? about K&C GI figures (1 Viewer)

[Jagdpanther]

Why do the D Day Americans have a Olive Green or Pea Green color for some of there equipment like the ammo pouches and webbing gear? And the Bulge Americans have a different color gear? I always kinda wondered this?

 

[King & Country]

Why do the D Day Americans have a Olive Green or Pea Green color for some of there equipment like the ammo pouches and webbing gear? And the Bulge Americans have a different color gear? I always kinda wondered this?

Good question 'JP'...
When it comes to Military Webbing Fighting Gear for the U.S. Armed Forces (and British too) during WW2 the demand was humongous...Literally running into the many millions of different individual pieces of a host of separate designs and applications and requirements.

As you might imagine no single military contractor could produce every single piece or set of web gear required and therefore the U.S. Govt. awarded orders to many suppliers both inside and outside America during the war. Certain British and some Australian and even Indian contractors.

This resulted in a range of varying shades and colour variations that can often be seen in surviving examples and in special reference book photographs which K&C (and I'm sure other companies) use when seeking out the particular web details for our figures.

In addition we take into account what uniforms certain soldiers may be wearing and what webbing gear looks best, in our opinion, with the relevant colours worn...That's for military, historic and artistic reasons.
Hope this helps,
Andy.

 

[Horus]

I'd guess it's artistic license since the earlier part of the war for the US Khaki/Tan 1910 web gear was being issued, later on the same but in Olive / Green.

Bit different for British 1937 Pattern webbing, where different Regiments liked to have their basic Khaki colour webbing blancoed their own colour, several shades of Green and Khaki abounded.

Added to which cotton webbing fades and dye comes out with constant use in all weathers !

Steve

 

[King & Country]

I'd guess it's artistic license since the earlier part of the war for the US Khaki/Tan 1910 web gear was being issued, later on the same but in Olive / Green.

Bit different for British 1937 Pattern webbing, where different Regiments liked to have their basic Khaki colour webbing blancoed their own colour, several shades of Green and Khaki abounded.

Added to which cotton webbing fades and dye comes out with constant use in all weathers !

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Also true to an extent Steve...But I also stand by the 'Multiple Military Contractors' reason that I supplied...and not only 'artistic license' or personal preference.
Andy.

 

[Horus]

I'd guess it's artistic license since the earlier part of the war for the US Khaki/Tan 1910 web gear was being issued, later on the same but in Olive / Green.

Bit different for British 1937 Pattern webbing, where different Regiments liked to have their basic Khaki colour webbing blancoed their own colour, several shades of Green and Khaki abounded.

Added to which cotton webbing fades and dye comes out with constant use in all weathers !

Steve[/QUOTE



Also true to an extent Steve...But I also stand by the 'Multiple Military Contractors' reason that I supplied...and not only 'artistic license' or personal preference.
Andy.

Absolutely Andy ! I know that huge numbers of contractors were used to produce webbing equipment in the UK in WW2, Marks and Spencers being one of them !
The US will of been the same no doubt and probably more so with their larger Armed Forces with as you say some even being made in UK etc. Also US Web equipment such as belts and Ammunition pouches was sent as aid to the USSR. I don't know if same was of this type of British equipment ?

On a similar note Andy, I recently saw some B&W WW2 photos of captured Bren Gun carriers in the snow being used as Tank Hunters by the Germans on the Eastern front ! I'm sure K&C could do a great version of those !

Steve

 

[Horus]

Of course I can't find the exact photos now, but these will do !
Last one being a mkvi light tank
Steve

 

[Horus]

And a link to photos on this forum of a British Bren Gun carrier conversion that I took at the El Alemein Museum in Egypt and I posted in a thread a couple of years ago Carrier with Stuart turret pics 4 & 5.


https://forum.treefrogtreasures.com/showthread.php?56546-Isis-has-taken-Sabratha

Steve

 

[Guest]

Of course I can't find the exact photos now, but these will do !
Last one being a mkvi light tank
Steve
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Love the universal carriers, another one for DD range could be fitted out for wadding and coming ashore, Or a PAK 50 mounted.

The universal carrier is the most manufactured armoured vehicle in history, 113,000.

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Why do the D Day Americans have a Olive Green or Pea Green color for some of there equipment like the ammo pouches and webbing gear? And the Bulge Americans have a different color gear? I always kinda wondered this?

On the same topic, I am currently finishing up a Reenactor WWII U.S. 506th Pir uniform for use at shows, events.
U.S. pistol belts, ammo pouches, canteen covers, web gear, etc ... came in Dark Olive Drab, Light Olive Drab, and
Khaki color. Add into the equation for example a newly issued Dark Olive Drab canteen cover will change its shade
of color with exposure to the elements, Thus making it no longer Dark Olive Drab but not quite Light Olive Drab.

Wayne