Dutch army loadout displays (cold war era)

Sorry for the late answer, but which type of it, the marine corps version or the army version? I should have some photos handy.

And a new loadout again, Dutch KCT, 2012-2014.

Gear:
Green NLD cap
DPM Buff
Dutch DPM Arktis B221 Kommando smock
Modified Dutch DPM Arktis C113 sniper-trousers (post-2009 sidestraps type)
Velcro Dutch flag patch
Woodland camo Mechanix The Original gloves
Profile Equipment RRV chestrig with backpanel (With 2 adapter straps that combines them as platecarrier)
Profile large adminpouch (early type MOLLE)
Tactical Tailor strobe pouch with lanyard (inside)
Black climbing karabiner
3 Profile HK417 double magazinepouches (early type MOLLE)
Profile Glock holster-pouch (short type, late type MOLLE)
Profile smokegrenadepouch (early type MOLLE)
Diamondback Tactical MBITR pouch
Green Uncle Mike’s Dutybelt
DBT legpanel
2 Profile pistol magazinepouches (early type MOLLE)
Profile marge medical pouch (early type MOLLE)
Profile rollup dumppouch (early type MOLLE, modified)
Profile weaponcatch (velcro beltloops, no label type)
Tourniquet mounted with 2 elastics
Meindl D desert boots

In the background:
Unknown brand weaponsling
Eberlestock buttstock cover to attach to Sniper backpack
Profile RRV backstrap
Profile RRV horizontal shoulderstrap
Profile RRV backpanel adapter strap (different type as on the vest)

Dutch KCT, 2017.

Gear:
Armorsource AS501 helmet (KCT type)
Revision Sawfly ballistic glasses (full set with pouch and extra pieces, late type logo)
Green camo Buff neckgaiter
Fightex jacket and combatpants in 6-color camouflage (Fibrotex made, Profile added their own label)
IRR NLD Patch
NFM Cobra Buckle green trouserbelt
Mechanix Specialty Vent black gloves
Coyote Tan Tyr Tactical PICO-KCT Platecarrier
Profile 2-point sling (meant to attach to Moral SF body armor)
Tyr Tactical integrated triple opentop magazinepouch flap
2 Tyr Tactical 4 column MOLLE adapters with inner expansion pocket
2 Tyr Tactical 2 column MOLLE adapters
2 Tyr Tactical double mag inserts for 4-MOLLE adapters
Coyote Tan Fastmag
Profile Equipment late type folding MBITR radio pouch
Profile grenadepouch (late type MOLLE)
2 Diamondback Tactical flashbangpouches (1 on the vest and 1 on the belt, 1 of them might actually be a single 40mm grenade pouch)
Profile Tear-Off Medical pouch (late type MOLLE)
Profile Cobra Buckle Riggerbelt
Profile Battlebelt (old type)
2 Profile pistol magazinepouches (early type MOLLE)
Profile Weapon Retention bungee with QR hook
Profile rollup dumppouch (early type MOLLE, modified with metal wire in edge of opening)
DBT personal technology/strobe-pouch
Profile smokegrenadepouch (early type MOLLE)
DBT Signalspouch
Khaki Safariland 6355-832 legholster with D-ring-beltloop
Camelbak Motherlode oldgen backpack
Meindl D boots

In the background:
2 Tyr Tactical side buckle kit with adapter panel
2 Tyr Tactical sideplate adapterstraps for 4-MOLLE adapters
Tyr Tactical sideplate adapterstrap (possibly a shorter model, I should have 2 more stuffed in a pouch somewhere that I forgot about before the photos)
2 Tyr Tactical H-shaped velcro things to attach to in 3-MOLLE cummerbunds as extra velcro
2 Tyr Tactical 2 column MOLLE adapters
Emersongear Multicam Fast helmetcover
Profile softarmored pouch (possibly for ampoules or explosive materials)(late type MOLLE)
Profile LMG pouch elastic top flap
2 Profile Glock holster-pouches (tall type, both slightly different, late type MOLLE)
Revision Sawfly pouch with extra lenses
Profile padded helmetbag
2 Profile Demspecpouches (both cut-corner flap type, late and early type MOLLE)
Profile single magazinepouch







Could be a little earlier dated too, as I'm not entirely sure when some parts were first used, but such setups at least appear in photos from an exercise in 2017 that can be seen here:
https://www.dutchdefencepress.com/red-dagger-2017/

Dutch unidentified unit, Afghanistan, unknown year (most likely mid-2000's).

Quick comment about this set and it's lacking title:
I've no idea what I based this set on when I made it months ago. I've been waiting to post the photos of this set online for quite some time in the hope of finding a pic I thought I had based it on
but sadly I couldn't find it anymore so now I'll just call it a generic Dutch army or marines set, though I'm leaning more towards the marines as they used more Arktis gear and Eagle legholsters like this.

Gear:
Late type M92 Desert boonie hat with wire edge
3-Color Desert camo Arktis B??? smock (no idea what model number, might even be a KCT custom order) (Frysian flag is custom embroidered)
3-Color Desert trilaminaat pants (late type)
Rankslides (not visible but I've included an army and a marines slide for the chest loop)
Khaki round ISAF patch (Dari type) and khaki rectangular ISAF patch (Pashto type)
Tan flyers gloves
DPM Arktis 1600 type battlevest
Karabiner hook with green tape around it
3-Color Desert Arktis hydration pack
Tan Specops brand riggerbelt
Woodland Eagle Industries legholster
Tan Specops brand knifesheath
Dutch DPM M93 BG9002 radio pouch
Unknown weaponsling
M92 desert boots (full speedlace version)

In the background:
DPM Arktis handguard and stock covers
Tan Specops brand magazinepouch

Netherlands KCT boarding team, 2008(?)-2013.

Not entirely sure of the earliest year this was used in this combination, but 2008 is a more common early date on some of the pouches though 1
of them is already dated 2006, so that might already be correct too.

Gear:
Rabintex RBH303AU helmet with NVG shroud (modified or late type chinstrap with napepad)
Black 1-hole balaclava
Fire-retardant khaki flyers coverall
Hatch operator gloves (long type)
Plastic arm-notebook panel (for maritime use)
ISPL vest "Dutch S/F Tactical Waistcoat"
ISPL zip-on life preserver
4 ISPL QR buckles tied on (for attaching a rebreather)
ISPL carrying strap for steel wire ladder
ISPL double 5,56mm magazinepouch
ISPL flare and hookknife pouch
ISPL righthand holster panel with Safariland holster
ISPL universal radiopouch small footprint
ISPL triple small grenade pouch
ISPL inflation cylinder pouch
ISPL large watertight bag
ISPL triple MP5 magazinepouch
Khaki Safariland 6004-834 Oerlikon light module leg holster
ISPL legpanel with 2 legstraps
ISPL hydration/stripcharge pouch
ISPL double pistol magazinepouch
Wellco black jungleboots

In the background:
ISPL black legpanel with 1 legstrap
ISPL large watertight bag
ISPL adjustable inflation cylinder pouch
ISPL universal radiopouch large footprint
ISPL shotgunshell pouch





Here's 2 reference pics that are from the later range of these years as it shows the use of the HK416.
Also seen are black body armors which apparently nobody can identify so if I ever do find out the type and I can find it, I might add it then.

Dutch army sniper, 2013 – mid 2010’s.

Gear:
Dutch DPM Arktis B220 Sniper smock
Dutch DPM Arktis C113 sniper trousers
OD green Arktis S690 Ghillie suit with hood (covered in jute strings, jute ribbons, mesh ribbons etc.)
Dutch DPM Arm-mappouch
Black SPE combatgloves (Hatch SOG cut)
KCT Survivalbelt
2 M93 Sniper magazinepouches
Green Warrior Assault Systems double magpouch (X2 mags a pouch) (oldgen)
Green WAS Utilitypouch (oldgen)
Green Tasmanian Tiger Dumppouch
Black IMI Glock beltholster
Meindl M1 Boots

In the background:
Dutch DPM Swarovski spotting scope pouch
Dutch DPM Accuracy International cleaningkit pouch with shoulderstrap
Dutch DPM ring binder pouch with shoulderstrap
Black rifle sling (Dutch issue but British made)
Ghillie modified NLD cap (Actually has TFE9 11BG RHvS logo on the back under the netting)
OD green Spydermesh net in bag
Small piece of random green mesh found in a pocket
Dutch DPM Sniper scope backpack-sidepouch set (fits scopes and other items, can also be worn coupled together)

Dutch sniper, desert/arid environments, 2013 - mid 2010's.

Gear:

3-Color Desert camo Arktis B221 Kommando smock.
3-Color Desert camo Arktis C113 sniper trousers.
Khaki/Coyote tan Arktis S690 Ghillie suit with hood (covered in jute strings).
Khaki-greenish pilot gloves (late type).
OD Green modular chestrig (might be Afghan made).
2 M93 Sniper magazinepouches (early type closure).
Green Warrior Assault Systems modular holster (old type pouch and oldgen straps).
WAS double pistolmagazinepouch with flaps (oldgen).
WAS (ARP) radiopouch (oldgen).
WAS Garmin GPS pouch (oldgen).
WAS large utilitypouch (oldgen).
WAS double pistolmagazinepouch with flaps (older type pouch and oldgen straps).
Foliage green Pantac legpanel (US FSBE type).
WAS medium utilitypouch (oldgen).
3-Color Desert camo beanbag (shootingrest made from a uniform sleeve)(Inside the WAS medium utilitypouch).
Meindl D boots.

In the background:
Khaki/Coyote tan Spydermesh net in bag (3X4ft version).
DPM BCB foldable mapcase.
Green Swarovski spotting scope pouch with carrystrap.
Khaki/Coyote tan Tactical Concealment Advanced sniper boonie hat  (covered in jute strings).
M90 airmobile type sleepingbag-compressionbag (strange sidesqueeze buckle variation) (I use this to store the ghillie items).
Khaki/Coyote tan Spydermesh net in ziplockbag (125X200cm version).
3-Color Desert camo scopecover (soldiermade from a Rotota bag, into the cut of the regular Dutch DPM version).
Bushrag ghilliesuit set (desert version, partially used on the ghillie suit and hat).






Alternate version with the hood and hat switched around.

How common/scarce are those M93 short magazine pouches?

They used to be extremely rare, but in the last few years they have started appearing more.
A friend of mine has at least 1 for sale for cheap if you want it, we can work out the details on facebook or DM if you'd like it

Yes, okay, I will get in touch with you directly.

Ok please let me knoe, so I know if I should ask him if it's still there, or if he has more or whatnot

Dutch Marine Corps Scorpion SOLTG troops during MINUSMA mission in Mali, 2015.

Gear:
Condor Multicam cap
Dutch flag velcro armpatch
2 Small rubberized UN patches (1 on the cap and 1 on the adminpouch)
NFM Multicam Combat Shirt FR (UBACS)
NFM Multicam Combat Pants FR
UN velcro patch
Scorpion 1 (NLD) SOLTG velcro patch (black trident type with curved outer arms)
Mechanix Black-Grey FastFit gloves (2014 dated type)
First type Coyote Tan Profile Equipment Multi-Ops platecarrier with no option to attach a cummerbund with side-armor
Profile small Adminpouch (early type MOLLE
Profile Flashbangpouch (early type MOLLE
Profile triple opentop magazinepouch (early type MOLLE)
2 Diamondback Tactical Pistolmagazinepouches
Profile double magazinepouch (some early type with angled flap corners, early type MOLLE)
Profile LMG/Dump Pouch with optional inner divider and elastic opening (early type MOLLE)
Profile Radiopouch (late type MOLLE)
Tasmanian Tiger green 38mm Stretch Belt
Crye Precision GunClip Glock holster
Camelbak Coyote Tan Thermobak 3L
Meindl D boots

In the background:
NFM Multicam Combat Jacket (Smock)
Custom khaki “Ketting” nametape
Issue Hassing UN cap

Dutch Marine Corps, 1995 - late 1990's

Gear:
Mid-late 1990's type M87 DPM winter hat (windproof fabric, reinforced stitching on the sunflap, English language label but not British made)
DPM Berghaus waterproof MVP uniform (1990 made, British army type label but no contractcode)
Woodland Arktis early type M171 Chestrig (3 Magpouches and bandagepouch at the left 1 + utilitypouch at the right, possibly a custom order type?)
Small flashlight and whistle on a cord tied to the zipper (stowed inside the vest’s inner pocket)
Black M90 boots





Those Berghaus waterprood suits are a funny thing, they havea label inside that looks almost entirely like a normal British issue label for an MVP uniform at the time,
the NSN is actually the same as said issued MVP uniform which was somewhat different in cut, but there is no contractcode on it at all.
Below it is a Berghaus label with batchnumbers and QC stuff.
For some reason I keep seeing these suits appear here, mostly used by Dutch marines, as my 2 pieces were bought on separate occasions and were used by marines.

Netherlands Marine Corps, Raider Squadron, 2020-2022

Armorsource AS200 Mid Cut helmet with late type Theon shroud (missing the mounting plate)
Carinthia “Waterproef” (mistake on the labels) uniform
Coyote Tan Mechanix M-Pact gloves (late type from the mid 2010’s)
Coyote Tan Profile Equipment Raider chestrig
PE Raider commandpouch (Early version with only a Marom Dolphin label)
2 PE Raider adjustable 40mm/flashbang pouches
PE Raider PRR Pouch
3 PE Raider 5,56mm magazinepouches
PE Raider smoke grenade pouch
PE Raider small utilitypouch
PE Raider grenadepouch
PE Raider large utilitypouch
PE Raider multitoolpouch
PE Raider compass pouch
PE Raider drop down utilitypouch met softarmor insert
PE Raider tournicat pouch (spelled like that on the label)
PE Raider 12Hr CQR Pack (MAP) (Missing the waiststrap and set of 4 directmount straps)
PE Raider medium utilitypouch
PE Raider battlebelt
Blackhawk Serpa Glock holster
Blackhawk Serpa MOLLE mount and Quick Disconnect system
PE Raider 9mm magazinepouch
PE Raider foldable dumppouch
PE Raider TPP medical pouch
Meindl D Boots

In the background:
PE Raider TPP platecarrier adapter strip
PE Raider TPP to MOLLE connector for Medical pouch
PE Raider 7,62 belt pouch
PE Raider weapon catch sling
PE Raider adminpouch
2 PE Raider HK417 magazinepouches
Extra Blackhawk Serpa Quick Disconnect female bracket with screws
Extra Blackhawk Serpa MOLLE mount (broken)




Things I still really want to add:
Raider platecarrier.
Directmount straps and waiststrap for the CQR pack.

More amazing displays Michel, thanks for sharing! I hope one day to be able to set up some display mannequins half as nice as you do yours.
The attention to detail, kit listing, lighting, framing and positioning are all terrific. Can't imagine these don't cost you a fair bit to put together either! Especially with Dutch kit being fairly unfamiliar to me, it's great to get a visual of how it all looks put together.

Thanks! I put a lot of work into getting these sets right and then taking good photos of them too, I'm very happy with the backdrop I have now, with nails in the wall to show more
extra gear, unlike how I used to have to change where I take photos every now and then, and had less options to display extra's.
Of course it's still always trial and error, and I have to think of new ways to make things work, and sometimes after taking photos I'm doubting about some details maybe adding
more stuff and reshooting it because I can be an obsessive perfectionist at times, but it's still fun to set all this stuff up like this for others to appreciate!

As far as the Dutch kit goes, luckily here in Holland it's way easier to find both the stuff itself and reference and info on them, though I can imagine that our stuff can seem pretty
obscure from the standpoint of someone from a huge country that fields loads and loads of well-documented gear. Probably feels like how I think about South-American stuff, nothing
from there is around here, pretty much nobody collects it or even knows about it, but then I see guys making loadouts from countries like Brazil, Argentina or Chile and I'm just baffled
at how they'd even find half of it


And to pad this thread out even more, my latest:

Netherlands Airmobile Brigade, 2013-2014 (13 Infbat Aaslt, Regiment Stoottroepen)

United Shield MCH helmet (custom spraypainted)
Kombat Dutch DPM smock
Tacgear Dutch DPM "Commando" trousers
Velcro Dutch flag patch
2nd Type Airmobile brigade velcro armpatch
“Ter Horst” Nametape (On smock, not visible under the chestrig)
Black Horse Dutch DPM Arm-mappouch
Eagle Industries Dutch DPM RRV chestrig (simplified model without Alice loops and platepocket)
EI Dutch DPM FB type double Glock magazinepouch with camo flaps
EI Dutch DPM FB type double Glock magazinepouch with green flaps
EI Dutch DPM double C7 magazinepouch (2X2 mags)
EI Dutch DPM single C7 magazinepouch (1X2 mags) modified with a cutout for a radio antenna
EI Dutch DPM smoke grenade pouch
EI Dutch DPM double frag grenade pouch
EI Dutch DPM single frag grenade pouch
EI Dutch DPM rollup dump pouch
EI Dutch DPM 200rd SAW pouch (Plain type without snaps for elastic insert or divider)
Green KPU labelled dutybelt
Black lefthanded Blackhawk Serpa Glock holster with beltmount
Green North American Rescue medical legpouch
DPM Arktis hydration pack
Meindl M2 Boots

In the background:
Unknown brand black combatgloves (cut is similar to Oakley SI gloves, tag similar to Hatch tags)
Green Hatch kneepad

Netherlands Airmobile Brigade, 2019-2023

Gear:
Dutch DPM M93 boonie hat
Fightex uniform in 6-color jungle camouflage (Fibrotex made, Profile added label)
Corporal 1st class rankslide
Profile Equipment partially modular jungle webbing (no labels)
Modular LMG/utilitypouch
Modular double (2X2) magazinepouch
Brown Meindl J jungleboots

Love the pattern and looks to be a very sensible setup.

I think the same, but the hipbelt could do with some mesh on the inside though

These are some awesome displays Michel.  Thanks for taking the time to set them up and post the pictures,  I really appreciate the detailed lists. I have been looking for details on what the Dutch Marines wear but had not found much even in the the book "The Marinier en zijn Uniform".

Thank you!
Dutch marines are for sure underrepresented in books etc.
Especially the modern era, loads of stuff on the army can be found and the marines also have some very small special units that almost never appear in photos.
Here's another set!

Netherlands Marine Corps (Marsof?), 2015+

Lowe Alpine Goretex winterhat
Carinthia “Waterproef” (mistake on the labels) uniform (with early type jacket)
Profile Equipment Gen1,5 Multi-Ops platecarrier with option to attach a loadbearing cummerbund
2 Softarmor platebackers in plate shape (1 with Marom Dolphin on the label, the other not)
Unknown brand 1-point sling
PE small square unknown pouch (compass?)
PE double double magazine pouch (2X2 mags)(early type MOLLE)
PE double magazine pouch (1X2 mags)(early type MOLLE)
PE radiopouch type with elastic loops on the front (late type MOLLE)
PE small utility pouch
PE Tear-Off medical pouch (late type MOLLE)(pouch itself has a zipper front pocket)
Warrior Assault Systems rollup dumppouch
Meindl M1 boots

In the background:
Black “Hipora” inner- and outer-gloves with original plastic bag
Unknown Woodland camo legholster with small label with only an NSN
PE single opentop HK417 magazinepouch (late type MOLLE)
PE double magazine pouch (1X2 mags)(late type MOLLE)
Eagle Industries NL medical pouch with velcro sewn on the back as tear-off mod
Arwy Forest camo 120L backpack (Lowe Alpine Saracen type), weird early(?) 2009 type

Thanks for another great post Michel.
The best source I have found for current news about the Marines is the quarterly QPO magazine that has some great pictures. Unfortunately it rarely gives details on specific pieces of gear.

Oh yes that's a good option for current photos, do they already show the transition to the Dutch NFP camo there?
The marines wear a distinctive mix of the new NFP stuff along with their older marine corps specific stuff.

Also, time for a new set!

Netherlands Airforce ground troops, early-mid 1950’s

Bluegrey sidecap (fold-down type) with KLu badge
Bluegrey battledress uniform
Bluegrey “Je Maintiendrai” sleevepatch (instead of the army’s yellow type)
Grey M47 or M52 braces/shoulderstrap
Grey M47 or M52 braces/shoulderstrap (more blueish coloration)
Grey M52 belt
2 Grey M47 basic pouches
British P37(?) bayonetfrog
Grey K-gasmask bag with 1 legstrap
British Mk7 water bottle in Dutch grey carrier (might be M47?)
German WW2 style folding shovel
Leather shovelcarrier with grey webbing parts
Bluegrey wirecutterpouch with wirecutter
Grey anklets with leather straps
“Ammo” boots (either Dutch made or British made Dutch reissue)

In the background:
Bluegrey sidecap (non-folding type of the dressuniform) with KLu badge
Bluegrey sidecap (non-folding type)







So I was not sure if the KLu carried the shovel/e-tool hanging or upside down, so I made photos of both options to be sure.
I actually have exactly 0 photos of airforce soldiers wearing any shovels but seeing as the actual carriers exist in the typical grey color I wanted to put it on there anyway.

So because this set is a bit earlier than my KL battledress set I had to think of how to hang it.
The KL switched to the upside down manner at some point, but there are photos of trialled webbing systems from earlier where the shovels are hanging down, here is 1 such photo where a mix of British, US and Dutch pieces are worn together.
Here are 2 photos showing 2 different configurations of trial webbing, 1 with British, US and Dutch webbing part together and the other more British and Dutch.

Another wonderful display Michel! The webbing looks great when it is all pieced together and paired with the correct uniform, even with the differently colored webbing bits. And great photos of the mixed origin webbing being worn together.

Thank! I left this set alone for quite a while but I'm quite happy I finally decided to complete it

Hello, sir! As I see, you’ve changed some photos) If I’m not mistaken, I saw some Tru-Spec Desert BDU-style cap, but I don’t remember, who and when weared it. Could you suggest me? Thanks.

michelwijnand wrote:Dutch army, Afghanistan, July 2006 - Januari 2007, TFU1, Regiment van Heutsz.

Gear:
Desert camo Arktis B110 basic smock (model with extra pouches round the back)
M93 Desert camo trousers
Private 1st class Desert rankslides (Not visible, 1 on the smock's chest, the other inside a pocket)
2 Hablous velcro nametapes
Khaki NLD cap (early Noorloos made type)
Late 90's type DPM body armor
Khaki PLCE type chestrig (might be Afghan made)
M93 BG9001a radio pouch
M93 Simoco Portophone shoulderbag
DPM Arktis legholster
Desert camo Camelbak Thermobak 3L (model with flap over the cap)
M92 desert boots (full speedlace version)