S010291 SS-HAUPTSCHARFÜHRER'S "LAH" (Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler) SS M36 FIELD BLOUSE. (Feldbluse M36)

BACKGROUND: Originally members of the fledgling SS had no official uniform until April 1925 when they adopted, what was to become known as the, "Tradition Uniform" and personnel were outfitted with the same brown shirt uniform and kepi as the SA. In November 1925 personnel of the newly formed SS adopted a black kepi, necktie, breeches and border trim on their armbands to distinguish themselves from their SA counterparts. On July 7TH 1932 the black and earth grey service uniforms, for Allgemeine-SS, (General SS), SS-VT, SS-Verfügungstruppe, (SS-Special Purpose Troops), SS-TV, SS-Totenkopfverbände, (SS-Death’s Head Units), and SS-SD, SS-Sicherheitsdienst und Sicherheitspolizei, (SS-Security Service and Security Police), personnel was first introduced to replace the brown shirt, "Tradition", uniform. In 1935 the first field-grey uniforms were issued to personnel serving with the LSSAH, Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler for testing and evaluation and they were adopted as the official color of the field uniform on November 25TH 1935. In 1937 a slightly modified field-grey uniform was introduced and was worn through-out the war with minor alterations that basically followed the same modifications of the army style uniforms. Of Note: After the outbreak of WWII the black service uniforms were eventually phased out of wear for all but Allgemeine-SS personnel. On June 8TH 1942 Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler ordered that all black service uniforms in the possession of Waffen-SS personnel were to be returned to clothing depots in an attempt to overcome material shortages. By 1943 even Allgemeine-SS were being outfitted with field-grey uniforms and the black uniforms were to be reintroduced at the successful conclusion of the war. Personnel of the LSSAH, (Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler), were first authorized wear of the distinctive "Adolf Hitler", cufftitle as early as September 1933. The first, short lived, cufftitle utilized a Gothic style script which was altered to a Sütterlin style script in mid-1934. The Sütterlin style script cufftitle remain in use through-out the war with minor manufacturing variations.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Private purchase field-grey wool/rayon blend construction M36 pattern field blouse with a lay down, blue/green badge cloth collar, features a vertical, six button front closure with a double hook and eye positioned at the forward neckline. Superb original collar tabs, sewn should straps with perfect LAH cyphers. Superb officer's arm eagle and officers hand embroidered cufftitle. Black rayon cufftitle with hand embroidered Sütterlin style script, "Adolf Hitler" in bright silver/aluminum wire threads. The cufftitle is bordered at both the top and bottom edges in horizontally woven, seven strand, bright silver/aluminum wire threads. Awards loops for two breast badges and one award ribbon. The field blouse has four, pleated, front pockets with scalloped button down flaps. ice complete liner. Buttons look to be all original stitching. The field blouse is roughly size 36" chest. Superb tunic!

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