BW Truppenversuch 76 Pictures

Here are some pics of my newly "complete" (missing some trousers!) collection of German 1976 trials patterns.

BW Truppenversuch 76 Sägezahnmuster


BW Truppenversuch 76 Punkttarnmuster


BW Truppenvesuch 76 Flecktarn A (Klein)


BW Truppenvesuch 76 Flecktarn B (Groß)


BW Truppenvesuch 76 Flecktarn C (Schattentarn)

THAT IS SWEET!!!!! That is one of the neatest patterns I have ever seen...seriously!!! it is too bad they don't use that pattern....I am not the biggest fan of flecktarn....

Steven

Flecktarn is OK, but I would have preferred Flecktarn A over the modified Flecktarn B they eventually went with.

At some point I'll post pics of my other two dozen Flecktarn 5 Color Flecktarn variants. Besides the TruVsu 87/88 trials there are several different types of uniforms and variations on theme. Same basic camo pattern, but the variety of the uniforms is more than most people are aware of. IIRC there are 6 different progressive versions of the basic Flecktarn uniform from 1990-1994. Minutia is important

Steve

Oh, and a bit of trivia. Note that 4 out of the 5 of the TruVsu 76 are identical to the then current Moleskin jacket. The one that isn't is Flecktarn B. Interestingly enough, after TruVsu 84 they adopted a revised Moleskin jacket that is nearly identical to Flecktarn B (i.e some 8 years after). That one was in production until Flecktarn was introduced in 1990.

Also, I've since corrected the Punkttarn rank placement. I had them on the wrong shoulders for this pic

Steve

BOY oh boy....I think you have the Smithsonian Camo Museum at your house.....probably the only ones in the world... Boy I would love to find a set of the Sägezahnmuster & the Punkttarnmuster...of course the Fleck A would do as well...I agree the A is WAY better than B..it looks more GERMANISH.... If I can say such a thing....hahaha

Nah, there's more out there... they just go for big bucks whenever they turn up. At some point I'll get around to posting pics of my rarer German stuff. Yup, there are things much rarer than these beautiful patterns A lot of it is unknown to most collectors Er.. like 4 different types of Splittermuster (1950s) trousers; infantry, mountain, air landing, airborne. Not that I have all of them!

Steve

Great stuff Steve , I know those set you back a bit , but worth it !!!

awesome stuff steve!! some pattern are new to me.

I like first and second patterns!

it's amazing how old they are. they could be from modern manufacture too. meaning the effectiveness.

Im not sure if one of the jacket i have is a trial, its the current flecktarn but the material is a lot different, its harder and rougher rather than the easily flexible current uniforms.

If it is a trials item it will say "TruVsu" or "Truppenvesuche" on the label followed by the date. There's another term used on some labels, but I've only encountered that once and can't remember what it is off the top of my head.

The Chinese made knockoffs when the uniforms were hard to get a hold of. They are stiff and made from 100% cotton (IIRC) instead of the cotton/poly mix of the real shirts. I've got some of them sitting around in my basement. They're pretty good copies including faked tags, but it's easy to identify. Post some pics and I'll be happy to take a shot at identifying it!

Steve

I would post a picture but the hosting service isnt working for me so heres the link to a picture of it i put up on photobucket

https://s304.photobucket.com/albums/nn181/legoman20/?action=view&current=DSC01610.jpg

when i got it the first two lines were crossed out, i can see a few letters but not sure what it says

CollectinSteve wrote:Flecktarn is OK, but I would have preferred Flecktarn A over the modified Flecktarn B they eventually went with.

At some point I'll post pics of my other two dozen Flecktarn 5 Color Flecktarn variants. Besides the TruVsu 87/88 trials there are several different types of uniforms and variations on theme. Same basic camo pattern, but the variety of the uniforms is more than most people are aware of. IIRC there are 6 different progressive versions of the basic Flecktarn uniform from 1990-1994. Minutia is important

Steve

I always preferred Flecktarn A as well. Can't wait to the photos of the other variations!

The Sägezahnmuster is one of the coolest patterns I've ever seen. I didn't realize the variety of Bundeswehr stuff out there. I'm definitely keeping my eye out for some TruVsu 76 Sägezahnmuster and Punkttarnmuster now though. I like the design of the old moleskin shirts much better. Learned something new. Nice collection.

Has anybody seen the new Colombian digital camo. It looks almost exactly like the Punkttarnmuster.

I have a Columbian shirt, but sadly no trousers. Yes, I'd say it is the only camouflage pattern out there that is even close to Punkttarn.

Steve