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RAS7 Exceptional Heer M43 pattern drillich service blouse for an Artillerie Feldwebel

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Exceptional Heer M43 pattern drillich service blouse for an Artillerie Feldwebel, barely worn example constructed throughout of reed green colored drillich cotton with the HBT weave pattern, with a steel hook and eye at the collar, six button front, four patch pockets, adjustable cuffs and centrally vented rear skirt, with the exception of the shoulder straps buttons which are sewn into place, all of the matching field grey painted pebbled steel buttons are held with S rings, buttons have practically all of their paint, collar liner, bandage pocket and cuff buttons are black composite, all remain and are originally sewn, the minimal lining components are of grey colored rayon and flat cotton, the belt hook support straps are webbed, the black size stampings to the vertical facing panel are very faint, a thread remnant that held the issue tag is still attached to the bandage pocket, the subdued woven pattern insignia are factory wen, the Litzen collar patches differ slightly and these are machine straight stitched, the national emblem is applied in the 'zip and flip' fashion, with a single line of machine stitching along the back of the eagle's wing edge and with the lower portions being completed by hand sewing, the matched pair of slip on shoulder straps are made of field grey wool with ribbed cotton tongue reinforcements and synthetic piping, the non metallic NCO Tresse is the type with black lines intended for wear with drillich garments and is entirely machine sewn, each has a single zinc rank pip, with just the slightest traces of soloing to the lower sleeve bottoms and bandage pocket, there are no liabilities otherwise, USD $1750 NEW PRICE

 
 

 
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