DESERT UNIFORM set

Here is my 1 and only uniform from New Zealand...actually my only piece of NZ militaria...luckily it is a desert camouflage set.

good job mate! I have the shirt but I am not able to find the trousers...LOL

Rare bit of kit! This is the 2nd Model with hidden buttons. The 1st Model had exposed buttons but was, I think, identical in all other ways.

Steve

Sweet uniform!
I've got a good friend living in NZ but she said it's nigh on impossible to get her hands on kit to send me, (especially since she's a civilian) so she told me that she cannot help to "fuel" my addiction.

Ben,
Did you check with Roan Gouws in New Zealand? He may be able to hook you up with some good trades.
Bruce

Is he a member of this forum? I might have to look him up.

Hi Ben,
Yeah old Roannie is here. His IACMC identifier is Slangvel77. Send him a PM and I bet he will help you out. We have been friends for a long time. Ask any of the old timers and they will vouch for him. I like to rag on him from time to time, but it is all in fun. His nickname is smoke-eater.

I have a NZ DDPM uniform im willing to trade, no patches thou, they are long gone lol, but may be able to find some rank slides, and its the 2nd model as mentioned above

I'm guessing that our NZSAS wore Brit Desert DPM during the 91 Gulf War?

We had some guys go over as support elements no SAS as far as i know one ex, The Brit stuff i have form our guys is from the Kuwait trip in the late 90s and early Afghan.

Wow, that's some rare kit! I don't think I've seen anybody with a plate carrier before. Good job!

Steve

lol i have 2 in the shed

Nice shed I've not come upon one before. It's a pretty simplistic design, compared to some of them out there. I like it.

Steve

they are slowly being phased out and being replaced by the RBAV

If you can snag any extra, I'd love to trade for one. I don't think I have a helmet cover either.

Cheers,

Steve

theres no way i would be able to get it out of the country as its a restricted item

2/1kiwi wrote: theres no way i would be able to get it out of the country as its a restricted item

Even if you pulled the armor panel out of it?

Not trying to stir anything up, just trying to figure out what's restricted.

The Brits sell armor covers all the time (yes, I know you guys aren't Brits).


I've been trying to figure out what to stuff in an empty armor cover or empty plate carrier that'd be stiff enough to "make it look like it should", but not be as heavy as an actual armor panel.

as a serving soldier i would not send anything oveerseas that would be able to get me in the s***.



Dan

John Brown wrote:

2/1kiwi wrote: theres no way i would be able to get it out of the country as its a restricted item

Even if you pulled the armor panel out of it?

Not trying to stir anything up, just trying to figure out what's restricted.

The Brits sell armor covers all the time (yes, I know you guys aren't Brits).


I've been trying to figure out what to stuff in an empty armor cover or empty plate carrier that'd be stiff enough to "make it look like it should", but not be as heavy as an actual armor panel.

I had a mate who used styrofoam in place of plates during a exercise, none of us noticed untill end ex when throwing his kit on the truck!!

2/1kiwi wrote: as a serving soldier i would not send anything oveerseas that would be able to get me in the s***.



Dan

Ahhh, I see the light.

Forget I asked