German WWII, Pioneer Officer Identified Waffenrock & Aigulette, 1937
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $875.00

Original era manufacture. A very fine quality Pioneer officers waffenrock, attributed to a Hauptmann who served in the 8th Pioneer Battalion in 1937. Beautiful feldgrau doeskin wool tunic with dark green wool collar and cuffs. Original sewn insignia throughout, the tunic eagle is handstitched as usual. Full imitation silk lining, with a Regensburg tailors tag on the outside pocket, and a name tag inside dated 1937. Sewn to the bottom of the left arm opening, is an original dagger hanger with snap-hook. An original set of dress aigulettes adorn the right shoulder, they are quite clean looking, however, one of the metal points has been broken. On the lower portion of the right sleeve, a clever moth damage repair has been done to the inside of the sleeve, being patched with a matching material. Another repair in the same location, was done by opening the sleeve hem on the top, pulling the damaged area inside, and re-sewing the seam. Nearly invisible at first glance, but the cuff points forward a bit now. One other minor issue to mention is that the top collar hook is missing, nice removable collar (not sure if period) has been placed inside the collar. Size is a 38 Long. The 8th Pioneer Battalion, formed part of the 8th Jager Division, which during the invasion of Russia, served in the relief of the Damjansk pocket in 1942/43. It continued to serve with Army Group North until after the retreat from Leningrad in 1944. It then served in the southern sector during the retreats through the Ukraine and Carpathians, it's remnants surrendering to the Russians in May of 1945.