▁ep au lett es , ▁shoulder ▁trim , ▁col lar ▁and ▁cu ff s . ▁The ▁buttons ▁for ▁all ▁reg iments ▁were ▁yellow ▁and ▁marked ▁with ▁the ▁batt alion ▁number . ▁ ▁The ▁sh ir ts ▁worn ▁by ▁the ▁R if les ▁were ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁colour ▁as ▁the ▁jack et ▁with ▁grass - green ▁g or get ▁patch es ▁to ▁indicate ▁their ▁arm ▁of ▁service . ▁Their ▁remaining ▁items ▁of ▁dress ▁were ▁no ▁different ▁from ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁inf antry . ▁ ▁Tr ous ers ▁were ▁of ▁pi ke ▁grey ▁cloth ▁and ▁cut ▁long ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁reg ulations ▁for ▁German ▁reg iments . ▁The ▁tr ous ers ▁of ▁the ▁officers ▁had ▁grass - green ▁lamp ass es ; ▁N CO s ▁and ▁other ▁ranks ▁had ▁grass - green ▁pip ing ▁along ▁the ▁side ▁se am . ▁ ▁The ▁Kaiser j äger ▁were ▁often ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁Ty role an ▁Kais ersch üt zen , ▁who ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁k . k . ▁Land wehr , ▁and ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁armed ▁forces ▁of ▁Austria - H ung ary . ▁The ▁confusion ▁arose ▁from ▁the ▁dec ree ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁in ▁which ▁Emperor ▁Charles ▁I ▁granted ▁the ▁title ▁Kais ersch üt zen ▁to ▁the ▁Ty role an ▁state ▁rif les . ▁( The ▁state ▁rif les , ▁known ▁as ▁Land ess ch üt zen ▁or ▁Kais ersch üt zen , ▁were ▁mountain ▁troops ▁and ▁wore ▁a ▁different ▁uniform .) ▁▁ ▁R anks ▁