ROKA M81 BDU

ripcord: Colonel; Location : USA
Registration date : 2012-12-29
Number of posts : 2781

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ROKA M81 BDU

Post by ripcord Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:50 pm

Got this from Evin a few days ago.

It is a US made , '91 dated, early Hot weather ( ripstop ) South Korean BDU blouse which has some interesting insignia; particularly, the "Joint Security Area , Panmunjom " rocker .

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romeomike

romeomike: Corporal; Location : Manila
Registration date : 2015-09-19
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Re: ROKA M81 BDU

Post by romeomike Sun Jul 31, 2016 3:21 am

Please post the other ROK m81 with the darker violet/pink/maroon shade if u have one.

Otherwise.. nice grab ripcord!

ripcord

ripcord: Colonel; Location : USA
Registration date : 2012-12-29
Number of posts : 2781

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Re: ROKA M81 BDU

Post by ripcord Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:54 pm

This is a US made M81 woodland uniform ; I believe M81s with different coloration are Korean made uniforms. There were quite a few different shades, IIRC..

Earlier I referred to the blouse as a '91 contract, but it really is an early and scarce version of first ripstop M81s ever produced. Early ripstop M81s were made of 100% cotton and produced briefly in mid '80s because of the need for lighter weight M81 uniforms to be used in tropical environments . They were quickly replaced with 50% cotton, 50% nylon in the '90s because the 100% cotton uniforms wore out very quickly.

Trousers have a 1986 contract number while the blouse has a 1987 contract numbers.