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Zimbabwe
vonstuck- Colonel
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Zimbabwe
drmatz- MODERATOR
- Name : danilo matz
Age : 46
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Re: Zimbabwe
i know there's 2 versions of the zimbabwe pattern, dry and wet season, im not sure which one is which.
nice set gilles
nice set gilles
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mcoleman762- Junior Sergeant
- Name : Mike
Location : Downeast Maine
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Re: Zimbabwe
Hi Danilo,
Your shirt, and Gilles' set are the dry season pattern, which was produced in far greater numbers. Here's an example of the wet season pattern:
Your shirt, and Gilles' set are the dry season pattern, which was produced in far greater numbers. Here's an example of the wet season pattern:
zvez- Sergeant Major
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Re: Zimbabwe
MMike, that almost looks like Portuguese lizard from mozambique.
mcoleman762- Junior Sergeant
- Name : Mike
Location : Downeast Maine
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Re: Zimbabwe
Hi Chris,
Yeah, in that photo it certainly does. If you could see the back panel of the shirt however, you would be able to match it up exactly to one of the dry season garments. There are several aspects of the pattern that are unique to the Zim camo, and they are all present on this shirt.
Albert van Zyl owns a bush jacket in this wet season pattern that I lust after. I've seen a handfull of these shirts, but his is the only bush jacket I've ever even heard of.
Cheers,
Mike
Yeah, in that photo it certainly does. If you could see the back panel of the shirt however, you would be able to match it up exactly to one of the dry season garments. There are several aspects of the pattern that are unique to the Zim camo, and they are all present on this shirt.
Albert van Zyl owns a bush jacket in this wet season pattern that I lust after. I've seen a handfull of these shirts, but his is the only bush jacket I've ever even heard of.
Cheers,
Mike
drmatz- MODERATOR
- Name : danilo matz
Age : 46
Location : USA
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Re: Zimbabwe
Hi mike,
thanks for your input...
Can anyone here tell if this is a real Zimbabwe issued brush stroke shirt, or if is a commercial copy?
cheers
thanks for your input...
Can anyone here tell if this is a real Zimbabwe issued brush stroke shirt, or if is a commercial copy?
cheers
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CollectinSteve- ADMIN
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Re: Zimbabwe
Looks legit to me. Statesman was definitely a manufacturer of a good amount of stuff. See this thread:
http://www.newrhodesian.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=830
Steve
http://www.newrhodesian.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=830
Steve
drmatz- MODERATOR
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Re: Zimbabwe
cool steve thanks for the link, it looks right to me, i was just making sure it was zimbabwe and not rhodesian..
cheers
cheers
mcoleman762- Junior Sergeant
- Name : Mike
Location : Downeast Maine
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Re: Zimbabwe
Hi Danilo,
Yep, that's a Zimbabwe issue bush jacket. The cut and the pattern itself are different from the original Rhodesian issue stuff. The colors are also a bit "off". Statesman produced original Rhodesian issue garments too, and continued in business after the change of government. My Zim bush jacket is labeled as a Heritage garment as well, without Statesman on the label.
Cheers,
Mike
Yep, that's a Zimbabwe issue bush jacket. The cut and the pattern itself are different from the original Rhodesian issue stuff. The colors are also a bit "off". Statesman produced original Rhodesian issue garments too, and continued in business after the change of government. My Zim bush jacket is labeled as a Heritage garment as well, without Statesman on the label.
Cheers,
Mike
koalorka- Lieutenant Colonel
- Location : Canada
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Re: Zimbabwe
My dry season set:
And appropriate battle jacket in a "splatter" type camouflage, contracted from Botswana and very obviously derived from SADF P83:
Pulled this from the maker's website:
And appropriate battle jacket in a "splatter" type camouflage, contracted from Botswana and very obviously derived from SADF P83:
Pulled this from the maker's website:
vonstuck- Colonel
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Re: Zimbabwe
Camonut314- Senior Sergeant
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Re: Zimbabwe
Pretty sure this is an early Zim wet season shirt I have recently acquired. In an case, interesting tailored and cheap enough
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