Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Police Rural Constable Greatcoat

Item #M0251-1011

$301
(Mantel). A well-preserved, nice quality Police-green wool-rayon blend double-breasted greatcoat, featuring two vertical parallel rows of six silvered, pebbled buttons, maker marked on reverse with the logo for Assmann & Söhne, meeting an equal number of reinforced button holes, with a single metal hook and clasp at the neck with a protective fabric tab, featuring two diagonally angled slash pockets with rounded forward edge flaps at the front of the waist, with a horizontal half waist belt with dual button closure to reverse of waistband, lay down collar constructed of chocolate brown wool bordered by orange wool piping, with sew-on shoulder boards for the rank Unterwachmeister (Junior Watch Master/Constable), each constructed of two 8 mm double-laid wool soutache braids, with the inner and outer braids in dark brown, and the outer braid with evenly space aluminum threads in the form of Vs, over an orange wool base, measuring 35 mm (w) x 115 mm (l), the reverse of the greatcoat presents a central, vertical tail skirt vent measuring 60 cm in length, the interior of the greatcoat is fully lined in with khaki-green cotton-rayon fabric, marked 360 under the lining, presenting minimal wear, measuring 48 cm across the shoulders, 58.5 cm in the sleeves, and 123 cm in total length, and is in overall extremely fine condition.