Polish 50's-60's splinter

same pattern as WWII German , but the rain pattern covers the whole pattern , there are 2 color variations ,this is the grey version, the pants below are the more yellow version.

very rare uniform and expensive,where did You get this one ? I hunt for such one for few months but no lucky yet.
there were 2 version,one with face mask in hood(same camo as rest of uniform),second with face net.

I got both pieces off of ebay a few years back , they come up for sale from time to time and are not as expenisive as they should be for as rare as they are , I sold the jacket as it was a cut off version and very short .

I buy only on Allegro.pl few weeks ago ther was jacket for sale, bid start from 10 zl and end about 500 zl which is almost half of my month payment

Not easy to see, but the 2 patterns are different
And you have the same difference than my WWII German tent
See:https://iacmc.forumotion.com/t4508-zeltbahn-splinter
Gilles

I think on next vacation I'll go to France to see the Vonstuck collection

Holy crap! An unissued Yellow variant with face mask? Gilles, I think I will be jealous of you forever if you tell me you have matching trousers

Steve

Yellow variant? How many iterations are there?

Collectors generally think of Polish Splinter fitting into one of two sub-types: Gray and Yellow. The Yellow tends to have an overall yellow or mustard look, even when extremely faded. The Gray tends to have an overall grayish look with a near neutral background color when really washed out. It appears the original background color used to be a lighter mustard yellow, but not the same as the Yellow variant. For Gray variants the purple colored shapes tend to jump right out, whereas with the Yellow the shape colors don't usually show themselves as well. From examples I've seen the two are printed on different types of cloth, with Yellow being a tighter weave and Gray being a thicker traditional weave.

There are quite major variations in colors because of production run and wear/wash, so it can sometimes be hard to tell which is which when you're holding one on its own. But if you look at things side by side, it becomes much clearer.

Steve

These are awesome pieces! Some very rare bits in a very interesting pattern. But I have a question:

Why do the hooded smocks like Gilles posted seem so huge? Is there a reason they're cut so generously?

They look like they'd fit someone who's incredibly large-chested, but very, very short in stature.

Hello
The cut is identical than the Russian WWII
You need to ask at Russian why these garment had this cut!
Gilles

very interesting photos...

here is my set, i think is the mustard variation, jacket still has the face screen on the hood

Nice pic!

Danilo's side by side shots underscore the difficulty in categorizing the colors.

My personal belief is that what he has are the two variants. It is possible the cloth type has a lot to do with it.

Type 1 = poplin type cloth. Starts out with mustard background with olive green large shapes and purple/red small shapes. After wash/wear it continues to hold onto it's yellow base.

Type 2 = soft cotton weave type cloth. Starts out with mustard background with light green large shapes and purple/blue small shapes. After wash/wear the mustard color diminishes, often to the point of being completely gone. Green gets lighter, purple/blue gets more purple or more blue. Since unissued examples are hard to find, these washed out "gray" examples are common.

On top of these two types are the usual production variations of colors.

If I have some time I'll take some pics of my 3 pieces. I have Type 2 trousers that are near unissued and so you can see where the colors more-or-less started compared to the well used top I have.

Steve

Polish Splinter Suit with color variation on pant legs – this uniform is unissued/mint condition.

Very impressive thread lads !!!


owen

Camo_fiend wrote:
Why do the hooded smocks like Gilles posted seem so huge? Is there a reason they're cut so generously?

The concealment these types of uniforms provide is two-fold: the disruptive camouflage printed on the uniform, as well distorting the human silhouette into something that is not readily identifiable by our brains. Kind of like the philosophy behind the Israeli helmet covers.

Details from an unissued face mask version. The Soviet-style sniper coverall that Gilles showed seems to be the most rare of the bunch.

Here's an interesting modified set I spotted a few weeks ago:

Very nice mustard variant! Yes, the mask is near impossible to find. Good for you!

The other one looks like civilian manufactured from surplus stocks, not a modified original.

Steve