L011394 FLIGHT LEUTNANT'S SERVICE TUNIC. (Dienstbluse)

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 the Fliegerbluse, (Flight Blouse). The 1938 pattern tunic eventually did replace the Tuchrock, but not the Fliegerbluse.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Private purchase, 1935 pattern, Luftwaffe blue/grey, wool/rayon blend construction tunic with a pronounced whipcord weave. The tunic features a vertical, four button front closure with small, upswept, fold back lapels and a lay down collar. The tunic has four, pleated, patch, front pockets with straight edged button down flaps. The right breast has a hand embroidered Luftwaffe eagle in bright silver/aluminum wire threads with grey cotton thread accents on a cut out blue/grey wool base. The eagle is neatly handstitched to the tunic. Original award loops for two breast badges. KVK2 Ribbon to button hole. The straight cut sleeves have deep fold back French cuffs which are tacked in the upright position at both the inner and outer sleeve seams. The tunic has sewn on shoulder boards of bright silver/aluminum Russian braid on golden yellow wool waffenfarbe bases. The forward edge of the collar is trimmed in bright, twisted, silver/aluminum cording. The collar has golden yellow wool collar tabs with a single hand embroidered rank "gull" and oak leaf wreath all in bright silver/aluminum wire threads. The collar tabs are also trimmed with bright, twisted, silver/aluminum cording and are hand stitched to the collar. The interior of the tunic is fully lined in grey rayon with off white, striped sleeves. The buttons are all the bright, silver washed, pebbled magnetic sheet metal type and appear to have their original stitching. One small sewing repair to the right sleeve. The tunic is roughly size 34" chest. One tiny sewing repair to the lower left pocket. Nice worn and used example showing the expected age and wear. Very decent example with all original insignia application. 

GRADE ****                             PRICE $1,750.00

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