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Swiss 'splinter pattern' helmet cover camouflage
Swiss Confederation

Frequently mis-named 'Swiss Splittermuster' (German, 'splinter pattern'), by collectors, Swiss 'splinter pattern' helmet cover camouflage is sometimes claimed to be more-or-less the same as Heeres-Splittermuster 31 (German, 'army splinter pattern 1931'). In reality, though, the Swiss 'splinter pattern' helmet cover is actually quite different from the pattern by which it was obviously inspired.

For one thing, the German pattern is a four-colour camouflage, while the Swiss pattern is a five-colour camouflage pattern. It comprises a grey background with medium green, red brown and wood brown splinter elements, and a dark grey dashed overprint.

For another, the dashes used in the Swiss pattern are much thicker than those seen in Heeres-Splittermuster 31. Additionally, they are more uniform in length and occur less often throughout the camouflage pattern.

The Swiss 'splinter pattern' helmet cover camouflage does not appear to have been used for anything but helmet covers. It was produced as one side of the reversible helmet covers that were intended for use with the Swiss M18–40 helmet. The other side of these covers features the M18–40 helmet cover camouflage.

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