Hans-Joachim Marseille jacket

[Enigma1938]

Nothing to apologize for. Let's blame the spam ;-)

 

[mulceber]

Nothing to apologize for. Let's blame the spam ;-)

Yep, all the more reason to ban those troublesome bots.

 

[Chandler]

I reported one of the posts, hopefully Mods can take over.

 

[Rory Schultz]

I found this variant of the Aero Radjacke, with the collar!
The jacket seems way too big (I hope I don't offend anyone)... but it's interesting to know that there were some with a collar :

This style is the one Gerhard Barkhorn wore during his flight training classes before actual deployment in the Luftwaffe in 1940. I came across a photo of him on a motorcycle wearing this style. But after deployment all the photos of him he was wearing Military regulation, unless someone knows of other photos.

 

[Rory Schultz]

Spam, did someone say, "Spam"? I love Spam, fried, deep battered, on bread, right out of the can or smeared with Mustard......Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam......more Spam.

 

[CombatWombat]

I found a "jagdflieger" on fleaBay that looks exactly like this.....but it's by noble house so god knows what it would wear like after a year or two

 

[Rory Schultz]

Nothing is worth squat made by .....ewww Noble House

 

[Kermit3D]

I just saw these photos on Facebook of a jacket almost identical to the one worn by Hans-Joachim Marseille.

 

[Pilot]

With all due respect to Mario the owner… the jacket shown is a Kletterweste … a ladies jacket from the young girls/woman organization..
Check its size and details if comparing whith the HJM jacket… flap buttons, position of flaps, buttons rows positions, sleeve straps, back seam ( HJM jacket has a horizontal back seam nno way vertical )… etc…
This one is another cosmetically reworked BDM Kletterweste…. surely no „ male „ ever used one of those

 

[Kermit3D]

Thank you for this information Brice.
I only saw a jacket that looks like the one from HJM.
But what you say doesn't really surprise me.
... and at the same time I learned what a "Kletterweste" was.

 

[JonnyCrow]

Nothing is worth squat made by .....ewww Noble House

Especially those god awful blue cloth kanaljacke pffft

 

[Rory Schultz]

With all due respect to Mario the owner… the jacket shown is a Kletterweste … a ladies jacket from the young girls/woman organization..
Check its size and details if comparing whith the HJM jacket… flap buttons, position of flaps, buttons rows positions, sleeve straps, back seam ( HJM jacket has a horizontal back seam nno way vertical )… etc…
This one is another cosmetically reworked BDM Kletterweste…. surely no „ male „ ever used one of those

Hey Bryce, which jacket are you referring or speaking of is a Kletterweste?

 

[Rory Schultz]

It has been my understanding that the BDM Kletterweste was always brushed Cord NOT leather for summer and Suede leather for winter. I have never seen the HJ males or BDM female wear chromed leather jackets as Uniform. During the Spanish Civil War the Panzer Units/Condor legions wore the exact one as above. Hans Joachim Marseille wore the exact same style as the above chromed leather except it was made by Hilbert Chemnitz and had a belted cuff not buttoned. Hilbert Chemnitz made a ton of variations of the exact one above with Single/Double breasted, short or long flapped pockets, snapped or zippered. I own 5 by Hilbert of this style with variations and 2 very rare ones by RoHo and WICO and they were worn by Motorcycle riders in 1930's-40's. And a Gelmock from the 30's.

Is this not the same DB Jacket as above??? I have this EXACT SAME OUTFIT in Dark Brown and in a lighter brown both Chromed Leather and these came from the 1930's. In the late 30's thru 40's were added zippers. Sorry for this late response. Having so much internet and PC problems here. My AWESOME Gaming PC with all my Games, History, Art and (Porn ) was murdered! God hates me, sent a Lightning bolt thru my house during a storm over a year ago and killed it dead!