Officer's tunic of senior lieutenant of the tank troops of Red Army model 1943, made in 1944

The original officer's tunic is in a good collector's condition. The collar is standing, soft, fastened with through loops in front with two uniform buttons of small size. The upper strap is located in the middle and is fastened with three uniform buttons of small size through loops. The tunic has slotted (internal) pockets covered with flaps. Size 48, height 175-180. The tunic has shoulder straps of a senior lieutenant of the tank troops of the Red Army, sewn according to the 1943 TU, which is much rarer than shoulder straps made according to the 1945 TU! The belt can be purchased separately, it is not included in the kit, it is shown as an example of the design of a mannequin. Guarantee of authenticity. On the inside of the floor of the tunic there is a stamp with a perfectly readable date of manufacture - 1944. Minor tissue damage at the left pocket is visible in the photo. An interesting feature is the presence of black buttons sewn in an original way (except for a few authentic buttons on the strap, installed by us to replace the lost ones). It was introduced by order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR No. 25 of January 15, 1943. On August 5, 1944, breast welt pockets were introduced on the tunics of women enlisted and non-commissioned officers.