of Service Colors), with light brown being chosen for personnel serving with Nachrichten, (Signals), units which was generally displayed as collar piping for EM/NCO’s, (discontinued in March 1940), on the collar tabs and as piping on the shoulder strap/boards of the service tunic.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Nice quality, private purchase, Luftwaffe blue/grey wool/rayon, blend construction tunic with a subtle whipcord weave features a vertical, four button, front closure with small fold back lapels and a lay down collar. The tunic has two, pleated, patch, breast pockets and two diagonally angled, slash, hip pockets all with scalloped button down flaps. The right breast has a nice quality, hand embroidered, first pattern, "droop-tailed", (circa 1934-1936/1937), Luftwaffe eagle clutching a canted swastika in it’s talons, in bright silver/aluminum wire threads with bright silver/aluminum bullion accent threads on a cut-out, blue/grey, wool base. The eagle is neatly handstitched to the tunic. The right breast and shoulder also have an April 1935 pattern, Company and Field grade Officers dress aiguillette in bright silver/aluminum braiding. The dress aiguillette consists of a section of bright, heavy, dual interwoven silver/aluminum braid and two, bright, heavy, single silver/aluminum braids with attachment loops to each end and a central, small, button holed tab designed to be secured to a button positioned beneath the right shoulder board. The small, molded black bakelite aiguillette securing button is intact. The aiguillette is in overall very good, clean condition and is still quite bright and appears to be tied and positioned correctly. The left breast has two vertical and two horizontal thread loops for wear of awards and a ribbon/medal bar. The straight cut, non-adjustable, sleeves have deep, fold back, French cuffs which are tacked in the upright position at both the inner and outer sleeve seams. The reverse of the tunic has a short, central, vertical, tail skirt vent with two inserted, silver washed, stamped alloy, pebbled, belt support ramp buttons positioned at the top edge. The tunic has sewn on shoulder boards in bright, silver/aluminum Russia braid with the silver washed, stamped alloy, unit designation cyphers consisting of stylized, intertwined, letters, "NS", indicating Nachrichten Schule, (Signals School), mounted on light brown wool waffenfarbe bases. The shoulder board screw post, retaining buttons are intact. The forward edge of the lay down collar is trimmed in twisted, bright silver/aluminum cord. The collar has light brown wool collar tabs with a single, hand embroidered, rank "gull" and an opened top, half, oak-leaf wreath all in bright silver/aluminum wire threads. The collar tabs are piped in fine, twisted, bright silver/aluminum cord and are machine stitched to the collar. The interior of the tunic is fully lined in ribbed, charcoal grey cotton/rayon material with white striped, grey rayon sleeves. The lining has a horizontal slash pocket to the left breast panel. The tunic has no visible size or manufacturer’s markings. The tunic is in overall very good condition light chafe wear to the cuff and collar edges and minimal age and usage toning. The buttons, excluding the bakelite aiguillette button and the alloy belt support ramp buttons are all the bright, silver washed, pebbled magnetic sheet metal type and all appear to have their original stitching. The tunic is roughly size 41" chest.
Also included are a nice quality, private purchase, Luftwaffe blue/grey, wool/rayon blend construction, straight legged, long pants with a subtle whipcord weave. The pants feature a vertical, three button, French fly with an additional large metal hook and eye positioned on the waistband. The pants have two, diagonally angled, slash front pockets with ornate, scalloped, reinforcement stitching and a small, vertical slash, watch pocket to the bottom seam of the right waistband. The front of the pants also have a reverse pleat to each side of the fly. The reverse of the pants have a single, horizontal, slash pocket with a scalloped button down flap to the right seat, and two, short, diagonally angled, tapering darts. The pants have straight cut, non-adjustable cuffs with a dual-ply hem. The interior waistband is lined in two grades of pale grey, striped and patterned, cotton/rayon blend material while the internal pocket bags are in grey rayon. The waistband lining has four, evenly spaced suspender attachment buttons and two, vertically extended fabric tabs with a single button to each to the reverse center. The pants have no visible size or manufacturer’s markings. The pants are in overall very good condition with light chafe wear to the front pocket openings, a few small picks by the crotch and minimal age and usage toning. The buttons are all the molded tan bakelite type and appear to have their original stitching. The pants are roughly size 36" waist. Nice set in overall very good condition. Note, this pattern of tunic with the lower inserted hip pockets and arched back seams are seldom seen and should be considered scarce. See pp 273 of Uniforms & Tradition of the Luftwaffe Vol1.GRADE **** PRICE $1,995.00
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