Any idea what this is?

[Brylcreemer]

I've just come across this beauty on the bay.

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It's in my size, but is too rich for my blood factoring in shipping from the states. Does anyone know what it is? German Civvy jacket?

Thanks

 

[Flightengineer]

Here you need the experience and knowledge of @Pilot.

I can say one thing for sure - the pilot's wings are not WW2 - it's command pilot 1st class pilot's badge wings post war Bundes Luftwaffe (FRG)

 

[Kermit3D]

Imho it's a fancy jacket customized to look like a jacket worn by luftwaffe pilots.
Probably a fairly modern jacket.
... the patches/emblems are whimsical and just put on the jacket.

Strangely, the zipper is correct (at least I think so).

 

[Chandler]

Crazy herringbone lining.

 

[MikeyB-17]

The patches aren’t attached-there’s a pic without them in there. It’s not unattractive, but Luftwaffe? Per-lease!

 

[Chandler]

The patches aren’t attached-there’s a pic without them in there. It’s not unattractive, but Luftwaffe? Per-lease!

No epaulettes, either. Huh. Marketing genius.

 

[Erwin]

Crazy herringbone lining.

It is not herringbone actually, it looks like a well-known pattern [for plaid fabric] from one French designer, but please don't call this herringbone. Very cool jacket.

This could be a privately purchased Fliegerjacke, on some examples lining fabric can be very interesting, like for example:

 

[Chandler]

It is not herringbone actually, it looks like a well-known pattern [for plaid fabric] from one French designer, but please don't call this herringbone. Very cool jacket.

Sorry, mis-spoke -- houndstooth, and hardly a proprietary, designer pattern. Look at the closeup in the auction.

And by the way, now I see what others have pointed out (on my desktop -- doesn't show on my phone) -- please lose the animated spider GIF. What's the purpose anyway?

 

[Kermit3D]

It is not herringbone actually, it looks like a well-known pattern [for plaid fabric] from one French designer, but please don't call this herringbone. Very cool jacket.

This could be a privately purchased Fliegerjacke, on some examples lining fabric can be very interesting, like for example:
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This jacket you posted as an example comes from this website :

The Collector's Guild

www.germanmilitaria.com

... I always thought that this jacket was also not an original jacket worn by luftwaffe airmen, but a more modern jacket. The leather "bulges" on each side of the zippers seem quite modern. Hard to say why, but for me it's not a WW2 original.

 

[Kermit3D]

The private purchase of jackets by Luftwaffe pilots is a complex issue. Many different jackets were worn at the time, but some types of jackets seem more common than others. Cyclist jacket seems to represent a majority of private purchases, but for example HJ Marseille and Werner Mölders wear another type of private purchase jackets.

Anyway, statistically, 98% of the jackets described as "luftwaffe private purchase" are fake.

 

[Pilot]

Both jackets are not Luftwaffe and not WW2 but 60ies civies.
Ebay has several of them for much less €$¥
The lips around the chest zips and the zipper are give aways..
The tiny collar is also typical for post war.

 

[Brylcreemer]

Many thanks all for your replies. As mentioned my original post, I assumed it was a civvy. Obvs it's not a WW2 jacket. I was really wondering, though, if anyone might have info on manufacturers, but I guess it may just be an obscure run lost to time.