#8351-VOLUNTEER FIRE POLICE NCO SERVICE TUNIC: Fine, clean example of this lesser seen Fire service tunic as worn by localized volunteer fire fighting units. It is   produced of very dark blue (almost black) uniform wool. Cut in the Dienstrock pattern it has an eight-button front, roll cuffs, upper pleated & lower slash pockets and belt support buttons at the rear. Its solid back buttons are in a shiny, mirror like nickel silver finish.  It has plain, carmine pink velvet tabs with black piping machine sewn to its collar and sewn in Unterwachtmeister boards. These boards have light pink accents (as opposed to black) and like the tabs, indicative of the volunteer services. The standard machine embroidered sleeve eagle bears the town name of Harkenbleck (Niedersachsen) and is neatly hand applied. The interior is fully lined with black polished cotton with patterned white silk inside the sleeves and a single inside breast pocket. The tunic shows very little wear and only minor signs of age, Condition I- $495.00