WH (Heer) M36 Cavalry NCO's Field Blouse
Wehrmacht (Heer) 'Kavallerie' (cavalry) bottle green coloured M36 type NCO's Field Blouse (Feldbluse M36). The development of the M36 field blouse can be traced back to April 1933 with the introduction of the first pattern field blouses. Modifications of the M33 field blouse had evolved into the M36 Field Blouse. This is an EM's issue tunic which has been upgraded to an NCO's rank. The high quality wool/rayon blend construction field blouse has 5 front closure buttons and the recognizable four, pleated, front pockets. The field blouse is having a nicely hand-sewn early style BeVo-woven breast-eagle original applied. The collar is having original machine-sewn collar-tabs and silver NCO braid machine-sewn around the collar. The collar-tabs are having the orange-yellow branch colour as intended for Cavalry (Kavallerie) personnel. Shoulder-board loops and buttons are present and the tunic is complete with a pair of slip-on type M36 style pointed shoulder-straps as intended for an 'Oberfeldwebel der Kavallerie' (Cavalry) within a 'Lehr' unit. The interior of the field blouse is partially lined in ribbed, grey/tan cotton, there is a small bandage pocket on the lower right. The field blouse is nicely size marked (chest size 90cms) and nicely maker marked by a company from Nürnberg, the tunic is showing a 1941 depot marking (F41). Overall the tunic is hardly showing any traces of usage and is in very good near mint condition, see photos. The tunic is not cheap, but hard to find in this condition, great original tunic!
