Military material and uniforms
The Ordinance on the Personal Equipment of Army Members (VPAA, SR 514.10) governs what may be done with personal army material. Especially relevant for airsoft players are Art. 21 and 22 VPAA.
Important legal notice
This is not legal advice. The information on this website is for informational purposes only. For legal questions, contact your cantonal weapons office, fedpol, or the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (BAZG). Laws and ordinances may change - always check the current legal texts on admin.ch.
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NOT allowed to be worn in airsoft
The following parts of personal army equipment may not be worn for sporting purposes or misappropriated (Art. 21 / 22 VPAA):
- •Tenue B (current Swiss army field uniform)
- •Combat uniform (GT)
- •Combat helmet
- •Respirator mask
Generally allowed
- •Army T-shirts
- •Luggage (backpacks, bags, as long as they do not form a recognisable Tenue B / GT)
- •Rank insignia and name tags - provided no misuse of rank towards outsiders
- •Civilian replicas and surplus clothing that does not match the current Swiss tenue
Persons discharged from service
Misuse of rank
Wearing military ranks without actually holding them is not permitted (misuse of rank). Within a pure airsoft setting among peers the risk is low - in public or towards third parties it is relevant.
Foreign uniforms
Foreign uniforms (e.g. US Multicam OCP, British MTP, German Flecktarn) are generally allowed in Switzerland, provided they are not supplemented by symbols of banned organisations (observe StGB, Art. 261bis StGB on racial discrimination).
Police and federal emblems
Source
Ordinance on the personal equipment of army members (VPAA), SR 514.10: fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2003/661/de