RD498.)ALLGEMEINE-SS OFFICER'S GREATCOAT: fantastic older quality and workmanship, not the typical Chinese and Pakistani junk found out there these days. Even the interior lining on this one is quilted. Tailored of a superb quality black melton cloth wool and with turn-back cuffs. Fashioned correctly in every resect; wide collar with machine sewn zig-zag stitching on the underside. Reverse waist area has buttoned tightener. Double-breasted front, two rows of matching silver pebbled buttons and are all matched on the back to the familiar  Viennese Gebruder Schneider, Wien firm. Superb quality collar tabs are machine applied, rank of Untersturmfuhrer and with hand embroidered silver bullion runes on the opposite. On wearer's right shoulder is the correct silver bullion cord shoulder board with silver pebbled button. Deluxe type wool Allgemeine-SS arm band of quality crimson wool and with black tape machine applied top and bottom borders. Super-quality silver bullion wire hand embroidered officer's cuff-title impeccably applied to sleeve.....R.u.S.-Hauptamt (the HQ office of the Rasse und Siedlungsamt or RuSHA). Two slash pockets at sides with flaps. Interior of coat is lined with black brushed cotton. About a US size 40 as it measures a bit over 20" from arm pit to arm pit across the front. Outstanding quality all around. EXC++++

To have this quality overcoat tailored today it would be easily over $1k! Ask for more up-closed and detailed photos.