Austrian Imperial Era, Ulan Officers Winter Ulanka, 8th Regiment
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $650.00

Original period manufacture. Blue gabardine ribbed wool Ulanka with madder red trim, and silver color ball type buttons, which indicates service with the 8th Ulan Regiment (Lancers). Fitted with a black lambswool collar, double breasted, with a full black silk body lining, and wide inner facings of madder red wool showing "pinked" edging. Original tailor's label on the exterior of the chest pocket, Marek & Wagner, Rzeszow, now a city in the Republic of Poland. No moth issues to report, the coat is quite clean and very impressive looking, especially with the lapels turned back. As many of you who have been following our Austrian listings these past few weeks know, most of these uniform examples have come from old costume houses, this one is no exception. What has been modified, or removed, is fairly minor but needs to be explained. At one time there was a silver embroidered wire cord which was attached to the collar under the lambswool. This allowed the coat to be dramatically draped over the wearer's shoulder when not needed for protection from the cold. This has been removed, but you can see where the mounting points were. Thinking on it, this could have been done by the original owner as well, he growing tired of having to fuss with the elaborate cording which would have seemingly been in the way all of the time. The other modification, and one certainly done by the costume house, was the modification of the cuffs, by making them square across, rather than the original elaborate points per regulation. To whomever performed this modification we collectors must by eternally grateful, as the points were not simply cut-off, rather they were carefully folded down and tucked behind the body of the cuffs and kept intact. I noticed this when photographing the coat, and took my pocket knife and opened up the tack seams to pull the points out once again. They will need to be properly sewn in place, but they are all there.