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Published lightweight service blouse for a Waffen-SS Oberscharführer from an Aufklärungsabteilung, this particular garment is featured on pages 631-634 of the book Uniforms of the Waffen-SS 1942-1945, volume 2 by M. Beaver, blouse is constructed from flat grey/brown colored cotton linen that has faded to a medium tan color, having a fashionable deeply pointed dark green badge cloth covered collar, five button front, four pleated path pockets, simulated adjustable cuffs and a centrally vented rear skirt, the shoulders are heavily padded and the inner front chest areas are lined with sections of white cotton fabric, the pebbled metal buttons all appear to be originally sewn, the aluminum wire hand embroidered runic collar patch and matching rank tab are both hand sewn, the zinc rank pips' prongs protrude through the collar, the collar was enlarged at one time with a section having been neatly added to the rear center, metallic NCO Tresse is machine sewn to the lower collar edge, built for wear with slip on shoulder straps, the mid war style matched pair of slip on shoulder straps have synthetic piping, machine applied metallic NCO Tresse and a single silver rank pip each, a Demjansk shield is applied to the left upper arm with white cotton thread stitches through five holes drilled in the edge, the shield has neatly parted just below the name block but nothing is actually missing (it was laid flat for the photograph), the flatwire sleeve eagle and the Bronze Drivers Badge are both sewn with black cotton thread, at one time a sleeve band had been applied and its outline shadow is plainly visible, there are loops for three breast badges, an unmarked EKI 1939, two place EKII and Ostmedaillee ribbon bar plus an oxidized tinnie were found in the pocket, there is an overall veneer of fading, wear and light staining but no actual damage or repair, per the book this garment was brought to a surplus store by the family of an American veteran, USD $22,500 HOLD