Austrian Army Mountain Sweater

[H2497]

Hi,

Since a large part of my outdoor wardrobe has be recommeneded by this forum and by Mr Fenna, I thought I would come and ask about the Austrian army jumpers.

I am after a really hard wearing wollen top and found refence to these. They are tough, they are green, they have a long neck baffle which unbuttons - they look great.

Now the originals are I think made by Dachstein or are at least of similar boiled wool construction. On another thread I was pointed to a site in Germany which lists them, although I was unable to buy from it.

I am seeing similar jumpers on evil bay, but are these just replicas and far from the real thing? Any advice on finding one in the UK would be much appreciated.

Thanks

 

[treadlightly]

Always worth a call to Kev at Endicotts.

http://www.endicotts.co.uk/index.php

 

[Jared]

Dachstein is a region of Austria, known for boiled wool, much like Sheffield is for knives.


Heratex http://www.heratex.at/

Some photos of heratex gear on a US ecom site.

http://www.sweatersintl.com/NorSweaters.html

 

[para106]

I bought one off the bay for £30 a few months ago. I can't fault it. A mate's got a Dachstein one & they're identical in design, quality & weight. To be fair a button on mine needed resewing & there was a small split in a inner seam at the 'doubled' bottom of the jumper. As I said, mine was £30 his was 300+ Euros - the only discernable difference apart from his is a crappy oatmeal colour is the label.

 

[Chris the Cat]

Always worth a call to Kev at Endicotts.

http://www.endicotts.co.uk/index.php

A very good starting point!
( In fact, my de-fault starting point for surplus gear or advice. )
Best.

Chris.

 

[H2497]

Thank you. I will call endicotts.

Am I right that the new ones advertised on the auction site are inferior copies? Logically they must be.

 

[Moosemap]

Hi from Austria!
Recently I got a zippered version of the Alpinpullover of the Austrian Army, which is way more flexible in use, as the pullover gets rather hot when on the move, you can get it here although there is no note about the available sizes...

http://www.ebay.at/itm/OBH-Strickja...t=NATO_Shop&hash=item257a72575c#ht_500wt_1163

or here

http://www.armyshop.at/index.asp?aid=4077

I guess that the pullover is only available as copies, but they do not look bad either, IMHO

If you are interested and will provide your size I can take a look at some Austrian Second Hand sites, as there they are sometimes offered...

Kind regards
Heinz

BTW: Dachstein is a large mountain range here in Styria and the highest peak of Styria (but not Austria) and the region around Schladming is famous for producing woolen garments, e.g. the famous "Schladminger"

 

[para106]

Thank you. I will call endicotts.

Am I right that the new ones advertised on the auction site are inferior copies? Logically they must be.

I don't know about 'inferior' depends on what you want. Dachstein don't make this for the Austrian army anymore. Have a look at Bradley Alpinist for a civvy Dachstein one: http://www.bradleyalpinist.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=480 - it's called the Uber Guide - the same as the Austrian Army one. I wouldn't pay £250+ for a jumper myself. Keep your eye on the bay, sometimes original ones appear. Even the 'inferior' copies are still 2kg of boiled wool & will do the same job. To be honest, most of the original army kit I was issued with was crap & most blokes got their own personal stuff. I'm sure anything made by Dachstein is peerless. Good luck.

 

[H2497]

Hi from Austria!
Recently I got a zippered version of the Alpinpullover of the Austrian Army, which is way more flexible in use, as the pullover gets rather hot when on the move, you can get it here although there is no note about the available sizes...

http://www.ebay.at/itm/OBH-Strickja...t=NATO_Shop&hash=item257a72575c#ht_500wt_1163

or here

http://www.armyshop.at/index.asp?aid=4077

I guess that the pullover is only available as copies, but they do not look bad either, IMHO

If you are interested and will provide your size I can take a look at some Austrian Second Hand sites, as there they are sometimes offered...

Kind regards
Heinz

BTW: Dachstein is a large mountain range here in Styria and the highest peak of Styria (but not Austria) and the region around Schladming is famous for producing woolen garments, e.g. the famous "Schladminger"

Heinz,

That's a kind offer - if you see one on that would fit me of course! I am 193cm tall and have a 120cm chest which I think makes me a size 56. I guess that may make it difficult! If you see one and can point me in the right direction I would be very grateful!

Thanks,

Henry

 

[_mark_]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=austrian+army+sweater&_frs=1

Is this the equivalent of felted/boiled wool or something entirely different?

 

[andybysea]

does'nt say wether or not its boiled/felted wool on the miltec one.

 

[Moosemap]

Hi Henry,

this could be one...

http://www.ebay.at/itm/ALPIN-PULLOV..._Shop&var=&hash=item337d669a2f#ht_2470wt_1148

Regards,
Heinz

 

[rik_uk3]

http://www.ew-trading.com/shop/bushcraft-survival-clothing-c-70_73/austrian-mountain-jumper-p-548

Never dealt with the company, just came across the link.

 

[H2497]

Thanks Gents - I may just go with one of the Miltec ones from the auction site. The surplus site kindly linked above doesn't have them in my size unfortunately. A great buy at £25 though I think.

 

[barek]

http://www.ew-trading.com/shop/bushcraft-survival-clothing-c-70_73/austrian-mountain-jumper-p-548

Never dealt with the company, just came across the link.

Hi all...Ordered one of these but requested size info beforehand...will report results as soon as I get a response.

 

[para106]

They're a tight fit - especially round the waist to stop the wind & spindrift getting in. Excellent kit.

 

[rik_uk3]

Hi all...Ordered one of these but requested size info beforehand...will report results as soon as I get a response.

What sizes did they have in stock barek?

 

[mr walloping]

Very good jumpers but very heavy.

 

[Dave]

http://www.genuinearmysurplus.co.uk/product/austrian-army-mountain-jumper-100-wool/

Small here for £29.99

 

[rik_uk3]

Only in a 'small' though Dave.