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S004256 FEUERSCHUTZPOLIZEI MAJOR'S SERVICE TUNIC & RIDING BREECHES. (Dienstrock und Reithose)
BACKGROUND: On June 17TH 1936, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler was appointed to the newly created position of Chef der Deutschen Polizei im Reichsministerium des Innern, (Chief of the German Police in the National Ministry of the Interior), effectively giving him full control of all police agencies within Germany. As a result of this appointment and the restructuring of all the separate German state police into a single national police force new regulations were instituted on June 25TH 1936 to bring about uniformity in dress for all police through-out the country. One of the new uniform regulations replaced the previously worn blue uniforms with a new style police green uniform that was utilized, with minor modifications, until the end of the war. Generally the Feuerschutzpolizei, (Fire Protection Police), were distinguished from other police personnel with navy blue uniforms and headgear as opposed to the police green uniforms of the other police agencies. The police were divided into eight assorted branches of service and during the restructuring the different police agencies were assigned specific identifying, truppenfarbe, (Branch of Service Color), with the Feuerschutzpolizei being allocated carmine truppenfarbe. On the service tunic the truppenfarbe was generally displayed as the base of the shoulder boards/straps and the collar tabs as well as on ornamental piping. Besides the standard issue straight legged pants Police personnel were also authorized wear of both mounted and unmounted breeches with the service uniform. Police Officers holding the rank of Polizei-Leutnant to Generaloberst der Polizei were responsible for purchasing their own uniforms and could purchase them through the SS-Kleiderkasse, (Clothing Account), system which was originally established in Munich in 1935. The Officers were allotted a one time clothing allowance from the government with the amount varying depending on the individuals rank. The ranks of Polizei Unterwachtmeister to Polizei-Obermeister were issued their uniforms although they could also choose to purchase privately tailored garments of higher quality although the price may have been restrictive. Of Note: The German Police had no enlisted ranks with the lowest rank being an Unterwachtmeister which was equivalent to the German army rank of Unteroffizier
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Nice quality, private purchase, Police green, wool/rayon blend construction service tunic with a subtle whipcord weave features a vertical, eight button front closure with dual metal hooks and eyes at the forward neckline and a lay down collar. The edges of both of the front closure panels are trimmed in carmine wool, truppenfarben piping. The tunic has two, pleated, patch, breast pockets and two non-pleated, patch hip pockets, all with scalloped button down flaps. The left breast pocket has two horizontal thread loops for wear of an award. The straight cut, sleeves have non-adjustable, simulated French cuffs in black wool with dual ornamental buttons to the outside sleeve seams and carmine wool truppenfarben piping to the top and forward edges. The upper left sleeve has a hand embroidered, wreathed police eagle in bright silver/aluminum wire and bullion threads with a black swastika on a cut-out, vertically oval, ribbed police green wool base. The police eagle is neatly handstitched to the sleeve. The reverse of the tunic has a central vertical tail skirt vent with two ornamental buttons to the top edge and an additional two ornamental buttons to the bottom edge. The tail skirt vent is flanked by small, ornamentally, vertical panels which are piped in carmine wool truppenfarben. The tunic has sewn on shoulder boards in bright interwoven, silver/aluminum braids mounted on carmine wool truppenfarben bases. The shoulder board retaining buttons are intact. The black wool lay down collar has the typical zig-zag stitching to the reverse and the forward edge is piped in carmine wool truppenfarben. The collar features hand embroidered collar tab litzen in bright silver/aluminum wire threads with the regulations "V" patterned silver/aluminum wire "branch of service stripes", mounted on carmine wool truppenfarben bases. The collar tabs are machine stitched to the collar. The interior of the tunic is fully lined in ribbed greyish/tan rayon with white, black striped sleeves. The lining has a horizontal slash pocket to both the left and right breast. The reverse of the exterior left hip pocket has a small, field-grey wool reinforced, horizontal slash designed for the dagger/sword hangers. The tunic has no visible size or manufacturers markings. All three alloy collar liner studs are intact and come complete with a white linen collar liner. The tunic is in overall very good condition with light age and usage toning and about a half dozen small picks and pulls. The buttons are a combination of the bright silver washed, pebbled sheet metal and alloy types and are still quite clean and bright and they all appear to have their original stitching. The tunic is roughly size 36" chest. Included with the tunic is a pair of Police green, wool/rayon blend construction breeches with a subtle whipcord weave and a large dual-ply, brown leather reinforced seat, crotch and inner legs. The breeches feature a vertical, zipper closure French fly with an additional button positioned on the waistband. The front of the breeches have two, vertical reverse pleats, two diagonally angled, slash pockets with zipper closures and a small, horizontal slash watch pocket, to the right side of the fly, also with a zipper closure. The horizontal waistband has eight evenly spaced vertical belt loops and two horizontal, fit adjustment straps with corresponding, nickel/silver plated, toothed, sheet metal, gripper buckles positioned on either side of the fly. The reverse of the breeches have four, short, vertical tapering darts and two horizontal slash pockets with zipper closures. The seat, crotch and inner legs have a large, dual-ply, brushed brown leather reinforcement panel machine stitched in place. The leather panels have repeating, diamond patterned reinforcement stitching to the lower inner leg sections. The breeches balloon outward at the thighs and taper inwards down to the cuffs. The cuffs each have a vertical tapering dart to the reverse center and a vertical slash to the outer seams with zipper closures. The interior waistband is lined in grey/green rayon and has four evenly spaced suspender attachment buttons and two vertical extended fabric tabs with a single button to each positioned at the reverse center. The internal pocket bags are constructed in ribbed grey cotton twill and off white rayon. One of the pocket bags has a faint black numerical inkstamp. The breeches are in overall good condition with areas of light to moderate age and usage toning and a few small picks and pulls. The fly and one front pocket zipper are broken but the remaining zippers all still function. The buttons are a combination of the molded tan and black bakelite types and about half appear to have their original stitching. The breeches are roughly size 30" waist.
GRADE ***1/2 PRICE $2,525.00
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