Rare Waffen-SS M41 EM/NCO field blouse

Rare Waffen-SS M41 EM/NCO field blouse in near mint condition. The garment is a textbook M41 pattern, not to be confused with the M40 pattern. The M41 pattern is lined in rayon and has small sewn holes in the lining for belt hooks. The garment is in excellent unworn condition retaining most of the nap in the wool. The field blouse has been minimally modified for the wearer by the removal of the bandage pocket and the simplification of the sleeve ends removing the button closure but not shortening its length. The body is not shortened or otherwise modified. This rare early garment would be a very nice restoration base and very hard to upgrade!