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Probably after New Year some more will be available.

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Panther Store jackets are made of cotton twill fabric.

Period made jackets were made both in HBT and cotton twill.

That would mean they still kept their white tabs on their everyday tunics? You probably mean "everyday tunic" as service uniform? If so, you're right. HG soldiers still wore white collar patches on their service uniform [garrison, walking out and so on] Regulation was made only for field ...

In my opinion there's big problem with identidying HG troops from 1944, because they apearance was not different than other LW tropps. LW Tarnbluse covered field uniform (so there's no cufftitle visible), and additionaly in early 1944 wearing white collar patches was forbidden (but as usually there ...

Seems picture shows HG troops?

Olly wrote: I believe these men are reputed to be HG also? -

Indeed

are talking about the sumpf Heer sniper smock

Is there other option?

Late period will accept also sumpf smock.

There were no patches on Luft tropical tunics.
About shirts: luftwaffe tropical shirt was common. Blue shirt- rather rare, as well as grey.

During service in hot climate soldiers often wore only shirts...

I think proper insignia for FJ Stug would be:
- yellow collar patches with red piping around
- shoulderboards with red piping

See some of our pictures from this year. Not much, but it's better than nothing

http://kgadler.org/index.php?id=102