Gebirgsjäger Trousers - Berghosen/Skihosen

[Heeresbergführer]

does anyone know what model these trousers are?

Servus 42gunner,

Those are Skihosen. They were a private purchase item used by officers and NCOs....not enlisted men as shown in your excerpt from the book.

Ski Heil und Horrido!

"Papa" Kiser

[Heeresbergführer]

a couple of quick questions


what are these trousers called, are they a brown-ish color and are they easily found on the web?

Servus 42gunner and Bergkameraden,

These are just M43 Keilhosen...usually Feldgrau (Field Gray) in color...but shades varied a great deal the later half of the war.

Berg Heil!

"Papa"

[42gunner]

thanks for the replies, for a little while I felt like you Wehrmacht GJs were leaving us SS-GJs out to dry.

are M43 Keilhosen always that baggy or did he get a larger pair?

[Heeresbergführer]

Servus 42gunner,

Probably a size or two, or maybe three, too big! But mountain pants are suppose to be baggy.

Horrido!
PK

[42gunner]

I see, was there a big enough reason for them to be baggier?

[Franz repper]

I see, was there a big enough reason for them to be baggier?

Ease of movement nothing more

[f.knieriemen]

Hi folks,

so far I wore my M43, but just ordered a stone-gray GJ specific pant from Virginia http://www.onthemarch.net/ ...

Does anybody has another source for such pants except Lost Batallion's (heard the stopped teh production on those - true?)

Horrido
Fritze

[Heeresbergführer]

Servus Bergkameraden,

There is a maker in Russia who is producing a very nice Berghose:

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=13679


Berg Heil und Horrido!

"Papa"