Mystery Mapcase ... which nation?

[Chris Boonzaier]

This belonged to a bavarian Leib Regt Gold Bravery medal winner... but I am not sure what nation it is from. Probably a captured piece....

[Chris Boonzaier]

Here is a similar one that seems to have been captured by an Austrian?

I am assuming maybe something Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian?

http://www.ebay.de/itm/232499453976?clk_rvr_id=1348688550363&rmvSB=true

Picked up where both the austrians and Leib regt served....

 

[Bayern]

Gentlemen : To me is a Austro Hungarian mapcase of the type used with the pre Pike grey ,field uniform 

[Farkas]

Hi Chris

i spent ages looking through google images last night. Nothing quite the same is there.

I couldn't find a pic of an Austro Hungarian though.

Ww2 German shared some features..... but the closest match I saw was Imperial Russian....

just a thought...

tony

 

{{{ PS  trying to tempt Bayern into finding us a picture please!}}}

On 30/10/2017 at 00:54, Bayern said:

Gentlemen : To me is a Austro Hungarian mapcase of the type used with the pre Pike grey ,field uniform 

 

[Chris Boonzaier]

I have been looking as well, the basic set up with the front pouch seems conman to the Austrian ones, and I have seen 2 dealers with them listed as such... but of course, the Romanian, Bulgarian etc ones could have been similar. I don't find a Russian equivalent...

[Farkas]

Hi Chris

we'll find the elusive little f'

what does yours look like from the side please?

just seen this one.....

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On yours its the 'locking' mechanism I find unusual.

The 'key' type fastener is not common hence my previous Russian suggestion. I can't find the image of that now - of course!

Any chance of a close up of the fastener please?

cheers

tony

[Bayern]

Gentlemen , They tempted me . some explications : Its not Russian ,because is made of poor quality leather, not German .the next week i promise to post a figure of a hungarian book .showing a kuk officer carrying the mapcase . and to finish , the last object posted is a tornister.

[Farkas]

29 minutes ago, Bayern said:

Gentlemen , They tempted me . some explications : Its not Russian ,because is made of poor quality leather, not German .the next week i promise to post a figure of a hungarian book .showing a kuk officer carrying the mapcase . and to finish , the last object posted is a tornister.

Result!

tony

[Bayern]

Gentlemen : Please enter in the site : militarie repliky cz .into the site ask for : offiziere kartentasche. and you will find the mapcase .

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

thanks, that confirms the style.

I think mine is unfortunately not an issue version as pictured, or maybe just a bit older, but for me the origin of the piece makes it a great piece for me :-)

[Bayern]

Chris : Your mapcase is probably as i said , of a older type ,used by Austro Hungarian officers and cadet officers between 1880 and 1909 .made of black leather . but after the replacement by the tan leather type , your model continued in use .

[Chris Boonzaier]

I could go with that description, it has more of what I consider to be a turn of the century kind of construction as opposed to the more industrial construction I associate with the outbreak of the war.

[Bayern]

Chris : you are in the correct way 

[Farkas]

On 21/11/2017 at 03:20, Bayern said:

Chris : Your mapcase is probably as i said , of a older type ,used by Austro Hungarian officers and cadet officers between 1880 and 1909 .made of black leather . but after the replacement by the tan leather type , your model continued in use .

Brilliant!

Bayern do you get frustrated with us?? I can't help laughing. You knew what it was all the time!

Nice one both, pleasure

tony

[Bayern]

Gentlemen I dont get frustrated .