article_snippet.sent: Experts used sweat stains on the uniform to link the uniform to the overweight German commander and the uniform is now expected to fetch £85,000 when the uniform goes under the hammer in Plymouth, Devon.
article_snippet.sent: It was originally believed to be a replica, but the careful examination of the sweat blemishes and fraying on the buttons and buckles led experts to believe It had been worn.
article_snippet.sent: John Cabello, owner of Devon-Parade Antiques, where the uniform is being sold, said the wear and tear on the uniform helped John Cabello, owner of Devon-Parade Antiques, where the uniform is being sold identify ruthless Nazi commander Hermann Goering as the uniform original owner.
article_snippet.sent: The outfit was made by the Viennese tailor, Tiller, who was known to have made uniforms for the Nazis during the war.
article_snippet.sent: The outfit was made by the Viennese tailor, Tiller, who was known to have made uniforms for the Nazis during the war the Nazis the war .
article_snippet.sent: Although the tailoring of dove grey blue ensemble is very good, the materials used are of remarkably lower quality when compared to the uniforms worn by Nazi officers at the beginning of the war.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Cabello bought the uniform at auction from a private museum in Switzerland, and at the time it was believed to have been a copy of Goering's uniform that would have been used only as a display model and not actually worn by Goering.
article_snippet.sent: It was not until Mr Cabello began looking at the tunic and trousers in detail that Mr Cabello realised there were too many aspects of the uniform that could only have been caused by being worn by the Nazi himself.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Cabello said: 'We had it looked at by several people who deal in uniforms and the general consensus is the fact that it is old and has definitely been worn. '
article_snippet.sent: We don't know the origin of the uniform.
article_snippet.sent: the uniform is being sold as a set which includes the original tunic, trousers and braces worn by Air Force chief Hermann Goering as well as a replica peaked cap and an original Nazi general's belt that would not have been owned by the Nazi commander.
article_snippet.sent: the uniform is being sold by Parade Antiques in Plymouth, Devon .
highlights_snippet.sent: Wear is being auctioned by Devon-Parade Antiques and is expected to fetch £85,000 .