Italian Modena Division Tunic

[comleyn]

Hi
I like this tunic but have not got a clue about Italian militaria and was wandering if anyone knows whether it is legit or not as it seems very cheap at £265. The tunic is described on tigercollectibles.co.uk as a very nice uniform of tunic & breeches for a officer of the italian Modena Division which operated in yugoslavia & greece, tunic has all its insignia in good order and is a very attractive item, the breeches have dark blue strpes down the legs with lace-up ankles. One of the tunic pockets contains a pair of religious medallions, these were often carried by officers and troops and are original to the uniform.

[reneblacky]

G'day
I'm not expert either on these, but here's my worse for wear example for a comparison. I obtain this in a pile of second hand junk at a flea market along with a Aussie major 6th division signals jacket

René

[j dubbel]

the wooden uniform hanger you have what does it exactly say ?

cheers j

[Zeller]

nice original uniforms

[comleyn]

Hi
Thankyou Reneblacky for showing your excellent tunic and thankyou Zeller for confirming the tunic as original.
nic

[reneblacky]

the wooden uniform hanger you have what does it exactly say ?

cheers j

It's just an old Dutch shop name

René

[reneblacky]

Hi
Thankyou Reneblacky for showing your excellent tunic and thankyou Zeller for confirming the tunic as original.
nic

Your most welcome It's nice to see another example

René

[Bricchetto]

Inside the uniform there is the label with the tailor shop name: "La Patriottica". It means "the patriottic" (tailor shop). Curiosly, "la" is the italian determinative article ("the") but in female gender

the wooden uniform hanger you have what does it exactly say ?

cheers j

[reneblacky]

Division 62 was, I believe was involved in the first land battle that the Australians fought in WW2

René

[Teka]

Hi Comleyn,

I will use this occasion to post for the first time here!

The tunic is nice but the price is already in the high range for a standard mod. 34 officier uniform. You would also need to make sure that the collar tabs are originally sewed to the tunic.

Cheers
Teka