Austria-Hungary Empire or Republic

[ccj]

How can one tell the difference between an Empire Field tunic and a Republic Field tunic? They look the same to me. The only difference I see is on Artillery tunics the button on the strap is different.

[Guest Rick Research]

Republic WHEN?

Until the 1930s when they returned to "traditional" insignia, the 1st Republic's Bundesheer used huge grotesque "Hollywood" style "German" collar tabs and German-style insignia:

[ccj]

Well, I have read somewhere that the Austrians returned to the WW1 era uniforms at some point in the 20-30s. I'm not sure if the color was pike gray or field gray or both. Is the uniform cut the same at the ww1 uniforms or different? I haven't found any research material to help in this area.

[Bayern]

¿Why grotesque ? ,the litzen of course , The colour was field grey, and the uniform a hybrid of austrian and german .the service cap was german type the field cap austrian type , the colours of arm of service , the same as in Germany ,the cavalry retained the pelzulanka and all the helmet .In 1933 the austrian republic returned to the austrian traditions . the basic colour was field grey austrian  FG . ,the cut returned to ww1 type the kepi was reintroduced the old badges of rank too, inclusive coloured uniforms were presed in service again for certain traditionsregimente . The arm of service colour was simplified but basically returns to austrian origins . 

[Bayern]

Knotel in his Uniformenkunde explains very well the question . the austrian field grey was different in 1933 than the precedent used in the german type uniforms . the officers service tunics were cloned with the war time models . only the better quality cloth and the invariable high collar make the difference and sometimes the absence of tailors marks . 

[ccj]

Thanks