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Published Luftwaffe Tuchrock for a Feldwebel in Fallschirm-Jäger Rgt.1 with medal bar and marksmanship lanyard, splendid standard issue example worn by an NCO of this famous unit, blouse constructed of issue quality blue grey wool with open collar, four button front, four pleated patch pockets and turn back cuffs, lined and with internal belt support straps (including a pair of aluminum belt support hooks) of grey colored ribbed cotton, with maker's size and LBA stamps in black ink, additionally there are two unit stamps - for Stab II. Fallschirm-Jäger-Rgt.1 and II. Fallschirm-Jäger-Rgt.1, the Roman numeral I indicates reserved for best wear, having silver pebbled buttons with smaller types used to anchor the shoulder straps, there are two small buttons under the right shoulder strap used to affix the rare early NCO yellow duty lanyard with (faded) silver painted wooden cones and a Luftwaffe grade 2 marksmanship lanyard, the lower edge of the collar is piped in yellow twisted cord, the collar patches are machine stitched and the rank gulls' prongs penetrate the collar, the sewn in shoulder straps have wool piping, straps each have a silvered zinc rank pip, all metallic NCO tresse is machine applied, the machine embroidered national emblem is hand stitched, the NCO's version of the Fallschirm-Jäger Rgt.1 sleeve band is machine embroidered in off white thread on green wool and has white 'Russia braid' style borders, this is hand sewn in the proper position above the French cuff, there are loops for the medal bar and two breast badges, the included appropriate medal bar has an EKII, Luftwaffe Four Year service medal, plus both 'Anschluss' and 'Sudetenland' medals, blouse shows little nap or serve wear, there are a few moth holes, the largest being to the front inner skirt and a couple much smaller to the right rear shoulder, there are two tiny darned repairs to the left rear collar and one to the lapel, this very example is pictured on pages 64-65 of the book Deutsche Fallschirmjäger Vol. 1 by K. Veltze, one of the less than a handful of known original examples worldwide, USD $8500 HOLD