Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Gefreiter’s Parade Jacket, with Bekleidungsamt Kiel Mark, c. 1939 Archive attached to pin

attached to pin

The reverse bears a maker’s mark of “THOMAS WIELPÜTZ

7 mm (h) inclusive of its Imperial crown suspension

3mm (h – inclusive of cross adorned horizontally pierced ball)

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Gefreiter’s Parade Jacket, with Bekleidungsamt Kiel Mark, c. 1939 Archive attached to pin(Kriegsmarine dunkelblaue Paradejacke fr einen Gefreiter). An extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine parade jacket, constructed of dark navy blue wool. It features a turned down collar which transitions into double breast lapels. Stitched onto the upper left arm is a Radio Operator specialist insignia, consisting of a dark navy blue wool disc bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow lightning bolt, measuring 60 mm in diameter. Also stitched onto the