▁retained ▁for ▁para de ▁and ▁off - d ut y ▁wear ▁until ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁a ▁pi ke - gre y ▁fe z ▁was ▁adopted , ▁although ▁the ▁red - b rown ▁model ▁was ▁retained ▁for ▁full ▁dress ▁and ▁walking ▁out . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁months ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁the ▁pi ke - gre y ▁uniform ▁proved ▁too ▁consp ic uous ▁against ▁the ▁dark ▁forest ▁background s ▁common ▁on ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Front . ▁Green ish ▁t ing ed ▁" field - gre y " ▁uniform s ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁sh ade ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁German ▁Army ▁were ▁accordingly ▁issued . ▁For ▁reasons ▁of ▁economy ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁kne e - b ree ches ▁of ▁the ▁Bos n ian ▁reg iments ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁universal ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁inf antry . ▁In ▁practice , ▁supply ▁short ages ▁led ▁to ▁mi xt ures ▁of ▁field - gre y , ▁pi ke - gre y ▁and ▁even ▁pe ac etime ▁blue ▁cl othing ▁being ▁worn ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁fe z ▁remained ▁in ▁general ▁use . ▁ ▁We ap on ry ▁ ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁existence ▁the ▁Bos n ian ▁units ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Ge wehr ▁Mann licher ▁M ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁rif le . ▁The ▁religious ▁requirements ▁of ▁Muslim ▁soldiers ▁were ▁met icul ously ▁observed ▁and ▁respect ed