Germany, Heer. An EM/NCO’s Tropical Field Blouse

(Heer Tropen Feldbluse). A well-preserved, late-war Heer tropical field blouse, constructed of an olive-drab cotton-blended twill. It features a narrow turned-down collar which transitions into double breast lapels. Affixed to each shoulder is an integrated loop at the outer edge and a pebbled magnetic metal button on the inner edge for the accommodation of shoulder straps. The cuff of each sleeve features a vertical slit with a hidden reinforced buttonhole, offering a custom fit with buttons which have since been lost. Dual non-pleated pockets are set into each breast flap, all opening with straight horizontal flaps with reinforced buttonholes meeting pebbled magnetic metal buttons. Stitched onto the blouse just above the upper right pocket is an insignia consisting of a golden-brown rayon base bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika. Measuring 105 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), the eagle is secured in place with its original factory embroidery. The blouse closes with five pebbled magnetic metal buttons on the right flap meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left flap. Completing the exterior features are two sets of three vertically-arranged reinforced eyelets at the sides of the waist, allowing for the addition of a belt hanger. The interior features analogous integrated straps meeting the belt hanger eyelets, as well as a single narrow pocket at the lower right breast flap. Stamped onto the right is a partially-legible Reichsbetriebsnummer, size dimensions, and a manufacture date of “44”. The blouse measures approximately 460 mm across the shoulders, with an arm length of 550 mm, and an overall body length of 715 mm when folded flat. With the exception of the missing cuff buttons and shoulder straps, the blouse is in an extremely fine condition.