Austrian Scout Uniforms


Figure 1.--These Austrian Scouts in 1955 are giving a fanfair at a meeting in 1955. They wear beige or tan shirts and brown pants, I think corduroys. Note the red and white neckerchiefs. Photograph courtesy of the Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs.

We have some basic information on Austrian Scouts, but our information is still quite limited. As with Scouts in other countries, there were changes over time. We do not have any details on the early Scout uniform, but Scouts by the 1930s were wearing the same basic uniform that was worn by Scouts in many other countries. Scouts wore shirts with short pants and kneesoicks. I'm not sure what kind of shorts were wirn, but some look like brown corduroy shorts. Some boys wore Lederhosen, but they were not part of the formal uniform. Since the 1990s most Austrian Scouts have worn jeans. Austrian Scouts introduced a major change in the uniform during 1995. The unifom shirt changed from beige to dark red. Cubs in the 1930s wore the standard British peaked cap and jumper like the British Scouts. I'm not sure about the color, but would guess green., but the uniform was different than the British Cub uniform.

Chronological Trends

As with Scouts in other countries, there were changes over time.

Levels

We do not have any details on the early Scout uniform, but Scouts by the 1930s were wearing the same basic uniform that was worn by Scouts in many other countries. Scouts wore shirts with short pants and kneesoicks. I'm not sure what kind of shorts were wirn, but some look like brown corduroy shorts. Some boys wore Lederhosen, but they were not part of the formal uniform. Since the 1990s most Austrian Scouts have worn jeans. Austrian Scouts introduced a major change in the uniform during 1995. The unifom shirt changed from beige to dark red. Cubs in the 1930s wore the standard British peaked cap and jumper like the British Scouts. I'm not sure about the color, but would guess green., but the uniform was different than the British Cub uniform. Color images from the 1970s confirm that the Cubs wore green jumpers with green anf yellow peaked caps.

Garments


Neckerchief

Austrian Scouts had a national scarf. Scout units could also wear unit scarves. The national scarfe was changed in 1995.







HBU






Navigate the Historic Boys' Uniform Chronology Pages:
[Return to the Main chronologies page]
[The 1900s] [The 1910s] [The 1920s] [The 1930s] [The 1940s] [The 1950s] [The 1960s] [The 1970s] [The 1980s] [The 1990s] [The 2000s]



Navigate the Historic Boys' Uniform Web Site:
[Introduction] [Activities] [Biography] [Chronologies] [Countries] [Essays] [Garments] [Organizations] [Other]
[Bibliographies] [Contributions] [FAQs] [Questions] [Unknown images]
[Boys' Uniform Home]



Navigate the Historic Boys' Uniform Web organizatiion pages:
[Return to the Main Austrian Scout page]
[Boys' Brigade] [Camp Fire] [Hitler Youth] [National] [Pioneers] [Royal Rangers] [Scout]




Created: 4:49 AM 12/20/2004
Last updated: 4:11 AM 12/28/2004