WW1 Leggings in Marine Green (not Army OD)

[Eric Queen]

Can anyone tell me the relative rarity of a pair of leggings in Marine green (same as service tunic) compared the the usually encountered Army OD?

 

Thanks a lot.

[warguy]

Hi Eric, are you referring to the puttee wool wraps or the cotton canvas gaiters? Kevin

[Eric Queen]

The wool wraps in marine green. Sorry.

[warguy]

Yeah, I have one or two pairs that came with groupings. They are hard to find for sure. I think I remember one other set offered for sale in the past three or four years ,(where the forest green color was called out anyway).I would say they are more rare than the WWI forest green pants anyway. Kevin

[Eric Queen]

Thanks Kevin. I appreciate that. I don't recall seeing another pair (that I noticed was marine green anyway)

[Eric Queen]

Here are a couple of pics.

[Eric Queen]

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[Tswa]

I have a pair of those that were my grandfather's.

[Schnicklfritz]

I haven't found any info one way or the other, but I was told that there are some WW2 era German police puttees that are about the same forest green color as USMC forest green. Can anyone confirm or refute this?