, ▁if ▁officers ▁were ▁Muslim , ▁they ▁had ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁we aring ▁the ▁fe z . ▁Tun ics ▁and ▁bl ouses ▁were ▁consistent ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁standard ▁ ▁" G erman " ▁line ▁inf antry ▁of ▁the ▁K . u . K . ▁Army . ▁The ▁buttons ▁were ▁of ▁bronze ▁metal , ▁carrying ▁the ▁appropriate ▁regiment al ▁number . ▁Offic ers ' ▁uniform s ▁consisted ▁of ▁light ▁blue ▁tun ics , ▁with ▁red ▁col lar ▁and ▁yellow ▁buttons , ▁and ▁light ▁blue ▁tr ous ers . ▁ ▁Ord inary ▁soldiers ▁had ▁a ▁light ▁blue ▁uniform ▁with ▁red ▁fac ings . ▁In cluded ▁were ▁widely ▁cut ▁orient al - style ▁b ree ches , ▁which ▁narrow ed ▁below ▁the ▁kne e ▁( see ▁col oured ▁illustr ations ▁above ). ▁ ▁The ▁Field ▁R if les ▁Battalion ▁( F eld j äger b ata illon ) ▁had ▁a ▁different ▁uniform . ▁The ▁officers ▁and ▁cad ets ▁wore ▁the ▁same ▁uniform ▁as ▁the ▁Ty role an ▁J äger b ata illon , ▁while ▁the ▁ordinary ▁soldiers ▁wore ▁grey ▁uniform s ▁with ▁green ▁fac ings ▁and ▁the ▁red - b rown ▁fe z . ▁The ▁ž and amer ij ski ▁corps ▁wore ▁the ▁standard ▁j äger ▁hat ▁with ▁black ▁fe athers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁" pi ke - gre y " ▁( light ▁blue - gre y ) ▁uniform s ▁were ▁introduced ▁for ▁field ▁service ▁and ▁ordinary ▁duty ▁wear . ▁The ▁pale ▁blue ▁tun ics ▁and ▁b ree ches ▁were