Germanische-SS Officer Tunic

Extreme Rarity | Museum Interest

 Germanische-SS Officer tunic for sale. The four-pocket, Dutch Germanische-SS officer service tunic made in a black wool gabardine  with pleated top pockets, and lower slash pockets. The tunic with  a blank right-hand collar patch with silver piping, and a left-hand patch bearing three silvered rank pips and silver piping. The tunic complete with its officer quality single epaulette with silver stripes on a black base. The left-hand sleeve with officer-quality Dutch Hookfoot triangle. The triangle in black and red wool, and with a bullion wire Hookfoot to the centre, and  wire piping. To the French cuff, a cuff title in black with upper- and lower silver wire borders. The right-hand sleeve retaining the Germanische-SS Runes diamond. The diamond in black doeskin, with silver Runes, and with silver piping. The tunic with standard silver pebble buttons throughout. Award loops for one decoration to the left pocket. The tunic lined in black silk.

Condition report: The SS tunic in a distressed condition. Much moth damage all over. Much general use and soiling. The insignia showing some  oxidation.

Notes: The uniform is for the Dutch Germanische-SS rank of SS-Onderstormleider.

Additional notes: This uniform of extreme rarity. The majority of Germanische-SS uniforms were destroyed in 1945. Few examples are  known to survive.