Loulounug
Active Member
Dear forum
I'm requiering you'r assistance to find something/someone or some advise about this pretty nice coat
For a bit of history (before talking of the bad side)
When invading Russia (or former Soviet Union), the germans needed a way to protect from Generalisky Winter (same ennemy as Napoléon's story)
We all know the Heer camo parkas such the Sumpftarn camo (or the green one that was use)
(Image from Militariaplaza)
The Waffen SS got also his own coat, called "first and second" Karkhov parka, made of fur inside
(Countestry of Espenlaub militaria)
The main difference between the first and second model was the number of buttons.
But there is a "real" first model of this parka, a bit before the cloth version, it's one made of sheepskin and it was pretty rare
Here is one in wear, by an RKT officer.
And , by some luck, i'v managed to get one from the time.
But it had suffer some damage from the time and for an past owner to wear it
The damage was before covered by duck tape, and I was exepting an desastrous situation
After the duck tape removed, well... I would say that it isn't that bad but it will need something to take care of it
(Notice the decoloration due to the ducktape)
Any suggestion or qualified people for a nice restoration of it ?
Let me know
Louis.
I'm requiering you'r assistance to find something/someone or some advise about this pretty nice coat
For a bit of history (before talking of the bad side)
When invading Russia (or former Soviet Union), the germans needed a way to protect from Generalisky Winter (same ennemy as Napoléon's story)
We all know the Heer camo parkas such the Sumpftarn camo (or the green one that was use)
(Image from Militariaplaza)
The Waffen SS got also his own coat, called "first and second" Karkhov parka, made of fur inside
(Countestry of Espenlaub militaria)
The main difference between the first and second model was the number of buttons.
But there is a "real" first model of this parka, a bit before the cloth version, it's one made of sheepskin and it was pretty rare
Here is one in wear, by an RKT officer.
And , by some luck, i'v managed to get one from the time.
But it had suffer some damage from the time and for an past owner to wear it
The damage was before covered by duck tape, and I was exepting an desastrous situation
After the duck tape removed, well... I would say that it isn't that bad but it will need something to take care of it
(Notice the decoloration due to the ducktape)
Any suggestion or qualified people for a nice restoration of it ?
Let me know
Louis.