Austria-Hungary austrian academy badge - or what else is it?

[Christian L]

looking at this pic, i'd say that it is an austrian soldier (probably aritillery). i'm also not 100% sure what the medal on the trifold ribbon is, but the badge on the other side of his breast i've never seen before (at least didn't realized it).

hope you can help me bringing light into darkness and enjoy the pic as well.

christian

[Guest Rick Research]

That looks like some sort of overly splendid patriotic badge.

He is wearing what is probably the 1898 Military Jubilee Medal.

The shoulder cord and lack of rank stars make me uncertain, but from the flaming grenade insignia, I'd say he has some affiliation with the Gendarmerie.

[Josef Rietveld]

@ChristianL

the badge on the pic belongs to the kk Milit?r-Veteranen Reichsbund (a AH veterans organisation). Unfortunately i don't know more about this Reichsbund.

Haynau

[Eric Stahlhut]

i've always wondered where this large badge was worn--i have seen it described as a cap badge, among other things

[Iver]

..the flaming granade is collar insignia not only for gendarmerie, but also "veterans"...

a little about the "kuk veteranenverien" here:

http://www.goeming.at/system/web/sonderseite.aspx?menuonr=221383704&detailonr=221383704