Tropical Italian Tunic

[JuanS]

Hi

I collect German uniforms. I bought a tunic many years ago. It was very cheap. I think it is a "renactors" used tunic. It has German collar patches, but the thread light up with black light. It the tunic a WWII Italian tunic?

thanks

Juan

Front

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Back

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front 2

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Interior

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It has 2 markings

ist

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second mark

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[They added 2 extra botton holes?

thanks

Juan

[Dennis S]

It reminds me of a "Spanish" made OR used Tunic in "Italian Style"that I sold a couple of years ago on e-stand. I am not sure, mine had more of greenish tint and had different buttons of course(wooden) . Markings look hokey to me. Probably a period or later tunic but problem with Spanish or Italian items are some styles and surplus were carried over into the post war years.

[NickG]

What is "Itala" (markings?) Poor attempt to spell "Italia"?
What's "Vernoa"? poor attempt to spell "Verona".
Was the faker perhaps dyslectic ??? I agree bogus markings and date.

I'm also pretty certain its one of those (probably post war) Spanish made sahariana tunics (no extra button holes were added = standard like this) which was post war stamped to make it look Italian... with post war added German buttons and insignia... to make it look German used...

I do agree that the Spanish ones that I've seen (and owned) are more olive green in color (almost like DAK color) but it still looks Spanish to me! Just faded I guess, washed...
It was cheap for a reason!

[JuanS]

Thanks for the help


Juan

[NickG]

Here's mine (Spanish made) also set us as a German impression
I sold it in the mean time...got 100 bucks for it without insignia.
Note the cuff buttons are the Spanish wooden ones

[Dennis S]

Notice the similarities in the stiching on the bottom of the pockets and the
cuffs with Nick's. If I recall mine had the same interior . Mine was also marked with a unreadable red rectangle stamp. I think the color difference are either the light of the photo or washed real hard several times.

[Raffaello Carola]

sorry but agree with Nick and Dennis, spanish not italian, with fake
ink stamp.
cheers, Raffaello

[JuanS]

Thanks a lot for the information.

Juan

[Paolo Marzetti]

sorry but agree with Nick and Dennis, spanish not italian, with fake
ink stamp.
cheers, Raffaello

I quote.ByePaoloM