Unknown shoulder boards

[Paul R]

Hello,

I found these for sale very inexpensively. I think that these are TR period, but have no idea what they could be. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Paul

[Paul R]

The back is dark green(admin color).

[Andwwils]

Very odd set of boards. Could be something related to the forestry service. Not a military set of boards (IMO) so civil-service? Is the purple tint original to the piping? Try pushing up on the bullion through the buttonhole slits through the backside (if it's not 100% secure). You can then see if the bullion braid is purple died all the way through. Whatever they are, I've never seen anything like them and they're probably quite rare.