KM Walking Out Uniforms

[Ben Evans]

Gents

Just a question on KM EM uniforms, did the KM have a walking out uniform? If so did they were a belt and buckle with it? I have looked at images on a google search and none show them wearing a belt or buckle.

Cheers

[Ben Evans]

Wow, 30 people looking at this sub forum can no-one answer?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Ben, no belt & buckle worn with this style of uniform.

Cheers, Ade.

[Ben Evans]

Thanks Ade

[Wilhelm Saris]

did the KM have a walking out uniform? If so did they were a belt and buckle with it?

Here the most important dresses for enlisted ranks from the German navy, taken from
"Uniformen der Deutschen Wehrmacht", edition 1939/1940.



At left first image: gilded buckle, which is the so-called Behördenausführung;
at left second image: field-grey buckle; at right the gilded form, which also is
the Behördenausführung. Due to the weight of the equipment no Extra-
Koppelschloss is being worn.

You see above when a buckle is being worn! Parade-dress - yes; walking out, which
is the Dienstanzug - no! When you see the use of cartridge pouches - yes!



The coming fellows are wearing field-grey and so the field-grey navy buckle:



It is too much work to scan all the dress-forms for the navy as mentioned in
"Bekleidungs- und Anzugs-Bestimmungen für die Kriegsmarine" from
the 1940 reprint (actually issued 1935), known as M.Dv. Nr. 260. There are
over 65 pages with instructions for the blue and also the field-grey dresses!

Remark:
most buckle-collectors, just collect the buckles, but do not have
any idea about the regulations for what and when to be worn!

When I started to collect buckles, for me it was obvious to start collecting
also the regulations for knowing the facts. This was in about 1972 and that
is why I have some files around from practically any Third Reich-organization!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Thanks Wim!

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