09-04-2002, 03:05 PM
Gene,
What type of gym?? M35? M43? What rank??
There are two things to consider. The regulations and actual practice. In the war you could get away with a lot that was not in the regs.
In general, for WWII era, piped khaki, unpiped khaki and piped dark blue are all fine options.
If the tunic is piped it is better if the pants are but they don't abolsutely have to be.
In some regs khaki summer gear (cotton) was unpiped while khaki winter gear (wool) was piped.
While the dark blue piped breeches are officially for service wear (with button-up kitel) as opposed to field wear (with pull-over gym), you often saw blue worn with gym. This is especially common when trying to dress it up, i.e. worn with medals.
Shawn
What type of gym?? M35? M43? What rank??
There are two things to consider. The regulations and actual practice. In the war you could get away with a lot that was not in the regs.
In general, for WWII era, piped khaki, unpiped khaki and piped dark blue are all fine options.
If the tunic is piped it is better if the pants are but they don't abolsutely have to be.
In some regs khaki summer gear (cotton) was unpiped while khaki winter gear (wool) was piped.
While the dark blue piped breeches are officially for service wear (with button-up kitel) as opposed to field wear (with pull-over gym), you often saw blue worn with gym. This is especially common when trying to dress it up, i.e. worn with medals.
Shawn
