Army Generalmajor Piped Tunic
This field grey wool walking out dress tunic features a piped vertical, six gilt button front closure with dual metal hooks and eyes at the neckline. The body of the tunic features two pleated patch breast pockets and two matching hip pockets, all with scalloped button down flaps. The right breast has hand embroidered, Officer's quality, breast eagle in gilt wire and bullion threads on a green cloth base hand applied. The upper left breast has horizontal thread loops for a ribbon bar and below two vertical thread loops for wear of an award. The straight cut, non-adjustable, sleeves have deep, fold back piped French cuffs which are stitched in the upright position. The reverse of the tunic has a central, vertical, tail skirt vent The tunic has sewn on shoulder boards consisting of dual interwoven toned gilt wire braid with a third central, interwoven silver/aluminum braid mounted on a red wool waffenfarbe base. The shoulder boards indicate the rank of Generalmajor. The shoulder board retaining buttons are intact. The tunic has a lay down dark green badge cloth collar with the typical zig-zag reinforcement stitching to the reverse. The piped collar has General ranks tabs in gold cello threads mounted on large red wool waffenfarbe bases. Of Note: The first pattern "Larisch" collar tabs only has two prongs as opposed to three prongs on the second pattern collar tabs as introduced in April 1941. The collar tabs are handstitched to the collar. The interior of the tunic is fully lined in a grey rayon blend fabric with off white striped sleeves. The lining has a vertical field-grey rayon strap with a nickel/silver plated sheet metal friction clip handstitched to the bottom edge of the left armpit opening for securing the sword or dagger hanger. The lining has a small diagonal slash to the reverse of the left hip pocket also to accommodate the sword or dagger hanger. This wonderful tunic was purchased from the veterans son during the summer of 2014 and is untouched, as found!
| Rating: | NM |
| Item Number: | UN-14437 |
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