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MINT Luftwaffe paratrooper jump smock 'Fallschirmjäger knochensack' in Sumpftarn 1944
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€9258.20
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Description
MINT and unissued Luftwaffe sumpftarn Fallschirmjäger jump smock (knochensack). Late war construction in heavier cotton twill fabric with prominent straw colored assembly threads. The internal pocket panels are executed in light green ribbed cotton, with tan colored drawstring tapes. Complete with its originally sewn blue glass front closure buttons. All PYRM 6 marked snaps are present, operational and almost all free of oxidation. All four zippers are funcitional and either marked by RiRi or Zipp. The breast eagle is original applied on the chest, using zig-zag stichting. Maker marked with RBNr. 1/0250/4460 and has a Luftwaffe LBA acceptance stamp. Size marked 1A (Gr. 1A). Impossible to upgrade.
Interesting to see is that my friend Mike sold an identical twin example of this smock earlier on his website.
Interesting to see is that my friend Mike sold an identical twin example of this smock earlier on his website.