Nice jacket... niiiice price!

[Chris Boonzaier]

http://www.ebay.de/itm/201081082785?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649&autorefresh=true

[Paul R]

3600 Euro!! WOW. I cannot see pics of the jacket though. Was it to an officer?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

an officer would have been half the price....

[Chris Boonzaier]

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Uniformjacke-1915-1-Weltkrieg-100-original-und-unberuehrt-/201081082785?autorefresh=true&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=EPXTr8ZLrtpPWZ4Wph0Vq6F4Ans%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

[Paul R]

That is a cool piece. What does the tress around the collar represent? There is none on the shoulder straps. Is this Uffz?

[The Prussian]

Hi Paul!

The tress is the so-called "Bayern-Borte" (Bavarian-braid or bavarian galloon, I don´t know th right english term...)

It indicates bavarian units. Introduced in march 1916 it, normally, was used at the Bluse 15

[Hoss]

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[Paul R]

Thank you for the information. It is an attractive item.

[Chip]

It's not too surprising to see the Aschingerborte on a tunic dated 1915. It was most likely added when the owner had the collar upgraded on this issue tunic. Normally, a private would not pay to "customize" his tunic unless it was to be set aside and worn on off duty (walking out dress) occasions. You do see such collars in the field, but normally worn by officers and Unteroffiziere.

The price does seem to be very cheap. Normally, I would think an issue tunic with only slight mothing would sell for at least a thousand Euro more.

Chip

Edited May 11, 2014 by Chip

[Hoss]

Hello Chip

Why the plain cuffs? I'd probably would have tried to sell my car quick if I'd seen some piping and buttons, against is the collar for us back alley ruffians we want to see pure 'grunt'.

Eric

[The Prussian]

Hello!

This is a so called simplified tunic. No cuffs and no pipings around the shoulder straps. I think it´s also called "Feldrock nach Landsturmschnitt". Introduced in Bavaria late october 1914

[Chip]

This type of simplified cuff was particular to Bavarian tunics. They wore this instead of the barrel cuff that the rest of the army had switched to. It is perfectly correct for an issue Bavarian tunic of this pattern in 1915.

Chip

[Hoss]

Thanks Gents

I mean't over the piping and closure sorry I should have posted a couple of pics, Chip me Kraus isn't handy at the moment.

Eric