Original WWII German NSDAP and SA Brown Wool Mantel Greatcoat with Armband and RZM Tag - Sturmabteilung Manufacture Type_Original Items unstimulated state

unstimulated state

The “USN” is no longer visible

There is a banner shaped cartouche on the left side that states UFFICIO PROVVISORIO / D'ARTIGLIERIA / GARDONE V

The KuK 15th Dragoon Regiment "Archduke Joseph" was a Cavalry Unit of the Austro-Hungarian Army

The included socket bayonet has lost most of the original blued finish

Original WWII German NSDAP and SA Brown Wool Mantel Greatcoat with Armband and RZM Tag - Sturmabteilung Manufacture Type_Original Items unstimulated stateOriginal Item: Only One Available. Brown was to become the official color of the N. S. D. A. P. and S. A. by circumstance rather than design. A large stockpile of discounted, surplus WWI tropical brown shirts and fabric, intended for wear in East Africa, were located in Austria in 1924 and purchased by the NSDAP as a temporary measure to bring uniformity of dress to their party members. In November of 1926 the brown shirt was officially introduced,