Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unhooded Marsh Pattern Camouflage Smock Auction printed portrait of Franz Joseph

printed portrait of Franz Joseph in uniform

centrepiece ring in dark blue embroidery

(Deutsches Jungvolk Gürtelschnalle)

measuring 29 mm (w) x 29 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unhooded Marsh Pattern Camouflage Smock Auction printed portrait of Franz Joseph(Wehrmacht Schlupfhemd in Sumpftarn). Constructed of a weather hardened, cotton rayon blend material. The exterior is dyed in a classic Sumpftarnmuster (marsh pattern) camouflage with a mottle consisting of roughly equal olive drab and dark green irregular shapes, interspersed with dark brown, all overlaid by dark green splinters arranged vertically. A vertical slit is set into the front of the neck and extends approximately one third of the way down