mkite93 Posted April 6, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 6, 2020 New to this forum but I wanted some opinions on identifying this navy uniform. It appears old and in the German style but Im at a loss on this one. Any help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkite93 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted April 6, 2020 Here is a bullion insignia on the sleeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted April 6, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 6, 2020 Could you post a close-up of the buttons please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkite93 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted April 6, 2020 Sure heres one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qed4 Posted April 7, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 7, 2020 The buttons are Austrian post monarchy period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkite93 Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted April 7, 2020 Thanks for the information. I have been looking for a any photos of similar uniforms but have had no luck. Any idea of the time period for this one I was initially thinking WWI era or shortly after because of the style but still unsure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qed4 Posted April 8, 2020 Share #7 Posted April 8, 2020 I was going strictly from the buttons if you google Austrian navy buttons you will find several pictures, mostly of the WWI buttons with an anchor and crown inside an O (for Osterreich, Austria in German). When Austria became a republic after WWI the crown was removed. So I would assume this uniform was used some time between WWI and the German take over at the beginning of WWII. This is probably a fairly rare uniform since Austria is a land locked nation they were never a major sea power and were on the losing side in WWI they could not have had much of a navy at all. I would not rule out that it was used by the merchant marine. This style of jacket was popular in Europe before WWII as a dress uniform I have not seen them used after the war but they may have been brought back as a ceremonial uniform or something, it would require more research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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