German nurse and StG44
- Thread starter Jakes
- Start date
Hard to say much about the photo, but looks like it could be period original. In any case, that nurse has some big medicine!
Desert_Faux
Senior Member
Looks to be reenactment photo.
The sling is a repro with the 2x leather loops.
IMHO
The sling is a repro with the 2x leather loops.
IMHO
waffenmeister
Senior Member
Is that front sight and muzzle nut on a MP 43/1?
Sen24
Well-known member
I think what you are noticing is that the muzzle break looks like a blank adapter.. Slightly out of spec to the MP44 style. Another reason this probably is a reenactor.
Also, late war Sturmgewehrs with ZF4 rails had them in the white and not overblued like this
mostpeople
Senior Member
It all looks a little too perfect
I agree with the 'no' as well.
Its a very good 'period colourisation' effort though. The grey colour of the nurses apron is a question mark for me as well, most of the originals I've seen in collections and museum's (and original German photos) have all been white not grey, plus the seersucker blue striping on her blouse looks a little too pale as well, compared to the very black look to the StG44?
Its a very good 'period colourisation' effort though. The grey colour of the nurses apron is a question mark for me as well, most of the originals I've seen in collections and museum's (and original German photos) have all been white not grey, plus the seersucker blue striping on her blouse looks a little too pale as well, compared to the very black look to the StG44?
pitfighter
Senior Member
I agree.
For fun, and with nothing much else to do, I just scanned through about 40 original images of German nurses, lol.
One factor, and one anyone who has served in any capacity will notice is, their uniforms were starched and ironed, likely every night, this has an effect, even on a shirt at the end of a hard day, you can still see the starched ironing effect - the OP's image - has not starched her shirt ever.
Also, and this is a little more personal - and I choose my worlds delicately.
All of the shirts were fitted on the larger side, as are most uniforms (unless you're in the Spanish legion), the women wearing them were also likely living on a low protein diet, so the shirts would appear even less fitted as the war progressed. The rifle puts this image as a fairly late war image.
Even the rare images of large framed nurses show their uniforms to be looser fitting than the one in the image.
Also did not see another image of a shirt with those neat little collar tabs.
I'm not an expert on uniforms especially not nurses uniforms, but thought I'd add my 2 cents.
Last edited:
Oh, spot on!
Attachments
pitfighter
Senior Member
mostpeople
Senior Member
Checking in for well endowed nurses
Didn’t need to. I’ve seen photos before of their parade for their patron saint on a professional Mil/LE forum I’m a member of. WTF??? Yes, eye bleach is mandatory.
Can we all agree that whoever designed their uniforms was ghey??
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk