Ghillie suits?

I remember seing a picture of a British sniper wearing a sort of ghillie suit outfit with an SS smock as a base i think it was in an Osprey book on British soldiers.

so, It won't be fatal mistake to have a ghillie in the field?

Well there will be a difference between modern ghillie suits and ww2 era camoflage. I doubt it was standard issue and prolly just guys experimenting in the field.

I think u'll look pretty out of place on a ww2 airsoft battlefield.

Being an ex forces sniper myself, i went into the history of ghillies just out of interest and found some interesting and "i haft to say" some funny stuff, there was a British army manual that gave a basic outline of how to make one.
I can't remember exactly but it came down to 2 large potato sacks, one was cut as a poncho which was tied around the waist and the other was put over the head with a slot for the eyes and the corners were left to flop down, like i said some funny stuff'.
What you have to remember is at this time such things relatively new "although some good attempts were made during the first world war and with great effect" this knowledge was passed from sniper to sniper and rare, these were first attempts to put it on paper so they are going to be/ seem basic, also at the time....1940's....resources were hard to come by, so using the cheapest and nearest to hand was essential.

okay. Thx for responses, it is much clearer to me now

this might help you ?
pictured here are two members of Lovat Scouts wearing sniper camouflage at Bisley in Surrey

the pictures from the IWM picture database as featured in Raider Magazine

paul

British snipers were alowed to wear whatever camo they wanted even german, however at reinactments most of the Snipers i have seen have been wearing windproofs and denisons with scrimmed up helmets or commando caps.

awesome. thank you so much

I've pics of 6th Airborne wearing full ghillie suits.

Very much a British tradition , to my knowledge US troops didnt use them.

I've pics of 6th Airborne wearing full ghillie suits.

Very much a British tradition , to my knowledge US troops didnt use them.

As far as im aware US troops did'nt have snipers but more company marksmen (whoever scored highest at shootign during basic) they wernt like the British and Germans with individul snipers I belive.

Pics of the lads in 6th airborne parading in front of King George are definitley wearing modern style full ghillies.

And yeah its a scottish word, ghillies were gamekeepers who used the suits to catch poachers.

The ghillies trained UK snipers in ww1

I cant find the pic online but its in 'go to it' the history of 6th airborne.

I'll take a pic if i can this evening