A friend bought some bits back this week from Germany.. Including this.

Any ideas what it is ??(apart from smelly & dirty).

Could be a post war bus conductors..

Gilt Pebbled buttons.
Very Dark Blue.
See tags on turn out pocket.
Signs of epaulets being removed, cant see signs of any other insignia.

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Your pretty close....Post war Bundeswehr...in my opinion.

Robert

Greetings,

The reply from Robert is in the right direction, the tunic is for the railroad, in this case the Bundesbahn or postwar Reichsbahn.

These tunics follow the pattern of wartime examples pretty close, but the large tag inside is a very strong indicator of postwar production.

Cheers,

Thanks for the reply's...

Look like I could have probably bought one from the local surplus store...

Mark

Hello,

Could you provide a scan of the label? The flash has obscured the details.

To my knowledge postwar railway tunics did not have "French cuffs". After 1940-41 this feature was discontinued to save material.

Does the tunic have a vertical seam between the top and bottom pocket on each side? If so, this may be wartime issue.

A scan of the lable would really help.


Diane

www.brandenburghistorica.com

Yes, there is a seam between the top and bottom pockets.

The label is pretty washed out..

I can make our some prining in blue ink, and what looks like something stamped in red at the bottom of the label.

I've also noticed on the left sleeve (upper arm) the was a shield shaped patch, there at one time.

Mark

Bahn Tunic,

Thanks for looking here Diane, now that you mention it, it does appear to have had shoulder boards.

Therefore I wish to change my impression to that this tunic could very well be wartime. Too bad the label is reported as washed out.

Cheers

defintatly had boards... looks like they were sewn in. (and ripped out..)

Does anybody have a picture of one, as if it is a wartime one i would like to restore it with original insigina.

Mark