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S045459 M44 DOT PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE TROUSERS. (Tarnunghose)
BACKGROUND: The development of SS camouflage items was initiated by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler in 1935 when he tasked the Reichsführung-SS, (National Leadership of the SS), to begin research of new camouflage patterns and garments for use by the fledgling SS-VT, SS-Verfugüngstruppe, (SS-Special Purpose Troops). In late 1936 and early 1937 the first SS camouflage garments were issued to personnel of the SS-VT Standarte Deutschland for field testing and evaluation. The first items evaluated were the Quarter shelters/ponchos, followed by steel helmet covers, face masks and smocks. As the war continued various other clothing items were produced in the assorted camouflage patterns. Originally the camouflage patterns were all produced in the time consuming manual screen printing until the development of the machine roller printing in 1940. By the end of the war no fewer then ten assorted camouflage patterns had been developed and used by the SS. The M44 dot pattern camouflage uniform, consisting of a field blouse and pants was officially introduced on March 1ST 1944 as a cost saving measure, and was designed to serve double duty by replacing both the drill tunic and camouflage smock. Originally the early models of the M44 dot pattern camouflage uniforms were manufactured from stockpiles of dual sided, camouflage material with an HBT, (Herring Bone Twill), weave and the field blouse came outfitted with shoulder strap retaining loops and buttons and a factory applied sleeve eagle. By July 1944 the inclusion of the shoulder strap retaining loops and buttons and the factory applied sleeve eagle were discontinued. The M44 dot pattern camouflage uniform was only suitable for warm climates and regulations dictated that the uniforms were to be returned to the units storage depots annually on November 1ST although the lack of supplies negated this directive and the uniforms were worn through-out the year.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Cotton/rayon blend construction, "Keilhose", style pants with an HBT, (Herring Bone Twill), weave and the machine printed dot pattern camouflage to the exterior. The camouflage pattern is predominately light brown with random spots of tan and assorted shades of green. The pants feature a vertical, four button French fly with an additional two buttons positioned on the waistband. One of the waistband buttons is absent. The pants have two, slightly diagonally angled, slash, front pockets with single button closures and a horizontal patch watch pocket situated just below the right waistband. The watch pocket is in a smooth finished cotton/rayon blend without the HBT weave. The exterior waistband has four, vertical, button down, belt loops with one situated on either side of the front fly and two situated to the reverse center. The reverse, right seat of the pants have a single, horizontal, slash pocket with a single button closure. The reverse also has two, small, vertical, tapering darts and the side panels each have a horizontal, fit adjustment strap with a corresponding, nickel/silver plated, magnetic sheet metal, toothed, gripper buckle to each. The gripper buckles show heavy surface spotting. The seat and crotch have a large, half-moon shaped, dual-ply, reinforcement panel machine stitched in place. The cuffs of the pants each have a vertical, tapering dart to both the front and back creating a slight inward taper. The cuffs each have a vertical slash to the outside seams with three, horizontal, stitched eyelets to the bottom edges. The inside cuff seams each have an olive drab cotton foot stirrup with dual strand, white cotton straps machine stitched in place. The stirrup straps were designed to be inserted into the stitched eyelets at the outside cuff seams for a secure fit. The interior waistband is lined in grey rayon with an HBT weave and has four, evenly spaced, suspender buttons intact and two, vertically extended, fabric tabs with a single button to each, at the reverse center. The waistband lining is well marked with black size inkstamps. The interior pocket bags are constructed in ribbed, olive drab cotton twill. The buttons are a combination of molded tan glass and the tan painted, magnetic sheet metal and alloy dish types and most appear to have their original stitching. The pants are in overall good condition with minor age and usage toning, a few small picks and pulls as is typical with this material and a small, machine stitched patch repair to each knee area. The patch repairs appear to have been period applied. The pants are roughly size 34" waist.
GRADE ***1/4 PRICE $5,355.00
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