 John the OFM  | 03 Dec 2012 8:13 p.m. PST |
Would the artillerists in a Priest have different color shako cords than normal 105mm foot artillery?
Do the officers still wear the OD pelisse? |
 Saber6  | 03 Dec 2012 8:17 p.m. PST |
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| Meiczyslaw | 03 Dec 2012 8:17 p.m. PST |
I think they wear tarletons instead of shakos. |
| John the OFM | 03 Dec 2012 8:20 p.m. PST |
But would Americans call it a "Tarleton"? |
| Ed Mohrmann | 03 Dec 2012 8:30 p.m. PST |
NO, it's a 'Tareyton,' after the cigarette popular
during WWII. |
| Justin Penwith | 03 Dec 2012 9:13 p.m. PST |
John, The uniform regulations of 1943 weren't fully adopted by the SP Regiments until after 6 June 1944, in Europe. Of course, some regiments never did officially adopt the new cords as the war ended and those units were disbanded. I cannot answer about the pelisse, but I have seen photos of the officers wearing sabretaches under their ponchos. |
 Don Manser | 03 Dec 2012 9:17 p.m. PST |
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| Don Manser | 03 Dec 2012 9:19 p.m. PST |
And don't forget the distinguishing difference in the sabertache. DM |
| Roderick Robertson | 03 Dec 2012 10:46 p.m. PST |
The "Priest" artillerists wore the Cassock until after D-Day, when they switched to the more popular "Dog Collar". Other artillerists wore either the pelisse, busby and sabretache (larger calibers), or a modified Taryton and shell jacket. Those serving larger calibre guns carried the M1913 "Patton" sabre and a modified Howdah pistol, while the smaller calibre troops carried the French M1863 Artillery sword and a Colt Army revolver. Of course, as in all uniform questions, conditions in the field meant that not every unit carried the regulation equipmenmt, or even the same equipment within the regiment. |
 wrgmr1 | 03 Dec 2012 11:10 p.m. PST |
Do the officers still wear the OD pelisse? I'm pretty sure the pelisse was pink. Pinks and Greens. |
| Frederick | 04 Dec 2012 7:06 a.m. PST |
I always thought of it as more of a rose than pink |
 vtsaogames | 04 Dec 2012 7:21 a.m. PST |
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| Fatman | 04 Dec 2012 8:40 a.m. PST |
John you didn't use a smiley or LOL. |
| The G Dog | 04 Dec 2012 11:52 a.m. PST |
They were red…except in the airborne units. Those priest crews used pink. |
| spontoon | 05 Dec 2012 7:45 p.m. PST |
Weren't the German Assault artillery pipings " carmine"? Does that show Germanic influence in U.S. uniforms? |
| number4 | 19 Dec 2012 6:08 p.m. PST |
Same color as the bricoles. BTW "Tarleton" is pronounced "bar stirred" in the United States |
Marshal Amherst  | 19 Dec 2012 8:30 p.m. PST |
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