Hello all, recently picked up this up this Bavarian infantry tunic from the MAX show. I'm not exactly sure how old it is since the stamp is faded, but I'm guessing it's from the 1890s or early 1900s. The shoulder straps are for the 13th infantry regiment which is named after Franz Josef I, and has shoulder buttons with "8" on them which I'm assuming roughly translates to the 8th company.
The Collar has two small slits for NCO buttons fortunately I was able to find 1 button at the show though I have not been able to find another online yet to make it symmetrical.
While it has a bit of moth damage the seller was pricing it to move and most of the damage is in odd less obvious areas so I don't mind it all. The only thing that concerns me about the uniform is that the 13th regiment is listed as having yellow piping on the Brandenberg cuffs while this one has white. I'm assuming this soldier was transferred to the 13th updated his shoulder straps and left this in closet once the army switched to feldgrau in the 10s or was transferred during reserve and didn't really have to wear it out anymore.
Now I need to get a torso mannequin and the appropriate head gear for this to make a nice display! Thank you for reading and for any information.
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