FIELD GRADE REPRODUCTION
WWII GERMAN M40 HBT TROUSERS.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A DROP SHIP ITEM! ALLOW 2-3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY!
Our HBT Trousers Feature: Two Side Pockets, One Watch Pocket, Rear Waist Adjustment Belts, Size and Manufacturer Stamps. Made of Reed-green Linen/cotton blend Herring Bone Twill material with the correct weave and color as the originals.
Since the heavy wool feldgrau uniform proved to be oppressively hot in summer weather, especially in southerly latitudes, soldiers took to wearing their lightweight green fatigue uniforms in the heat. In about 1942 the Army regularized the practice: depots began issuing an official hot-weather four-pocket field uniform of feldbluse cut but made of the same reed-green HBT material. For the enlisted Heer, these were usually worn with collar insignia and national eagle. NCOs would typically wear the summer uniform (Sommerfeldanzug) with appropriate rank on their shoulder boards, but the collar braid seen on the wool uniforms was typically absent. Two models were approved for use in the Army, the first that was designed after the M40 feldbluse and a later model that removed the front pocket pleats and pocket flap scallops similar to the M43. From 1943 a double-breasted version based on the Panzerjacke was made for vehicle and assault gun crews. SS units never had an official unique summer uniform, and while some used the Army versions, most used the earlier dyed work fatigues without insignia. While commissioned officers did have bespoke summer uniforms made, there was no regulation summer field uniform.
SIZE OPTIONS:
- Size S Trouser – Waist: 32″ Inseam: 28″ Full length: 40”
- Size M Trouser – Waist: 34″ Inseam: 29″ Full length: 41”
- Size L Trouser – Waist: 36″ Inseam: 30″ Full length: 42”
- Size XL Trouser – Waist: 38″ Inseam: 31″ Full length: 43”
- Size XXL Trouser – Waist: 40″ Inseam: 32″ Full length: 44”
- Size 3XL Trouser – Waist: 42″ Inseam 33″ Full Length 45″
- Size 4XL Trousers- Waist 44″ Inseam 34″ Full Length 46″
NEED A BIGGER SIZE? ORDER CUSTOM. WE WILL CONTACT FOR SPECIFIC SIZE.
