Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Gemeindepolizei (Municipal Police) Em/Nco’s Service Tunic

(Gemeindepolizei Waffenrock). This is an extremely well-preserved Gemeindepolizei (Municipal Police) service tunic, constructed of smooth police-green wool. The collar, constructed of smooth dark brown wool, fully trimmed with carmine piping. The collar is also flanked by tabs, constructed of carmine wool, which bear dual machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire insignia and are trimmed with twisted and rolled silver aluminum piping. Each tab measures 30 mm (w) x 70 mm (l). The shoulders are adorned with a board constructed of cardboard-reinforced carmine piping. Each board bears two rows of silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with brown threaded bands, and two rows of twisted and rolled brown threading, topped by two bronze rank pips. The boards each measure 32 mm (w) x 105 mm (l) and are affixed to the tunic by machine stitching at the outer edge and by a pebbled, silvered, magnetic metal button on the interior. The cuff of each sleeve is constructed of a layer of dark brown wool, bears two decorative pebbled, silvered, magnetic metal buttons, and is topped by a band of carmine piping.

Each breast of the tunic bears two pockets, all opening with stylized horizontal flaps bearing reinforced buttonholes, in turn meeting pebbled, silvered, magnetic metal buttons. The breast flaps are closed by eight pebbled, silvered, magnetic metal buttons on the right meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left. Both flaps are trimmed with bands of carmine piping. The lower reverse of the tunic features a vertical slit, flanked on each side by carmine piping, with two decorative pebbled, silvered, magnetic metal buttons at the bottom and two belt hooks of identical construction at the top. All buttons on the tunic are stamped “EXTRA FEIN” on the reverse, along with an arabesque design. The sides of the tunic feature additional belt hooks, constructed of blackened magnetic metal.

The interior of the tunic features a complete rayon liner, consisting of olive drab through the torso, transitioning into a pinstripe design through the arms. There is a single interior pocket located at the upper left breast, bearing a white tag with machine-embroidered carmine letters “J.R.”. The tunic is otherwise unmarked. Emanating from each armpit is a rayon belt secured to a blackened magnetic metal clip. The interior of the collar bears three magnetic metal butterfly-style clips, while the right has two magnetic metal clips meeting an equal number of loops on the left, facilitating a flush fit with the wearer’s neck. The tunic measures approximately 680 mm through the body, with a shoulder width of 430 mm and an arm length of 610 mm. Minor soiling and material fatigue is evident, but the tunic is in an otherwise near extremely fine condition.