What are these Uniform Buttons For?

Waldo Pepper · Post by **Waldo Pepper** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:06 pm

What are the following uniform buttons for:

1. The Gebirgsjager anorak has a button on each upper sleeve.

2. The M40 Staubmantel has a pair of buttons on each side near the bottom of the coat.

Thanks,

wp

Willhelm Gruber II · Post by **Willhelm Gruber II** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:58 pm

this is just a guess but if the cuffs on this jcket have butten holes, then the buttons on the upper sleeves would be so that they stayed rolled up

in other words put you upper button through your cuff button hole

maschinengewehr42 · Post by **maschinengewehr42** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:12 am

I'd imagine the buttons on the anorak upper sleeves were for coloured recognition armbands, like the reversible winter uniform jacket.

Willhelm Gruber II · Post by **Willhelm Gruber II** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:05 pm

i would agree with that more then i would my last answer as i have never seen the jacket so dont know

-Willie

Lustmolch · Post by **Lustmolch** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:03 am

The M40's buttons might be to secure the coat shirts up to allow more freedom of movement when running (like French army overcoats)

The single button on the sleeve of the anorak does sound like an attachment point for the coloured armbands used on white camouflaged garments.

Hans Knospler · Post by **Hans Knospler** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:25 pm

This is a totaly random guess, but possibly to hang a torch?

Schäfer · Post by **Schäfer** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:28 pm

They were also used to attach zeltbahns to the anoraks as well.