Opinions on whether this counts as tan or green

idiot88 · Post by **idiot88** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:12 pm

I want opinions on whether this should go on tan or green side. The camo name is Sumpftarn. Another name is Tan And Water camo. I think it is more tan but want other people's opinion.
I wore it with tan pants the one game I used it.
Here is my actual jacket.

Google pics
http://www.google.com/search?q=Sumpftar ... 00&bih=495
http://www.google.com/search?q=Sumpftar ... 00&bih=495

Rev · Post by **Rev** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:18 pm

That is going to get you shot by both sides because people will not check their target.

Crawler86 · Post by **Crawler86** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:55 pm

Rev wrote:That is going to get you shot by both sides because people will not check their target.

that would be my opinion al

specter · Post by **specter** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:56 pm

I'd say balancer. Or tan. it looks mostly tan and reddish brown. It's tan.

Post by **SteevoLS** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:57 pm

My gut reaction is tan. Looks very MC-esque.

Post by **Dominum** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:17 pm

I see it and think "Bravo".

idiot88 · Post by **idiot88** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:59 pm

I forgot to mention I would wear a tan hat with it.

Doublewolf · Post by **Doublewolf** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:08 pm

I'd say tan. There's more tan and brown in it than green, and the green isn't a dark green.

TokenTech89 · Post by **TokenTech89** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:43 pm

i would think tan as well

Mad Magpul · Post by **Mad Magpul** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:58 pm

Most definatly tan. If I saw you at a game I would say you were Bravo.

fallout11 · Post by **fallout11** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:06 pm

I've worn it as "tan" at a number of events in several southern states, most recently during day 2 of Fulda Gap, 2011 (as the East German border guards service (BGS) used this pattern for a time as well, 1950's-early 70's).
Digital photos can do weird things with colors, the three colors in this pattern are light tan, reddish brown, and yellowish green.
http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/ ... p?t=416012

idiot88 · Post by **idiot88** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:06 pm

fallout11 wrote:I've worn it as "tan" at a number of events in several southern states, most recently during day 2 of Fulda Gap, 2011 (as the East German border guards service (BGS) used this pattern for a time as well, 1950's-early 70's).

I think you meant West German BGS.
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Edit - ...or did the East also wear it?
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Second Edit - I forgot to mention mine is West German BGS manufactured in 1975.

fallout11 · Post by **fallout11** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:51 am

Apparently they both did, that's what the wehrmacht-awards post I linked to is discussing. Wikipedia also says so (scroll down to East Germany, listed as sumpmuster): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mi ... e_patterns
Another combloc nation, Czechoslovakia, also used a near identical version for a time. http://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Czechoslovakia
At any rate definitely post-war use by the W.Germans! Nice that yours is so old and yet in such good shape. My set is a mid-2000's repro, much like the Blumentarn sets you see here and there.
Mainly I was just directing folks to more photos (w/different cameras, different lighting), so people could look at the pattern and judge for themselves.

savoy6 · Post by **savoy6** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:47 pm

yeah...sumpfmusser...would vote tan as well...strum/miltec made standard BDU tops and pants in this and the splinterB pattern for awhile...the only thing is that they were usually a poly/cotton blend..lol

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