Kriegsmarine/Küstenartillerie EM's HBT M43 Tunic
Service used Kriegsmarine drillich M43 field blouse for an Küstenartillerie EM, includes a pair of high quality shoulder straps. Standard issue garment made of reed green colored fabric having HBT weave, collar with steel hook and eye, four patch pockets, six button front and adjustable cuffs, having belt hook support straps and bandage pocket of grey colored rayon, stamped in black ink with RBNr, sizes and 1944 date, the painted pebbled steel buttons are held with S rings except for the shoulder strap buttons which are sewn into place, collar liner buttons are pressed paper, bandage pocket and cuff buttons are horn, one cuff button is missing and it appears that the former wearer cut small slits into the outer cuff fabric to fasten the cuff buttons through the cuff itself, the belt hook support holes at the hips are machine sewn slits, the subdued woven insignia is factory machine sewn, the collar litzen are straight stitched. A good used tunic.