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M22 Air Force Parade Uniform courtesy of Miikka Teräs collection |
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Pictured in front of a parade around Senate Square in the 1920s, this Air Force officer wears his overcoat, winter hat and M22 dress uniform with sword. |
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The uniform had a high stand and fall collar with piping to note branch of service. The tunic is light grey with navy blue accents. The pants are dark navy with a sky blue stripe. |
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The right side shows the dress boards worn along with the rank braid on the sleeve. |
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The right shoulder dress board with the Finnish Lion in gilt metal. The boards are piped in the sky blue color for the Air Force. |
The officer's belt in bronze with cross-strap and sword hangars. The sword is fairly simple with a Finnish rose as the end device. The officer's tassle is wrapped around the hilt. |
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The left shoulder board. |
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The large navy blue collar of the overcoat reveals a little of the M22 tunic with its stand and fall collar. The gilt rank device peeks just over the edge. |
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The standard issue winter fur hat for officers. Officers had the combination of the enamel national cockade in Finnish colors along with the gilt and red lion device. |
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| The bronze officer's belt buckle with Lion device. The sword guard features the same rampant crowned lion. |
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The sleeve rank braid for the overcoat. |
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The M22 Officer's pants with the large blue stripe for the Air Forces. |
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© 2000-2007 Tod Rathbone |
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