Hi everyone, I recently bought this Volkspolizei jacket for a meister of the volkspolizei (maked "O" for 1974, if I’ve understood correctly), but I’m a bit confused: Why this jacket has not the "schutzpolizei" arm patch and the service chevrons on the left sleeve? Wasn’t that the standard for every meister ranks?
Also, what medals should i put on?
I bought this from a guy who had a bunch of military stuff and some other coats but this one caught my eye.
Inside the coats inside pocket it says :
NVA P/1 1806 7 m561
I would also like to mention that the sleeves green collar doesn't seem to be moved / sewn into this coat as in there is no stitching on the inside of the sleeve
im just worried its not authentic because with all the photos ive seen of the coats like this they’re either more all grey and this coat is a greenish grey and along with the collar of the coat being a dark grey.
I’ve searched and all I could find was that it couldve been a Cold War-era East German Border Troops winter greatcoat but those in the photos don’t have the green sleeve collar.
if you have any info that would be appreciate!!
(if yall need any more photos I would be happy to share some more)
I know more about soviet stuff then East German but I still like Warsaw pact stuff I got this visor cap for 25 quid
I am making this because I spend too much money on boots and then I don’t have enough for this kinda stuff.
The handle is kind of fucked and the sheath is too big so the design needs to be shortened. I plan to cast the handle from resin soon once I find a design that works and then I will send the 3D blade to someone to be cast in metal.
Please give me feedback on improvements!
I'm looking to put together a Stasi uniform, is there any difference between Stasi and NVA shoulder boards that are both red? Some stores mark them the same and some stores mark them differently.