Description:

SS WINTER PARKA
A very special Waffen-SS winter parka, a standard-issue rabbit-fur lined parka which was improved by its desperate owner with the addition of a heavier lining of very heavy wool in the chest area, with additional patches and repairs to the original wool, some even taken from civilian clothes cut-up and re-used here. On the outside, the coat bears all the hallmarks of the standard SS-issue winter coat, two flapped pockets on either side, green pebbled metal buttons, drawstring hood, and triangle cloth-reinfoced vents at rear. A sturdy cloth eagle and swastika insignia used by the SS is affixed to the left shoulder. However, in addition to the incredible amount of additional insulation our semi-frozen soldier added to the coat, we also see that vents under the arms have been sewn closed, and the pockets have had wool fur added as a lining as well. The lower plaquet has been stamped "SS BW 1944" indicating that the coat was made at an SS factory, likely by slave labor. Some clumsey repairs have been made to a few tears or weaknesses in stitching through the application of duct tape years ago - this should be removed and the garments few faults properly restored. This is as "salty" and original as they come!

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December 9, 2015 10:30 AM EST
Elkton, MD, US

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