Tunic, M1935 Parade Dress Waffenrock (with Adjutant's aiguillettes : Hauptmann, Artillerie-Regiment 3 (SW35)

Tunic, M1935 Parade Dress Waffenrock (with Adjutant's aiguillettes : Hauptmann, Artillerie-Regiment 3

Single-breasted tunic with stand & fall collar of finely tailored field-grey tricot fabric of superior quality, piped vertically with red waffenfarbe to eight button front closure. The collar is of bottle green and edged with red waffenfarbe, the Prussian collar patches being of silver wire worked on red backings. The bottle green cuffs are of Swedish form and piped to the upper edges with red waffenfarbe, having pairs of wire embroidered vertical litzen patches worked on red rectangular backings, each having a single bright silver stipple pattern decorative button attached. Epaulettes are of flat silver wire Russia braid, worked on a red underlay, and featuring pairs of gilt rank stars with gilt figures, '3' in Arabic form. To the rear of the tunic at the skirt are matching ornamental false pockets, edged with red waffenfarbe, each displaying three bright silver stipple buttons. The garment is closed to the front by eight bright stipple buttons and a silver wire hand embroidered army pattern eagle & swastika hoheitszeichen is sewn to the upper right breast. Attached to the upper left breast are the ribbons of the following awards: War Merit Cross II Class, with Swords; Winter in the East 1941-42 Medal; Army Four Year Service Medal. To the right shoulder is fitted a set of silver wire Adjutant's aiguillettes. The tunic is complete with detachable white internal collar liner, the kragenbinde.

All ranks of the German Army wore a special uniform for parade and ceremonial dress. Of traditional influence, the waffenrock echoed a form of dress similar to that used during the Kaiser's reign, with the branch to which the man belonged indicated by the decorative piping and backings to the various insignia panels. Individual unit identity was expressed by numbers fitted to the epaulettes, or in the case of the ranks, machine embroidered. Tailoring was of very high quality as were materials, showing the highest degree of workmanship. In addition officers wore silver wire aiguillettes fitted to the right shoulder, together with a brocade belt and stone-grey riding breeches. Full medals were also worn as was the steel helmet (special lightweight versions were often worn by senior officers). This form of dress was to be suspended on the outbreak of hostilities in 1939 but those who were in possession could still retain it for walking out, weddings, and other formal occasions. Parades from then on became less ostentatious with Service Dress being substituted.

Averbeck & Bröskamp BERLIN W.

AVERBECK & BRÖSKAMP BERLIN W. Herr…. ?? Schivers Nr…. Den Sept 1938