GERMAN WWII 2ND PATTERN ARMY TROPICAL COMBAT TUNIC then applied to the cap

then applied to the cap

The front of the helmet displays a lozenge pattern

numbered 8056 and dated 1944

The black lacquered front and rear peaks and crown show some typical crazing but remain structurally sound

GERMAN WWII 2ND PATTERN ARMY TROPICAL COMBAT TUNIC then applied to the capA good example of the 2nd pattern, tropical tunic, without pocket pleats. Standard five button front. Fitted with a set of slip on transport continental shoulder boards of a Hauptfeldwebel, the light blue waffenfarbe has faded down to virtually an infantry white. The NCO lace to the collar matches identically the lace to the shoulder boards. The collar patches are the standard Bevo woven tropical tan on blue examples. Standard Bevo woven tropical blue