Blanket roll, could they have a camo pattern?

[Daryl]

Hi All

Could blanket rolls issued to the Waffen-SS have had a camo pattern, or were they only grey... actually what colours can a blanket roll be?

If anyone could take the time and just look at this pic of a figure I painted.. should I not paint anymore more with camo schemes?

http://mysite.freeserve.com/bkpainting/ ... _index.htm

I assume it is some sort of blanket roll or am I totaly wrong there?

yes and I know the camo scheme on the smocks aint exactly correct either.

While im here I asked this in the uniform forum but have got no answers yet.. Could camo smocks issued to Officers have had shoulder boards attached, or could an officer take the iniative and attach some himself?

Thx for your time and any help would be appriecated...

Regards

Daryl

[Daryl]

Had help with the shoulder baords.. just the blank roll's still to go.

Daryl

[charlie don't surf]

I guess that you could get away with it.

regards

[Paul Hanson]

I couldn't find any photos definitively showing a camo roll on the back of the saddle, but I agree with D. There is no reason that a trooper can't have wrapped his roll with a zeltbahn to protect it. But I wouldn't paint every trooper that way.

PH

[Daryl]

Its funny I was watching a Video I have previously taped from the History channel concerning the battle of the bulge, A collection of waffen-SS guys walked past the camera man and everyone of them had a camo scheme on there blanket roll..The same pattern that was on there smocks

Now I know its not 100% accurate to say these guys had anything to do with the battle of the bulge as you see the same footage shown on many programmes, but at least that partly answers the question..

Anyway thanks again for any help..

Regards

Daryl

[Daryl]

Its funny I was watching a Video I have previously taped from the History channel concerning the battle of the bulge, A collection of waffen-SS guys walked past the camera man and everyone of them had a camo scheme on there blanket roll..The same pattern that was on there smocks

Now I know its not 100% accurate to say these guys had anything to do with the battle of the bulge as you see the same footage shown on many programmes, but at least that partly answers the question..

Anyway thanks again for any help..

Regards

Daryl

[charlie don't surf]

As Paul previously said, the men had probably wrapped their zeltbahns around their blankets.

regards