My Belgian Jigsaw stuff

After I visited Belgium, I have to make an own thread now.....Sorry.


Ripstop woodland Jigsaw set:









Lightweight woodland set without white colors:











Desert Jigsaw set- modified jacket and one normal jacket with new pants:



















Comparison pic:



The older normal fabric set:

Nice selection!

A fruitful trip, I see..

Nice score; good selection of a classic pattern..



S

I was in Brussels a few weeks ago and could not track down any sort of surplus store or market. I wish I had now!

Cool stuff! I really like the modified desert jacket. Also, know that desert nametapes are pretty much impossible to get. Good find on that one!

The uniform without the white is something I'm not quite sure about. At first I was told that it was going to be standard issue soon after its 2012 introduction. Then I was told it was for hot weather climates only. I've not paid attention to this for years so I'm not sure where it wound up. It did seem like general issue at first as it went to cadets and some reservists according to pictures. There's also a field jacket in the same cut as the standard type, but no white.

Steve

very nice stuff

@+, hughes

Thanks guys. Yes I was pretty lucky with finding this stuff. The desert set with name tape is of course my favourite. Its cool that the ripstop and the desert set came from the same soldier.
The lightweight uniform seems to be ment for hot-weather climates/summer. Its very thin but comfy to wear. But I fear it wouldn't last long in field use...

1999 dated single leg-cargo pocket jigsaw trousers:

I think a bunch of this came out on the market recently. I bought a three pack of this type, but unlike yours, mine can only fit children

As I understand it these are designed to be winter trousers. Certainly the cloth is the same as the field jacket, so that makes sense.

I'm not sure if production went beyond 1999. If anybody has one with a later date, please say so!

Steve

Was there a special thing about just making them with one leg-cargo pocket?

mylle wrote:The lightweight uniform seems to be ment for hot-weather climates/summer. Its very thin but comfy to wear. But I fear it wouldn't last long in field use...

A very late discussion about your theory of the non-white uniform. There's a ripstop uniform and a cold weather uniform with no white. I was told this was going to be the new uniform for all Belgian forces and, starting in 2012, recruits were issued the uniform even for use inside of Belgium. Later I heard that the ripstop uniform was intended for tropical climates. It could be that both are true, with the uniforms originally intended as standard issue and, due to budget problems at the time, the plan was cancelled and the uniforms only used for tropical deployments.

Steve

mylle wrote:Was there a special thing about just making them with one leg-cargo pocket?

No idea! I found it strange as well and was thinking about that very thing when you posted your question!

Steve

maybe it fits better with the leg based holster?

here is a pic of the holster, covering the pocket:

That's a very good theory, HEB, however I don't think drop leg holsters were issued to Belgian forces in the 1990s. They weren't a common feature until the early 2000s from my observations.

Steve

That's what I thought too, the holster idea is unfortunately not likely.