Waffen-SS HBT Dot Camo Uniform in Detail

[4th division]

'910' made SS breeches.

[4th division]

'910' made breeches.

[ww2.collector]

'910' made breeches.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=830754

Lokes minimal different to mine, some different materials

[galizien41]

Looks to be original issue to me

[drempfer]

910 = WSS Gebirgsjäger Windjacke

I collect Gebirgsjäger items and luckily wound up with this one. I always assumed the WSS would've obtained their wind jackets from the Army; a pleasant surprise!

[Remy Spezzano]

Those fieldgray wool breeches are really mint unissued! Nice to see the 910 in stamp.

And apparently the 910 factory also made items for the Gebirgsjager's as well.
Thanks for sharing this with us. I will update the manufacturers code list to include this item.

[Remy Spezzano]

Waffen-SS Uniform Manufacturer Codes
_37 tunic Model 42, field grey wool
_41 tunic Model 42, field grey wool
_52 tunic Model 37, field grey wool
_65 tunic Model 42, field grey wool
117 panzer wraps, stug. wraps, keilhosen, field grey wool
349 tunic Model 42, field grey wool
383 panzer wrap, oak leaf camo
393 tunic HBT dot camo
479 great coat, field grey wool
525 tunic Model 40, field grey wool
525 overcoat Model 42, field grey wool
627 panzer wrap, field grey wool and black wool
712 panzer wraps, black wool
910 panzer pants black wool, M43,44 pants fieldgray, officer breeches field grey wool, Gebirgsjäger wind jacket
933 winter hood, oak leaf camo reversible to white
933 camouflage pullover smocks, plane tree camo



Waffen-SS Uniform Manufacturer by Name
Alois Heisse tunic Sahariana, tunic Model 36, 37, 41, field grey wool, also allgemeine black tunics and coats
Walter Klemm, Hornberg Schw. HBT dot camo pants

[Remy Spezzano]

Nice close up study of a newly issued Waffen-SS Model 44 "Erbsentarn (pea pattern) tunic and pants being worn by an SS-Hauptscharführer (SS-Chief platoon leader) of III Battalion, SS Panzer-Grenadier Regiment “Germania."

I have seen several photos showing men who served in this armored infantry battalion adopting a uniform style where they would tuck the four pocket tunic inside the waist area of the pants. Giving the wearer a sharper looking appearance as can be seen here in this photo.

Date: August 1944
Location: Eastern Poland
Photographer: Ernst Baumann
Negative Nr. 169-15
Copyright 2016 Ernst Baumann Foto Archiv

[cbuehler]

This mint unissued pair of pants was produced by the private firm Walter Klemm, Hornberg Schw. in Germany. The quality of the manufacturing for this particular item is pretty high and I will show all the little details which go into the making of these pants. Pictured here is the left side of the pant leg.

These are indeed a fine example of this type of trouser, but the "quality" of manufacture in both materials used and construction is very poor as is typical of uniforms made at this time.


CB

[Scott A. Hess]

Hello, quick question to the owner of the 910 Marked breaches, from my computer the two inside thigh panels appear to be more grey in color than the remainder of the breeches which appear field grey, can you confirm this? Thanks, Scott

[NickG]

This popped up in a 1941 dated (LBA stamped) LW fliegerbluse....
So pre RBNr system...maker name and town fully identified still....
So what's the meaning of "971"???
Seems to be a similar code????

Maybe these 3 digit numbers are an earlier attempt to give makers a numerical reference and not necessarily exclusively limited to W-SS production?
(Since it also appeared "910" in a Heer gebirgsjaeger double breasted "Windjacke"...?)

[Panzergrenadiere71]

712 Black Pz Wrap.

[Vinland]

Of interest, perhaps this ties into the stempel markings, perhaps not.

I came across this in the Beaver book that deals with 'Armored Uniforms' of the W/SS. It notes that there are 'Product Codes' for the field-grey jacket and trousers (see attached photo).

I'm wondering if these 'SKU' type stamps appear anywhere on anyone's kit, aside from what we're seeing as 'factory codes.'

I admit, I didn't take a snap of the note from which original circular this came from, it's a footnote in the book.

[4th division]

351 - italian wool Keilhosen.

[4th division]

Now I'm wondering about this one which, besides the "251" and 90 has no markings what so ever.