Painted desert camo?

[jurggie]

I was watching a little "movie" at the site of the Bundeswehr, and I saw something that caught my eye.

Everybody is familiar with the normal Flecktarn Überzug.



And there are also the Wüstentarn ones.


But now I found this. Apparently they didn't use an Überzug but they just painted the camo over the helmet. Does anybody know if this happens more frequently?

[Gordon Craig]

jurggie,

Yes this is done in Afghanistan. If you look at the following thread you can see numerous helmets treated in this way.

Regards,

Gordon

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=491298

[Collectinsteve]

Painted helmets are usually associated with special forces. US Special Forces does this quite a bit.

Steve

[Towarish]

Painted helmets are usually associated with special forces. US Special Forces does this quite a bit.

Steve

Hi Steve,
thats right, the German KSK does the same.
Anyhow,also the regular Grunts paint their helmets.
It's "fashion" for the last two years in the sand-box now.

Cheers,
Philipp

[Gordon Craig]

The guys in the thread I referenced are not KSK. Normal infantry as Phil mentioned.

Regards,

Gordon

[jurggie]

Damn, there are some cool examples shown in that topic (it's a great topic all the way actually)!

I would like to own one like that!

[Collectinsteve]

Yup, normal infantry have taken to adopting Special Forces practices even when there's no practical purpose for it.

In those pictures I noticed a LOT of the KSK trousers and some shirts. Obviously the genuine issue KSK trousers are almost impossible to distinguish from commercially made items, so special clothing is no longer a good indicator either!

Steve

[Gordon Craig]

Steve,

Interesting comments about the KSK trousers. How about starting a thread showing the difference between the two.

Regards,

Gordon

[Collectinsteve]

Hi Gordon,

Sounds like a good plan! I wish I had a genuine shirt too, but I do have the real deal trousers. I just have to dig them out of a box. Problem is, I don't know which box as I'm in sort of a mid-construction phase for my collection. I should have the time to check it out this week.

As a quick note, the Bundeswehr does have a special issue set of clothing, as well as a reversible coverall, that is explicitly for special forces use. I don't know if that means just KSK or if it includes other units within the DSO. There are a variety of commercially made items in this cut that appear to be the same, or similar, in construction, but are not procured by the BW.

Steve

[Gordon Craig]

Steve,

Looking forward to the pictures of the trousers. I'll have to look at KSK M uniforms to see if I can spot any differences to what you post.

Regards,

Gordon