Original DDR Border Guard General's Complete Uniform Coat Pants Hat Grenztruppen

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Here is a very rare chance to own a fantastic and complete East German Border Guard General's uniform. The uniform was collected not long after the fall of the Berlin Wall and several years ago I had the opportunity to get it from the family who decided to part with it. I have grudgingly decided to finally offer it for sale.
The coat measures about 20 inches pit to pit and has 5 rows of cloth ribbon bars sewn onto the coat. I am told that several were for high ranking officers only and denote years of faithful service. The shoulder boards are gold with intertwined silver and each has a general's star. On the right breast to a metal Soviet military school graduation badge. The pants have about a 38 inch waist and 29 1/2 inch inseam. Each leg has a small green cord piping with a 1 3/8 green stripe on each side denoting general's rank. The stripes go all the way down the outside of each leg starting just below a 1 1/2 inch waist border. Neither the coat or pants have any size marks or tailor labels. The visor hat is marked NVA 59 1856 L. It has a gold cord, green piping, the oak leaf general's badge applied to a cutout green felt like material and that applied to the green hat band. (This guy had one big head.) The shirt has a tag 43 L in red at the collar. There is some wear at the collar. There are thread marks on the shirt where ribbon bars were once sewn on to the left breast and a reinforced hole on the right breast for the Soviet military school badge. The shirt buttons which would have been on the shoulder boards are missing, but the boards are tied on to the shirt with the proper laces; these were found in the shirt pocket. These two buttons are the only buttons I see missing off of any part of the uniform group.The star that is on each coat board is missing from the shirt boards. Some of these items might be able to be replaced if you chose to do so; I chose to leave everything as found The shirt measures about 25 inches pit to pit. It is a greenish color with a black elastic band tie.
You can't get much more complete than that, and consider that this is not just an every day soldier, but a general and leader from one of the most notorious units of the Cold War. You can liken them to Hitler's SS. This is a very rare and historically significant group. Don't miss out on this rare opportunity.
From a  smoke-free environment, being sold as pictured. Please view the photo as it is part of the description. If you have any questions please ask before bidding. Low starting price with no reserve. SHIPPING: To be sent delivery conformation to your US listed eBay or Paypal address only. Will combine shipping where possible.
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