Unusual Tunic

[Tim Curley]

This soldier appears to be wearing a light-weight tunic with highly scalloped breast pocket flaps.

NOTE where the breast eagle has been placed - on the right pocket below the flap.

[jacquesf]

Typical Austrian style tunic. J

[Schulterklappen]

Foto

Great shot!

[afrikasandman]

Very nice light weight summer tunic in the Austrian style cut, very nice. Matt

[supperpotato]

Nice picture, Tim

[NickG]

Wow pretty wild! Indeed Astro Hungarian style with hidden buttons as well (fly-front)
Those look like SS shoulderboards...white edge and black base...???

[afrikasandman]

Nick,

I think its just the shadow with the way the light is coming into the photo. With his arm up a bit it tends to cause the boards to buckle a bit. That said, who knows? I have seen stranger combinations on German uniforms, why not SS boards, perhaps he liked the black underlay and the way it makes the waffenfarbe pop. Those crazy officers.

Matt

[GAMS1]

Why not a "Beamte am Reichskriegsgericht" wearing dark green base with bordeaux red piping shoulder boards ? They didn't have the metallic HV on the boards ?
It could explain the strange combination of a pre war austrian summer jacket with a M43 OFF cap , so a post 43 picture ?
Cool Homefront in Austria for an older OFF... ?
Nick

[Johnny R]

those look like ss shoulderboards...white edge and black base...???

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[jacquesf]

Wow pretty wild! Indeed Astro Hungarian style with hidden buttons as well (fly-front)
Those look like SS shoulderboards...white edge and black base...???

I vote for shadow. J

[Johnny R]

I vote for shadow. J

Yes, without any question.

[NickG]

I vote for shadow. J

A shadow with a kink in it? Visible on both sides btw...
Maybe it is a Heer related nebenfarbe?
but agree with Johnny...SS black backed infantry is a long shot...Most likely not the case!

[jacquesf]

Nick have you never heard of a kinky shadow. J

[jacquesf]

A shadow with a kink in it? Visible on both sides btw...
Maybe it is a Heer related nebenfarbe?

Now you are just scaring me.

[NickG]

Why not a "Beamte am Reichskriegsgericht" wearing dark green base with bordeaux red piping shoulder boards ? They didn't have the metallic HV on the boards ?
It could explain the strange combination of a pre war austrian summer jacket with a M43 OFF cap , so a post 43 picture ?
Cool Homefront in Austria for an older OFF... ?
Nick

Yes could be...

Now you are just scaring me.

Nothing scary with Nebenfarbes, but I agree not regular HV, as shown here....