Gordon Craig Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Gentlemen,I saw this tunic in a store in Austria last weekend. Looks almost too good to be true. Any comments would be appreciated.Regards,Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 A closer view of the collar. I wish now that I had taken more pictures but the store was crowded and there was little room to move around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Lang Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Hello,from the background, I think I know where the tunic is located, in Vienna. In my opinion, perhaps the most serious and experienced dealer of A-H Orders & Decorations in Austria.Is there any name inside the jacket? The ribbon should indicate that the former owner was knight of the Military Orde of Maria Theresia...Best wishes,Enzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Enzo,There was nothing in the jacket that I could see but I'll have to take abetter look when I am back in the shop. While the owner of the store is very knowledgable, I am always leery of something that looks to-good-to-be true. Hence my question. It is a very interesting tunic but at the price one needs to be sure of what one is buying and I have never bought one of these before. All my Austro-Hungarian tunics are earlier than this one.Regards,Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Gordon, did you buy this tunic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 ccj, The next time I visited the store the tunic had been sold. Regards, Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 You should have bought it. How many Austro-Hingarian tunics do you have now. I'm always on the look out for a nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Charles, In total, 9 Austrian tunics, but they span from the mid 19th century to the end of the 20th cenntury. I am only adding Austrian tunics to my colllection that I find really interesting. Not enough room for what I have now in my various collections. I missed two First Republic police tunics earlier this year. I don't see many Austrian uniforms for sale since I moved back to Canada. Regards, Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 9 tunics is a lot. I have four tunics and I've just made a deal for a 5th that I posted images of on another thread. I thought it was a Sapper Lt tunic and so did (does) seller but now think maybe its a "Militar bauingenieure" or "Technische Beamte des Technischen Militarkomitees" based on information provided by a helpful person on WAF. I guess the holidays have most busy as I anticipated more input here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 What is your opinion on this one Gordon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Hello the tunic with green facings , looks as a republican one , the other looks KuK , of a technical beamte . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Lang Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Hello, what makes you think that the grey tunic with green Egalisierung could be from the republican period? Best wishes, E.L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 The collar tabs on the Pike Grey looked wonderful in person. Very nice tunic that I no longer own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Elmar : The tunic looks republican to me , first the shade of the grey , second the green collar tabs the most common colour in this era , third the cut , very plain and the absent bar of decorations . the material looks like a light woolen cloth not the late ww1 tricot made almost all of artificial fibres of good look but rather weak . but is only my point of view . the tunic must have some internal tag of taylor taille , etc ¿can you look inside ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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