I have started building some Gebisjager figures. My references on these guys are minimal. I know most of their unforms and equipment was highly specialized and different from the standard Wehrmacht. Did they use a greener shade of Field Gray wool on the standard uniforms? What colors are the the wind jackets/pants, anoraks, leggings/gaiters, and canvas rucksacks? I have looked at online images, and the kit color recommendations just dont look proper or even close.
Heer or Waffen-SS?
I am looking for Heer uniform color information.
My sources show pretty much standard Heer feldgrau M-42 uniforms, Stik… There’s a couple that look like the trousers are a darker feldgrau than the jackets, may even be a brownish grey (Italian, perhaps?) and the M-43 cap looks like it’s SS Mausgrau, but I think it’s just lighting… I don’t have a scanner or I’d post 'em and let you decide, since colors on computers are relative… The Waffen-SS bergers look like all standard Mausgrau, with the elasticized puttees on the mountain boots…
At this point, I’d have to say, “your guess is as good as mine.”… I guess I didn’t develope an interest in mountain troops since they aren’t too popular (read: numerous) in the reenactment world…
Gebirgsjäger, 1943-44.
The light green Waffenfarbe didn’t come through in the scan very well…
Definately Feldgrau…
Thanks for all the posts and information guys! Now what about specialized mountain clothing: windproof pants and jackets, the reversable anorak? Photos and artwork tend to depict those as a sandy medium gray, similar to RLM02.
http://www.militariaonline.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23
Looking there, I’d buy off on the RLM 02. Maybe darken it just a skosh…