Pirschen M40 tunic/ Compared with memory M36 officer tunic.

[FKpt.Fritz]

Ok one is an officer cut M36 and pirschens is a M40 enlisted. So there are cut differences but I figured id pict them to compare anyways. Once I had them side by side Pirxhens wool was much better when I felt one right after the other, the Keith/memory one is really soft where as Pirschens feels more like wool and is not as thin. The memory one seems to have better threading though with no threads sticking up at the end and hanging or double threading (sewing over a spot a second time). It could be simply because it is an officer’s one vs. an enlisted but it’s simply something I noticed, I really don’t mind a few lose edges. I really like the wool and the color. The buttons I have from memory are officer’s buttons which may explain the better quality but they seem more durable. In the end I would take your tunic over memorys because the fit feels better than the other one I have and looks a little nicer, plus the wool is thicker.
Well there is my review, thanks for the tunic I will leave you good feedback on eBay.
-Joe


here are photos.

side by side (photobucket cut half of some of the pictures off, sorry the origanal shows both tunics in full but you can see enough of chins to compare) if you right click, copy the link, and past it in your browser you can see the whole photo. also the picts are to big so must click to view
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26 ... ics002.jpg
a random button, pretty good qulity should hold up i wont be taking them off. if it doesnt then oh well ill get new ones.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26 ... ics003.jpg
shoulderboard button and loop, loop is pretty frayed and button is holding but if i gave it a good tug it would fail
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26 ... ics006.jpg
this one is bent....
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26 ... ics008.jpg
Memory/Kieth Officer buttons
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26 ... ics009.jpg
memory Shoulder loop, same on officer and the M36 enlisted i had awhile back
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26 ... ics010.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26 ... ics011.jpg
Memory Tunic.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26 ... ics012.jpg
Pierchen Sewing, more strings sticking out in real life than shown in picture, also a few double sews.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26 ... ics014.jpg

picts of me and tunic

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26 ... orm003.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26 ... /clear.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26 ... orm009.jpg

[gdmoore28]

You could do a lot of hard time for busting a cap on that grandfather clock!

Looks like you got a really nice tunic from Pirschen. I'm sold on his quality. The only problem I have with him is trying to reconcile his sizing chart with real life fitting. I wish the Chinese could somehow establish a sizing chart that would reflect true American sizes.

Last: Who in the heck is "Memory?" I've never heard of them. Do you have a link?

GeeDeeEmm

[FKpt.Fritz]

i have heard they have there own stuff and i have also herd that they are a middleman for kieth stuff. i would like to think its there own stuff there the people i got the officer tunic from and a m36 i had awhile back.

http://stores.ebay.com/Memory1945

[gdmoore28]

It's Pirchen's own stuff. He has no relation to Keith whatsoever. Keith gets his stuff from a major supplier, I've spoken to him but can't recall his name right now.

That's why Chen can make a U-turn in the middle of production. He does them the old-fashioned way -- one at a time with a small staff.

He takes every suggestion to heart, and incorporates them into his production.

GeeDeeEmm

[FKpt.Fritz]

i was referring to memory45 as the middleman.