Enigma1938
Well-Known Member
Hi folks
As I promised to Kermit3D I will show my "Reichsverteidigungsjacke"
It's a beautiful made replica that is extremely close to an original jacket of that type.
It's manufactured years ago from the guys who made the jackets for "pilot" before they retired and pilot took over all their stuff.
It's a copy of a very late ww2 Luftwaffe jacket, so originally produced around 1945 for the so called "Reichsverteidigung" or Defence of the Reich, a term for the Luftwaffe part that was most responsible for protecting Germany against the enemy air forces.
Because of the material shortage the germans suffered towards the end of ww2 this model lacks all metal parts that were used on earlier models. No heating wiring anymore, no metal zippers, no metal press studs.
The jacket shell is made from a beautiful grainy horsehide, the liner is made from light blue silk.
The collar is made of dark blue velvet/fleece.
Except the leather and the liner all parts are original ww2 NOS. Original RiRi plastic zippers, original blue Luftwaffe glass buttons. The buttons are in two different color shades, some more blue and the others more grey-blue.
The jacket fits great, also thanks to the adjustable strap inside the back.
This type of jackets was also used by the very first german jet pilots, flying the ME262 or the HE162 for example.
Some pics:
As I promised to Kermit3D I will show my "Reichsverteidigungsjacke"
It's a beautiful made replica that is extremely close to an original jacket of that type.
It's manufactured years ago from the guys who made the jackets for "pilot" before they retired and pilot took over all their stuff.
It's a copy of a very late ww2 Luftwaffe jacket, so originally produced around 1945 for the so called "Reichsverteidigung" or Defence of the Reich, a term for the Luftwaffe part that was most responsible for protecting Germany against the enemy air forces.
Because of the material shortage the germans suffered towards the end of ww2 this model lacks all metal parts that were used on earlier models. No heating wiring anymore, no metal zippers, no metal press studs.
The jacket shell is made from a beautiful grainy horsehide, the liner is made from light blue silk.
The collar is made of dark blue velvet/fleece.
Except the leather and the liner all parts are original ww2 NOS. Original RiRi plastic zippers, original blue Luftwaffe glass buttons. The buttons are in two different color shades, some more blue and the others more grey-blue.
The jacket fits great, also thanks to the adjustable strap inside the back.
This type of jackets was also used by the very first german jet pilots, flying the ME262 or the HE162 for example.
Some pics:
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