Original Item: Only One Available. This is a excellent condition Heer Leutnant Officer's M35 Waffenrock Dress Tunic. The base material of the uniform is made of a fine feldgrau colored wool. The wool shows signs of light use, with just a few small moth holes, and no major wear or tears. It features eight silvered pebbled buttons on the front closure, which are all in very good condition, along with two hook and loop clasps at the collar. There is also a small plastic button installed between the silver buttons, probably for a shooting lanyard of some sort, which is not included. The breast features a machine embroidered silver bullion thread eagle, sewn to a dark bottle green wool backer. The eagle is without damage and is very neatly hand stitched to the chest in a fashion typical of wartime German tailor work.

The collar is wrapped in a flaschengrün (dark bottle-green) "badge cloth" wool, and the base material of the two bullion officer's dress litzen on each side of the collar opening is Weiß (white), which was the Waffenfarbe (corps color) during WWII for infantry and motorized infantry. The collar, front closure, and other areas of the tunic bear piping of the same color. The two litzen themselves are woven from a fine silver flatware thread. The collar and its insignia are without any noticeable damage or mothing. The lower French style cuffs of the sleeves have the correct green wool base, and are adorned with the correct white piping and litzen matching the collar. The “sew-in” style Leutnante Schulterklappen (junior officer shoulder straps) of this Waffenrock are constructed with two rows of fine silver flatware "Russia Braid" double piping and have the correct white bases that protrude around the edges. There are no rank "pips" installed, for the junior officer rank of Leutnant, equivalent to a U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant. We can also see two thread loops on the left chest for attachment of an award, now removed.

The interior is lined with a very nice olive colored cotton rayon blend, with a pocket on the left interior chest, as is standard. The sleeves are lined with fine ivory colored fabric, which is probably also a cotton rayon blend, and very soft. There is an internal belt to help give it a better profile, which is not adjustable. We checked the interior thoroughly, and were not able to find any type of markings.

Overall condition of the Waffenrock is very good, showing light wear from service with some light mothing across the tunic. The buttons all match, and there do not look to have been any replaced. There is wear around the collar, one of the first places to show wear, but it is still solid. There is light moth nipping at the cuffs and the piping, which is typical.

This gorgeous Infantry Leutnant Officer's Waffenrock comes ready to out fit with some awards and display!

Approximate Measurements:-
Collar to shoulder: 8.5"
Shoulder to sleeve: 25”
Shoulder to shoulder: 13"
Chest width: 17.5”
Waist: 15.5"
Hip: 18.5"
Front length: 29"

The M35 Waffenrock dress tunic was introduced for wear by all ranks on June 29TH 1935 as the walking out, parade and ceremonial dress with the piped, stone grey long pants. The design of the M35 dress tunic was based on the Imperial German army’s service tunic but was a different color and generally of much higher quality. Originally all personnel were issued two M35 dress tunics but manufacture was discontinued in late 1939 or early 1940 and was to be reinstated at the successful conclusion of the war. Regulations of March 21ST 1940 stated that the M35 dress tunics that were no longer suitable for dress wear were to be modified and reissued to personnel of the replacement and reserve units for every day wear. Officers and certain senior NCO ranks were responsible for purchasing their own uniforms and as a result were allotted a clothing allowance through the army’s Kleiderkasse, (Clothing Account), system. The Officers and certain senior NCO’s could choose to purchase their uniforms from the armed forces clothing depots or to privately purchase garments of higher quality. Although enlisted personnel were issued their uniforms from government supplies they were also permitted to purchase privately tailored uniforms although the price may have been restrictive.