Police Field Tunic for a Wachtmeister of the Gendarmerie in Service of the German Wehrmacht
Circa 1944, tailor-made piece, field tunic in Wehrmacht cut with sleeve cuffs, in field-gray police cloth. Machine-embroidered sleeve eagle, unit collar tabs machine-sewn, sew-in shoulder straps. On the chest 2 decorations and 1 ribbon bar. Ribbon for War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords, and Winter Battle Medal 1941/42 sewn at the buttonhole. On the right forearm with cuff title “Deutsche Wehrmacht” for enlisted men, machine-sewn. Interior with cloth lining, acceptance stamp “Po1944”, manufacturer “Karl Weichse Kleiderfabrik”. Measurements: shoulder width approx. 43 cm, sleeve length-outer approx. 59 cm, total length approx. 66 cm. Condition 1-
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