Swedish wool tunic, diagonal wool, surplus

Our beloved Western neighbour made a classic wool tunic ages ago and released large stock of it to the civilian market. The tunic became an army surplus classic, as it's hard wearing, affordable and looks damn nice. Well guess what! They made a fancier diagonal wool version of it too. This must be a very limited production garment, we suspect these will not be available for long.

Model 1939, which means it's old, well fitting, made in Sweden and to top standards for such an article. Such fabric is expensive now and probably was back then too. This kind of stuff is certainly no longer issued to grunts, hardly even for parades. Today it's best reserved just for Sundays. The years of manufacture, tunic by tunic, might vary from late 30's to the 50's.

Metal anchor-motif button closure (not the usual Tre Kronor buttons!), four front pockets and two back pockets, which can be carefully cut off if necessary. The anchor buttons and artillery-themed collar tabs found on many jackets might mean these have been at least coastal artillery or marines issue. No idea why they should wear nicer tunics than others, some Swedish thing probably.

Genuine old vintage

Surplus from ages past, when Sweden had a real army. These are used and old, which means they might have some signs of use. Pretty clean for their age though, certainly good enough for a stroll through the town.

Availability is probably very limited.