Heer Transport Unteroffizier's M43 Tropical Tunic

Light weight, ribbed khaki colored cotton twill construction. The tunic features five button front closure with a lay down collar. The tunic has four non-pleated front pockets with straight edged, button down flaps. Collar tab litzen are machine sewn in place. EM/NCO’s national eagle original applied with machine sewn top, folded down to create an invisable seam the rest is hand sewn as we like to see on a tunic like this. To the shoulders is a matching rare pair of tropical shoulder straps with light blue rayon piping for transport branch of service. There is loops sewn to the left breast pocket for two awards.

Inside with intact medical pocket and size markings to the inner lapel in black ink. The stamp is hard to read, but the tunic is in a good large size. Buttons are all matching and are attached with original “S”-rings. The tunic is in very good condition with no larger stains and there is no rips or mendings. There is only minor signs of age and wear especially to exposed postitions.

Rare and desirable tropical tunic which is hard to find with period sewn insignias and shoulder straps!!