French Cuffs on a EM "Walking Out" Tunic?

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feuerwerker
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French Cuffs on a EM "Walking Out" Tunic?

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I am applying insignia to a Unit Member's Tunic. He is putting together an SS-VT Impression using a M36 style Tunic and wants a "Walking Out" Tunic.

My issue is that the Tunic has French Cuffs (to accommodate his long arms) and he is an SS-Mann. Would using this style tunic be acceptable for use on a "Walking Out" Tunic?

I have searched for a period photo, but without success thus far.

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Re: French Cuffs on a EM "Walking Out" Tunic?

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Re: French Cuffs on a EM "Walking Out" Tunic?

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All the 'Sunday best' ss nco pics I have seen are exclusively no french cuffs. While I'm sure their may have been a few private purchase examples I'd stick with the accepted norm.
It should only cost about a tenner for a seamstress to remove the cuffs
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feuerwerker , I'm confused - how would French cuffs accommodate long arms !!? The arms on a tunic are the length they are - French cuffs start " at the cuff " ....
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Re: French Cuffs on a EM "Walking Out" Tunic?

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Thank you for the replies. The Tunic owner is a little of 6 feet tall, skinny and with very long arms. He had the French Cuffs added to this tunic to cover the 3 inch gap there was between the bottom of the cuff and his wrist.
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Men and NCO's could privately purchase officer quality tunics if they could afford it,page 159 of German army uniforms and insignia by Brian L Davis shows an army gefreiter in his walking out uniform with turn back cuff's and the same applied to the Waffen SS,here is a photo from uniforms of the WaffenSS by Michael D Beaver.An NCO tunic with tun back cuff's.
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Re: French Cuffs on a EM "Walking Out" Tunic?

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Thank you very much!!!
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