r/Eastgermancollectors

Hi guys! I wanted to buy my first DDR uniform. I saw this on ebay, but the colour looks off. Its being sold as a Offizier Landstreitkräfte uniform. Can anyone help? Thanks!

recently bought these NVA jackboots, they are in a very good condition and I want it to stay that way. Right now i just store them in my room, but i am concerned about dry rot, not that theres any dry rot now but i want to maintain and safely store them to reduce the risk of dry rot, any tips? (i am new to collecting so feel free to roast me, but i am also looking for hinest tips.)

Guten Tag zusammen! I'm visiting this page due to my (unique?) strichtarn accessory wich is a gas mask in the common NVA pattern and mostly because I'm still quite of a rookie in reconstructions. My first full body wich I decided to do is a regular Schütze. At the moment, I have a jacket, trousers, suspenders with a belt and that bag, although everytime I see a profile of a regular soldier it's with a grey rubbery one. I've read that camouflage bag is really rare and barely seen, never really widely issued. So my question is; would it be a problem to use it for the profile? And how rare it actually is, because to some sites it's almost a unicorn like. Is the one I have even real???

(I got it from my uncle, who was not part of the NVA, although was a conscript of the Warsaw Pact)

I don’t really collect items like this but saw this and thought it was pretty cool it’s in my size but I feel like the price is too good to be true. Any insight would be great.

I picked this up at a thrift store in the UK for £45 and I’m trying to figure out exactly what I have.
It’s a Stand 21 racing suit, with the inside label showing:
● FIA 8856-2000
● Homologation RS.017.02
● Stand 21
● Manufactured in 2004
● VLN branding
● treenet.de sponsorship
● Porsche branding
● German flag
● “Eric Berger” embroidered directly onto the belt
I’ve found references to an Eric Berger racing Porsche in VLN/Nürburgring endurance racing, including a Steam Racing Porsche 996 GT3 RS, so I’m wondering if this is actually his personal/race-used suit.
I’m especially interested in:

1. What exact series/team/car/year this suit was used with
2. Whether anyone can find photos of Eric Berger wearing this exact suit
3. What the treenet.de / Steam Racing connection was
4. Whether this is a genuine race-used suit or just team/driver apparel
5. What you think it’s worth today, both as a general vintage FIA suit and with confirmed Eric Berger provenance
6. Any information about Stand 21 RS.017.02 / ST 021 from this period
   I’m not planning to sell it immediately, I mostly want to learn what I actually found. Any help identifying the history would be massively appreciated.
   Photos of the full suit and the FIA/Stand 21 label attached.

the only Thing i found ist this Website https://www.hotdogandsodacompany.de/hot-dog-and-soda-company/uniformen-bundesgrenzschutz/die-%C3%BCbergangszeit-1990/?utm\_source=chatgpt.com

Boots just came in. Im very happy I have finally done it. Boots arent too uncomfortable either, Im surprised!

I'm trying to assemble my new impression, the Militarstreife uniform, but I want to do it properly. I've seen the items needed to assemble the impression, but I have several questions to do it correctly; here they are:

- First, I seem to recall seeing that the Grenztruppen participated in this field of duty, so it seems inconsistent to see a Grenz with the Streife items ?

Two, I would like to know which part should be put on and when (cap cover, armband, etc.)

What is the difference between the kommandantendienst and the streife (it seems to me that it is just a change of name but we will see)?

Were all men called upon to do striping as a service, or were some specialized?

Is it normal to see an officer on a patrol of the streife, or only non-commissioned officers and enlisted men?

Thanks in advance to those who reply; too little information is available online.

I actually only had this example to go off of.
I have never seen one before either; I do not know if that was actually something soldiers received.
Online research provided little to no help in these regards.

Still: If its something of interest I can provide the pdf files to print for yourself or the photoshop files for yourself to edit.

Got a few more things to get(correct respirator and hose, undershirts, and correct mess tin)

Finded inside a ddr police cap