The Austro-Hungarian Army Equipment the First World War (Great War)

The Austro-Hungarian Army was a poorly led army due to the different languages spoken in the empire however they had a variety of different uniforms and weapons in the war. The army used the Gewehr M.95 as there standard issue rifle and the schwarzlose machine-gun and officers used the Mannlicher M1905 pistol. For headgear the army wore the Feldkappe, the red Fez for the muslim minority of the country, the Berndorf-helmet and  later on in the the war they used the M1917 Stalhelm in a gold texture. They used a grey or blue tunic, a Sam Browne belt, straight leg trousers in grey or blue and black boots.