Original Item: Only One Available. This is a beautiful Heer Artillery Unteroffiziere mit Portepee (Senior NCO) M35 Waffenrock Dress Tunic. The base material of the uniform is made of a fine feldgrau colored "whipcord" weave wool. The wool shows no signs of any physical damage by misuse nor any mothing we can see. Eight magnetic pebbled aluminum topped buttons adorn the front of the tunic, and all appear to be originally attached and maker marked on the back. They match an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left side. The interior is lined with a very nice green rayon cotton blend twill, which has a vertical slash pocket just inside the left closure. There is an internal belt to help maintain the shape, and it also looks to be set up so that a danger could be hung on the left side, which we do not often see. There is a hanger strap attached to the base of the left sleeve with a spring clip, which then has a reinforced areas on the inside around the eyelet that extends outside of the tunic. We checked the interior thoroughly, and were not able to locate any type of maker or name label.

The front breast eagle is a wartime pattern light green colored BeVo type executed in silver wire onto a field gray wool backing. 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 flaschengrün (dark bottle-green) "badge cloth" wool, decorated a strip of 15mm flat silver-grey woven rayon braid (Unteroffoziers-Tressen), sewn around the collar border, and has two "hook and loop" fasteners at the front. It also still has the original collar protector still installed, which would prevent wear and pilling to the collar inside. The base material of the two dress litzen collar tabs on each side of the collar opening is Hellblau (Light blue) wool, the Waffenfarbe (Corps Color) during WWII for Transportation troops (Fahrtruppen) until 1942 and Supply troops (Nachschubtruppen) from 1942 onwards. The two litzenspiegel themselves are woven from a fine silver flatware tresse. The collar and its insignia, are without any noticeable damage or mothing. The edge of the collar, front closure, and rear vent all bear light blue piping matching the collar tabs.

The “sew-in” style Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee Schulterklappen (Junior NCO shoulder straps) of this Waffenrock have a dark green base wool, with the correct NCO Tresse sewn around the entire edge, and are piped in light blue. They both are fitted with TWO rank "pips", which indicate the rank of Oberfeldwebel, an NCO rank equivalent to a U.S. Army Master Sergeant. The lower French style cuffs of the sleeves are covered with the correct dark bottle green wool, and are adorned with light blue piping and NCO Tress flat silver borders. The sleeve litzen are the correct silver on light blue for artillery.

There are also two thread loops on the left chest, probably for a medal ribbon bar that is no longer present. Overall condition is near excellent, with very few discrepancies, particularly on the exterior. The interior shows a bit more wear, and some of the stitching on the lining has pulled.

This lovely Transport and Supply Troop NCO Waffenrock comes ready to display!

Approximate Measurements:-
Collar to shoulder: 9.5"
Shoulder to sleeve: 14”
Shoulder to shoulder: 14"
Chest width: 18”
Waist: 16"
Hip: 19"
Front length: 28"

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.