I'm looking for information on the original SA brownshirt aka the (Rossbach bought) 'Lettow Shirt' (1924-1929c) It was worn by Hitler, Hess, Himmler and many others attending the 1927 Reichsparteitag. It was even worn by Horst Wessel
Hitler wearing the shirt in a 1926 Hoffmann test photo
Here is Hitler wearing the shirt with Goebbels at the 1927 Reichsparteitag
Also from the 1927 RPT: Hess, Graf, Himmler, Hitler, and others wearing der shirt
Very specifically, I'm looking to locate one of these rare shirts , from a private
collection if possible, to answer a few basic questions:
Photos show it to be a rather dark brown, with pearlescent buttons, but what shade
of brown was it?
What was the shirts material? It appears to be rather course in the photos. denim?
cotton? gabardine? It also looked to have a sheen to it. what does it look like to you?
What was the reason for the unique upper sleeve cut? Do you think it was meant to
adjust the length of the sleeves?
Hand colored photos and a few paintings are the only color references which could
be found.
here are a few:
This appears to be a painting made from a 1926 Hoffmann photo
This was a hand-colored cigarette card also made from the same 1926 photo, but with a different shade of brown.
Would be very grateful for any help to locate a collector who might own one in
private collection.
Also would appreciate comments from those knowledgeable about uniforms from the kampfzeit period or anyone else wanting to assist in this challenge
Please post any photos of this shirt that you might have here, to aid in the discussion
What color brown was the original SA/SS brownshirt?
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Re: What color brown was the original SA/SS brownshirt?
I would say it's a "chestnut" or "sienna" brown colour.but what shade of brown was it?
Later the NSDAP shirts adopted a tone more clear, "bronze" or "cooper" brown.
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Re: What color brown was the original SA/SS brownshirt?
It sounds like something for keeping birds...."cooper brown"
I meant "copper brown".
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