Tunic to ID Austria/Hungary/Czech

[AGFA40]

Hi all,

I have this tunic and was wondering what it exactly is
It has pockets like the Austrian ones so that make me thinking its from the 1930 era
There was a breast insignia/collar tabs and some traces of ribbons
High quality wool with a padded liner.
The straight legged trousers are matching with the tunic.
Trousers and tunic has a VL stamp but i dont know the meaning

Any opinions would be welcome.

Thank you

[AGFA40]

pocket

[NickG]

Bone stock prewar Dutch!

[AGFA40]

Stamp

[AGFA40]

trousers with PARIS marked buckle
There is only one side pocket

[AGFA40]

Jacket has a stamp

DUCHEYNE COSTUMIERS ANVERS

Colour matching tunic and trousers

[NickG]

Still prewar Dutch, probably NCO related (private purchase) and stripped
and it ended up in a theatre in Germany (or Lille France I guess).
Anvers is Antwerp btw , so another property stamp from Belgium....
This kind of stuff moved around for theatre plays...Pants possibly unrelated to tunic,
but yes a match in color...Could still be Dutch I guess..."Paris" marked buckle means nothing...
German tailor made uniforms had hardware marked "For Gentlemen"...just tailor obtained parts...

Anyway not Czech, nor Austrian, nor Hungarian. Textbook Dutch uniform IMO with stand up collar,
7 buttons, pleated chest, unplated skirt pockets. "V" cuffs might be for NCO style.

[AGFA40]

Hi Nick

Thank you Thats fast.
It has For gentlemen marked buttons
Was it against regulations to wear this style of cuffs on the sleeves

[NickG]

Yes some oddities as it has no branch piping either and the V instead of straight French cuffs...
So perhaps not so bonestock after all...Still Dutch IMO, mostly Dutch traits
and theatrically used...Who knows about the modifications...?

Btw Deutsche theatre Lille, as the name implies had German language only performances and a quick Google search
show it operating in WW1 and WW2 for German troops, so during occupation times!

Here a 1916 poster!

[AGFA40]

Thanks for your help.
Should be a decent restore project to show its former glory again as a Dutch ARMY uniform in the mobilisation period.


Regards

[NickG]

Here in WW2: (Google search, image credit: "Getty")
First image Deutsches theater Lille performers visiting the Atlantik Wall in 1943
(KM Coastal unit)
and picture 2 are German occupation troops attending a play at "Deutsches Theater Lille"...
So some WW2 history, this German language theatre located in the French city Lille.

[AGFA40]

Here in WW2: (Google search, image credit: "Getty")
First image Deutsches theater Lille performers visiting the Atlantik Wall in 1943
(KM Coastal unit)
and picture 2 are German occupation troops attending a play at "Deutsches Theater Lille"...
So some WW2 history, this German language theatre!

Thats interesting.

Well i think its used in a WW1 play during WW2 because the tunic has PrusSian WW1 shoulderboards so this is curious