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TIP200 Fantastic four pocket service blouse for an NSKK-Oberführer

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Fantastic four pocket service blouse for an NSKK-Oberführer (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahr-Korps), superb garment constructed of thick dark brown colored ribbed trikot wool, having a dark brown badge cloth covered open collar with its lower edges being piped in thick twisted aluminum cords, there are four patch pockets with the inverted pleats unique to this pattern, with four button front closure, deep turn back cuffs and a pair of rear belt support buttons, lining is of copper colored ribbed rayon and there are two internal breast pockets with buttoning tabs, the right internal pocket has a machine sewn oilcloth RZM tag labeled Handwerks-Arbeit with penned entry, the black wool machine collar patches each have a pair of silver finished metal oak leaves with polished highlights, these have twisted aluminum piping and are machine applied to the collar, the single sewn in shoulder board has intertwined metallic silver and gilt cords on a black wool base, the outer edge has synthetic navy blue piping machine applied, per references this color corresponds to M-Gruppe Hessen, the woven flat silver NSKK sleeve eagle and chevon are zig zag machine stitched to brown wool and hand stitched to the upper right sleeve, the multi piece wool Party armband is hand tacked to the left upper sleeve, it has a paper D grade RZM tag to the reverse, the lower left sleeve has a hand applied first pattern sleeve diamond of black wool with nickel silver device and twisted aluminum piping, the finely pebbled silver buttons are marked with Assmann logo, Extra Fein and RZM M5/8, there are integral belt support hooks at the waist, there are loops for a long ribbon bar and three breast badges, in excellent condition and with use a few tiny spots of insect grazing, there are no actual holes or repairs, please see pages 42-47 of the book NSKK-NSFK Uniforms, Organization and History by Angola and Littlejohn for discussion of this pattern, USD $5000 NEW PRICE

 
 

 
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