German Pre-War SA Tailored Brownshirt
German Pre-war SA brownshirt. This one is VERY SPECIAL! First, it's in excellent condition and does not look to have ever been worn. Next, the color is more a Brown then Tan, which brownshirts were made from all different shades of tab and some light Brown, but this brownshirt is made of a silk/cotton blend, not all cotton as most are. It's a silk/cotton blend and is EXTREMELY soft, and the material is a very high quality. I have only seen another in a silk/cotton Blend before and that was for and SA General. This is a tailor made brownshirt, not an issue one and I am guessing this NCO or his family had lots of money to afford this. Expensive material!
The brownshirt is piped in a Black and White cotton piping, same as the topping on the shoulderboard. The collar tabs are Brown, which on a Brown shirt looks different. The tabs have the rank side for an NCO, single silver pip and a single rank stripe. The other side has the unit R6/23 for Westmark, based in Andernach. Both tabs show light wear, same as the shirt but the shirt shows some damage to the right front lower, see the photos, most likely storage. The shoulderboard is hand sewn to the shoulder, and is also Brown based. There are loops for one award on the pocket. The buttons are silver chrome finish, and solid back with the maker and "ASSMANN" all held on with a metal ring. The party armband is an excellent example, no damage or fading, is hand sewn across the top only, and is a multi-seciton made armband. The liner is a partial white upper section of cotton, and there are clear stamps in the neck for the size. At the waist are the belt ramps, all match in Silver pebbled finish and all are RZM stamped. This belt ramp system is the more expensive "bobbi" style where the ramps can be easily removed when you wash the shirt, then put back in. You can see where the RZM tag was at one time.
One last thing about the shirt. Its high quality made and the liner clearly shows this, all seams are completely sewn over so there are no rough edges, also at the neck, at the top brown button is a tab to fold under the other side when button, all features of a tailor made shirt. You will not see another like this! If not for the minor damage to the lower right front, this shirt would be MINT! This shirt is of the quality for a HIGH ranking SA official. You see higher end tailored items sometimes in Army parade tunics as well, but for lower ranks. This one is NICE!
