The plate looks British but the pads are definately original German, and have been nicely translated above, although the finish does not seem right for a Wartime German aircraft I dont have any issues with its construction.
I have seen wartime seats with similar construction and its super light, post war seats do not seem to take so much care in keeping the weight down. Of coarse if its glider which I think it probably is weight would be an issue, I have not heard of a glider as a training school (see translation above) aircraft except by the pre war Luftwaffe but thats just me probably wrong in that assumption. I suppose if it was pre war that could explain how a British seat made its way into a German aircraft. Not sure how many gliders Germany has post war I would guess not many, and certainly not in use for training . Finding it hard to find pictures which show the seat design of wartime gliders. I would not expect this to be from a single seat or lightweight glider as in most cases their seats dont appear to have a frame at all. the plot thickens
Two slightly better pictures if the bottom of the feet not sure what the yellow mark is?
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