TAZ-57 and TAZ-83 items

Greetings folks! Though I'd share my tiny collection of Swiss items. Nothing too special here, just 3 items
Still... BEHOLD! The wunderbar Swiss Leibermuster in all its glory!!



The shirt, I am guessing, is the older TAZ-57 pattern. Admittedly, my knowledge of Swiss patterns is somewhat lacking, however my premise is mostly based around the lighter tan color and less pronounced 'blue' drops within the with blobs of the pattern. It's also evidently seen more use, with some light fading around the zippers



Despite being made in der Schweiz, the uniform manufacture tag is in English. Zipper is YKK



Tag


TAZ-83 trousers



Elasticated Cap, TAZ-83.


Comparison between older and newer patterns


At one time, I used to laugh at the camouflage properties of Leibermuster. Yet after seeing it in more mountainous terrain, I've really done a 180 on it. Moreover, its usage during the Kosovo War, and its prominance in some media (Operation Flashpoint anyone?) in my mind makes it a noteworthy design.

I also couldn't help notice it's similarities to Multicam, particularly with the white marks, tan background and subtle green, so I figured I'd do a little comparison between the two.


Distant cousins, at least in my opinion

Cheers!

I think this will forever be one of my most favorite patterns. Yup, definitely

Here's a post I did a while ago about the different patterns of Swiss Leibermuster. It illustrates that the pattern is a bit more varied than one might think:

https://iacmc.forumotion.com/t1120-swiss-leibermuster-camouflage-variations-1

Steve

CollectinSteve wrote:I think this will forever be one of my most favorite patterns.  Yup, definitely

Here's a post I did a while ago about the different patterns of Swiss Leibermuster.  It illustrates that the pattern is a bit more varied than one might think:

https://iacmc.forumotion.com/t1120-swiss-leibermuster-camouflage-variations-1

Steve

I'd definitely agree with that assessment. Just by comparing the samples you have with mine (and those two by themselves!), there's a lot of variety in the designs. I'd be curious if if this was due to minor changes over time, or whether such variation occurred simply because of differing manufacture.

Either way, it's definitely a cool design. I use to see a lot of the winter smocks with the multiple, massive pockets being sold. I have to say, I'm kinda regretting not picking one up. Leibermuster might seem like an impractical camouflage at first glance, but that really belies what an interesting and effective design it is.