by Günter Merk
Translation by Peter Meinlschmidt
Just like soldiers of the Imperial German Army, the reservists of the Austro-Hungarian Army also fostered the tradition of keeping souvenirs of their military service. However, traditions and customs within the Austro-Hungarian monarchy led to reservist pipes being the primary souvenir purchased, with steins being produced on only a very small scale. Trade and small enterprises developed in line with the Austrian requirements, which explains why mainly reservist pipes were purchased. During the period of Austro-Hungarian monarchy, Austria had a considerable tobacco industry and, consequently, a large number of pipe manufacturers. According to manufacturers’ marks, most reservist items were produced by Austrian manufacturers, while steins were for the most part produced by south German manufacturers located in the Munich area.
In contrast with German regimental steins, Austrian regimentals were much more simply decorated, most having only one center motif and pointed lids. Steins of the Hapsburg Army are more scarce and should therefore be valued more highly than those of the German Imperial Army. So far, hardly any difference has been detected with respect to frequency or scarcity of any particular service branch and/or garrison town.
Based on the prevailing state of technology and tactics at the time, the Austro-Hungarian Army was organized as follows (status as of 1901, in a simplified format):
102 Infantry Regiments | 40 Jäger Regiments | Engineer Staff |
16 Bohemiam | 32 Feldjäger | 14 Management Offices |
1 Dalmation | 4 Tyrolian Kaiserjäger | |
16 Galician | 4 Bosnian-Hercegovinian | Pioneers |
2 Galician-Dalmation | 15 Batteries | |
1 Carniolan | 44 Cavalry Regiments | |
3 Lower Austrian | 15 Dragoon | Railroad and Telegraphs |
1 Silesian | 16 Hussar | 1 Regiment |
1 Coastal-Carniolan | 13 Ulanen | |
1 Salzburg-Upper Austrian | Medical Service | |
4 Croatian | Artillery | 26 Garrison Hospitals |
6 Moravian | Field Artillery | |
3 Styrian | 14 Corps Artillery Regiments | Supply |
1 Upper Austrian | 42 Divisional Artillery Regiments | 3 Regiments |
2 Slavonian | 1 Mountain Battery Division | |
41 Hungarian | Fortress Artillery | Navy |
1 Carinthian | 6 Fortress Artillery Regiments | 153 Ships (mostly torpedo boats) |
1 Bukovinan | 3 Fortress Artillery Batteries | |
1 Silesian-Moravian | Technical Artillery | |
Various Special Units | Plus Diverse Special Units |
Below is a listing of the Austro-Hungarian Infantry Regiments as of 1914 (prior to the outbreak of World War I.)
Note: Translation of colors from German to English is sometimes imprecise because colors in the original listing frequently included unique names that no longer have a precise meaning.
No.
Name
Year
Piping Color
Color
Garrison Town as of 28 June 19141
Kaiser
1715
dark red
Stab, II., III: Krakau; IV Troppau; I. Mostar 2
Alexander I, Kaizer v. Rußland
1741
emperor yellow
Stab, II., III., IV.: Kronstadt; I.: Hermanstadt 3
Erzherzog Carl
1915
sky blue
Stab, II., III.: Teschen; IV.: Kremsier; I.: Doboj 4
Hoch- u, Deutschmeister
1696
sky blue
Stab. II., III.: Wien; I.: Wollersdorf; IV.: Konjic 5
Freih. v. Klobucar
1762
rose red
Stab, I.: Eperies; III.: Szatmar-Nemeti; IV.: Kisszeben; II.: Rogatica 6
Carl I., Konig v. Rumänien
1762
rose red
Stab, II., III,: Budapest; IV.; Neusatz; I.: Bileca 7
Gf. v. Khevenhller
1691
dark brown
Stab, I., III., IV.: Graz; II.: Klagenfurt 8
Erzh. Carl Stephan
1642
grass green
Stab, I., II., IV.: Brnn; III.: Trebinje 9
Gf. Clerfait
1725
apple green
Stab, I., IV.: Przemysl; II.: Stryj; III.: Radymno 10
Gustav V., Knig v. Schweden d. Goten u. Wenden
1715
parrot green
Stab, II., III., IV.: Przemysl; I.: Bijeljina 11
Johan Georg, Prinz v. Sachsen
1629
ash gray
Stab, III., IV.: Prag; I.: Pisek; II.: Prahatitz 12
Parmann
1702
dark brown
Stab, I., II., Znaim-Klosterbruck; III. Komorn;
IV.: Sarajevo 13
Jung-Starhemberg
1814
rose red
Stab, II., III.: Troppau; I.: Blelitz; IV.: Krakau 14
Ernst Ludwig, Großherzog von
Hessen u. b. Rhein
1733
black
Stab, I., II., III., IV.: Linz 15
Freih v. Georgi
1701
red
Stab, I., III., IV.: Tarnopol; II.: Lemberg 16
Warasdiner Freih. v. Giesl
1703
sulfur yellow
Stab, I., II., III.: Wien; IV.: Belovar 17
Ritt. v. Milde
1674
red brown
Stab, II., III., IV.: Klagenfurt; I.: Laibach 18
Erzh. Leopold Salvator
1682
dark red
Stab, I., III., IV.: Königgrätz; II.: Nevesinje 19
Erzh. Franz Ferdinand
1734
sky blue
Stab, II.: Tolmein; I.: Sesana; IV.: Karfreit; III.:
Raab 20
Heinrich Prinz v. Preußen
1681
crab red
Stab, I., II.: Krakau; III.: Neusandez; IV.:
Bijeljina 21
Gf. v. Abensperg und Traun
1733
sea green
Stab, III., IV.: Kuttenberg; II.: Caslau; I.: Brcko 22
Gf. v. Lacy
1709
emperor yellow
Stab, II., III., IV.: Mostar; I.: Sinj 23
Markgraf v. Baden
1814
cherry red
Stab, I., II., III.: Budapest; IV.: Zombor 24
Ritt v. Kummer
1662
ash gray
Stab, II., III.: Lemberg; I.: Kolomea; IV.: Foca 25
Edl. v. Pokorny
1672
sea green
Stab, I., II., III.: Losoncz; IV.: Gorazde 26
Schreiber
1717
black
Stab, I., II., IV.: Raab; III.: Gran 27
Albert I., König der Belgier
1682
emperor yellow
Stab, I., II., IV.: Laibach; III.: Graz 28
Viktor Emanuel III., König v.
Italien
1698
grass green
Stab, III.: Innsbruck; I.: Schlanders; IV.: Malé;
II.: Prag 29
Freih. v. Loudon
1709
light blue
Stab, II., III., IV.: Wien; I. Nagy Beczkerek 30
Schoedler
1725
pike gray
Stab, I., II., III.: Lemberg; IV.: Nevesinje 31
Pucherna
1741
emperor yellow
Stab, I., II., IV.: Hermannstadt; III.: Spalato 32
Kaiserin u. Königin Maria
Theresia
1741
sky blue
Stab, I., II., IV.: Triest; III.: Budapest 33
Kaiser Leopold II.
1741
ash gray
Stab, I., II., III.: Arad; IV.: Cattaro 34
Wilhelm I., Deutscher Kaiser u.
König v. Preußen
1733
red
Stab, I., III., IV.: Kaschau; II.: Rogatica 35
Freih. v. Sterneck
1683
crab red
Stab, I., II., IV.: Pilsen; III.: Kalinovik 36
Reichsgraf Browne
1683
pale red
Stab, I., III.: Bruneck; II.: Niederdorf; IV.:
Jungbunzlau 37
Erzh. Joseph
1741
scarlet red
Stab, I., III.: Agram; II.: Großwardein; IV.:
Bileca 38
Alfons XIII., König v. Spanien
1814
black
Stab, I., II.: Peterwardein; IV.: Kecskemét; III.:
Bileca 39
Freih. v. Conrad
1756
scarlet red
Stab, I., III., IV.: Wien; II.: Debrezin 40
Ritt. v. Pino
1733
light blue
Stab, I., III.: Rzeszów; II.:Debica; IV.: Nisko 41
Erzh. Eugen
1701
sulfur yellow
Stab, I, II., III., IV.: Czernowitz 42
Ernst August, Herzog v.
Cumberland, Herzog zu
Braunschweig u. Lüneburg
1685
orange-yellow
Stab, II., III.: Theresienstadt; I.: Kaaden; IV.:
Nevesinje 43
Rupprecht, Kronprinz v. Bayem
1814
cherry red
Stab, I., III., IV.: Ung. Weißkirchen; II.:
Karánsebes 44
Erzh. Albrecht
1744
red
Stab, I., II.: Wien; III.: Kaposvár; IV.: Bileca 45
Erzh. Joseph Ferdinand
1816
scarlet red
Stab, I., IV.: Przemysl; III.: Sanok; II.: Travnik 46
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1762
parrot green
Stab, I., II., IV.: Szegedin; III.: Avtovac 47
Gf. v. Beck-Rzikowsky
1682
steel green
Stab, II., IV.: Görz; I. Quiska; III.: Marburg 48
Rohr
1798
steel green
Stab, III., IV.: Ödenburg; II.: Groß-Kanizsa; I.:
Sarajevo 49
Freih. v. Hess
1715
pike gray
Stab, I., II.: Brünn; IV.: St. Pölten; III. Sarajevo 50
Friedrich Großherzog v. Baden
1762
parrot green
Stab, I., II., III.: Karsburg; IV.: Stolac 51
v. Boroevic
1702
ash gray
Stab, II., III.: Maros-Vásáhely; IV.: Kolozsvár; I.:
Domanovic 52
Erzh. Friedrich
1741
dark red
Stab, I., IV.: Brod a. S.; III.: Fünfkirchen; II.:
Ragusa 53
Dankl
1741
dark red
Stab, I., II., III.: Agram; IV.: Foca 54
Alt-Starhemberg
1661
apple green
Stab, I., III., IV." Olmütz; II.: Jägerndorf 55
Nikolaus I., König v.
Montenegro
1799
red brown
Stab, II., IV.: Lemberg; I.: Brzezany; III.:
Mostywielkie 56
Gf. Daun
1684
steel green
Stab, I., II., IV.: Krakau; III.: Wadowice 57
Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld
1689
pale red
Stab, III., IV.: Tarnów; I.: Bochnia; II.:Zenica 58
Erzh. Ludwig Salvator
1763
black
Stab, I., III.: Stanislau; II.: Zaleszczyki; IV.: Foca 59
Erzh. Rainer
1682
orange-yellow
Stab, I.: Bregenz; II.: Innsbruck; III.: Schwaz;
IV.: Salzburg 60
Ritt. v. Ziegler
1798
steel green
Stab, I., III., IV.: Erlau; II.: Zwornik 61
Ritt. v. Frank
1798
grass green
Stab, III., IV.: Temesvár; II.: Debrezin; I.:
Crkvice 62
Ludwig III., König v. Bayern
1798
grass green
Stab, II., III.: Klausenburg; IV.: Maros-Vásárhely; I.: Vlasenica 63
Freih. v. Pitreich
1860
orange-yellow
Stab, II., III., IV.: Bistritz; I. Mostar 64
Ritt v. Auffenberg
1860
orange-yellow
Stab, I., II.: Broos; IV.: Abrudbánya; III.:
Trebinje 65
Erzh. Ludwig Viktor
1860
pale red
Stab, I., III.: Miskoicz; II.: Munkacz; IV.:
Beszterczebánya 66
Erzh. Peter Ferdinand
1860
pale red
Stab, III., IV.: Ungvár;. I.: Kaschau; II.: Gorazde 67
Freih. Kray
1860
crab red
Stab, I., II., III.: Wien; IV.: Eperies 68
Freih. v. Reicher
1860
red brown
Stab, II., III., IV.: Semlin; I.: Szolnok 69
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1860
pike gray
Stab, I., II.: Fünfkirchen; IV.: Stuhlweißenburg;
III.: Casteinuovo 70
Edl. v. Appel
1860
sea green
Stab, I., IV.: Budapest; III.: Peterwardein; IV.:
Trebinje 71
Galgótzy
1860
crab red
Stab, II., III.: Trenczin; I.: Nagy Szombat; IV.:
Preßburg 72
Freih v. David
1860
light blue
Stab, I., III., IV.: Preßburg; II.: Teodo 73
Albrecht, Herzog v.
Württemberg
1860
cherry red
Stab, I., II., III.: Prag; IV.: Eger 74
Freih. v. Schönaich
1860
red
Stab, I., II., Reichenberg, IV.: Jiein; III.: Sarajevo 75
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1860
light blue
Stab, I., II., IV.: Salzburg; III.: Neuhaus 76
Freih. v. Salis-Soglio
1860
pike gray
Stab, II., IV.: Gran; I.: Ödenburg; III.: Trebinje 77
Philip, Herzog v. Württemberg
1860
cherry red
Stab, II., III.: Przemysl; I.: Sambor; IV.: Tuzla 78
Gerba
1860
red brown
Stab, II., III.: Esseg; I.: Brod a. S.; IV.: Petrinja 79
Otocaner Gf. Jellacic
1860
(1873)
apple green
Stab, I., III., IV.: Fiume; II. Otocac 80
Wilhelm Ernst, Großherzog v. Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Herzog zu Sachsen
1860
scarlet red
Stab, I., III.: Lemberg; II.: Zloczów; IV.:
Nevesinje 81
Freih. v. Waldstätten
1883
crimson red
Stab, I., II., III.: Iglau; IV.: Bileca 82
Freih. v. Schwitzer
1883
crimson red
Stab, I., II., IV.: Wien; III.: Székely Udvarhely 83
Freih. v. Schikofsky
1883
dark brown
Stab, II., IV.: Komorn; I.: Steinamanger; III.:
Köszeg 84
Freih. v. Bolfras
1883
crimson red
Stab, II., III.: Krems; I.: Wien; IV.: Sarajevo 85
v. Gaudemak
1883
apple green
Stab, I., IV.: Leutschau; II.: Máramaros Sziget;
III.: Rogatica 86
Freih. v. Steininger
1883
amaranthine red
Stab, I., IV.: Maria Theresiopel; II.: Budapest;
III.:Visegrad 87
Freih. v. Succovaty
1883
sea green
Stab, II., III.: Pola; I.: Cilli; IV.: Skutari 88
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1883
bordeaux red
Stab, II., III.: Budweis; I.: Neuhaus; IV.: Beraun 89
Freih. v. Albori
1883
bordeaux red
Stab, I., III.: Jaroslau; II.: Rawaruska; IV.:
Gródek-Jagiellonski 90
Edl. v. Horsetzky
1883
amaranthine red
Stab, II., III.: Jaroslau; IV.: Lubaczów; I.:
Sarajevo 91
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1883
parrot green
Stab, II., III.: Prag; IV.: Budweis; I.: Teodo 92
Edl. v. Hortstein
1883
white
Stab, III., IV.: Theresienstadt; I.: Komotau; II.:
Kalinovik 93
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1883
dark brown
Stab, III., IV.: Krakau; II.: Mährisch-Schönberg;
I.: Bihac 94
Freih. v. Koller
1883
white
Stab, III., IV.: Reichenberg; I.: Josefstadt;
II.:Turnau 95
v. Kövess
1883
amaranthine red
Stab, I., IV.: Lemberg; II.: Stanislau; III.:
Czortków 96
Ferdinand, Kronprinz v.
Rumänien
1883
crimson red
Stab, I., II., III.: Temesvár; IV.: Carlstadt 97
Freih. v. Waldstätten
1883
rose red
Stab, I., II.: Belovar; IV.: Carlstadt; III.: Triest 98
v. rummer
1883
light drab
Stab, II., III.: Josephstadt; IV.: Hohenmauth I.:
Perzagno 99
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1883
sulfur yellow
Stab, I., II., IV.: Wien; III.: Znaim 100
v. Steinsberg
1883
light drab
Stab, I., IV.: Krakau; III.: Teschen; II.: Banjaluka 101
Freih. v. Drathschmidt
1883
sulfur yellow
Stab, I., IV.: Großwardein; III.: Békéscsaba; II.:
Trebinje 102
Potiorek
1883
sea grass green
Stab, III., IV.: Prag; II.: Beneschau; I.: Mostar
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*Reprinted from The Beer Stein Journal, February 1995, by permission from Gary Kirsner Auctions.