Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Evening Dress "Monkey" Jacket Uniform - Bootsmannmaat Affenjacke Stencils more closely followed standard Marine

more closely followed standard Marine Corps doctrine in training

The butt plate is absent and the mounts appear to be of Brass

supple brown leather M31 liner with all 8 of its fingers intact with original ink size stamp that reads 56 and the original liner tie string

- Kassel I

such as the stitching on the bottom of the leather "hinge" for the lid

Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Evening Dress "Monkey" Jacket Uniform - Bootsmannmaat Affenjacke Stencils more closely followed standard MarineOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a tailor made German WWII Kriegsmarine evening dress jacket for the rank of Bootsmannmaat (Petty Officer). The short jacket for evening dress, often called the Affenjacke (Monkey Jacket), is constructed of fine blue wool with gold Kriegsmarine buttons, Bootsmannmaat (Petty Officer) patch, engineering mechanic trade patch, gold ribbon rank cuffs, and wonderful embroidered yellow eagle to the right chest. The jacket