Marine Artillery EM's Field Tunic

Marine artillery field-grey wool tunic with a five button front closure with a single metal hook and eye positioned at the forward neckline. Tunic has two pleated patch front pockets with scalloped button down flaps on the chest and two slash hip pocket. Lay down, field-grey collar with machine woven collar tabs with field-grey rayon litzen with an interwoven, pale grey center stripe and golden yellow branch of service stripes. The collar tabs are original machine sewn to the collar. The field blouse has the, post May-1940 pattern field-grey wool construction pointed tip, slip on shoulder straps with machine embroidered, cross anchor’s for marine artillery in golden yellow cotton threads. The slip on shoulder straps fabric retaining loops and buttons are intact. To the chest is a coastal/marine artillery EM/NCO’s national eagle in golden yellow threads on field grey backing machine sewn in place.

Inside is lined with mouse grey brushed cotton. The lining has a very faint maker mark stamp and a clear depot stamp located to the back. The depot stamp is dated 31/12/39 (New Year’s Eve!). There is also a paper label sewn in place with the tunic size. The label is also marked “Mar-Bekl-Amt Kiel” (Marine cloth department Kiel). The tunic has two sets of stitched eyelets situated at either reverse side panel, at the waistline for the belt support hooks. The belt support hooks are also in place. Back has been sewn in a couple of centimeters for a better look. All original coastal/marine artillery, tan painted metal buttons are in place and the tunic is in a very good condition with hardly any signs of age or use. There is one tiny moth/wear hole located to the back.

Museum quality tunic, impossible to find in better condition!!