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Australian DPDU - my official reference

Martin

Martin: Captain; Name : Martin
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Post n°1

Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by Martin Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:35 pm

My latest research project, after examining lots of DPDU. Here are all the versions and correct nomenclature. Please add below if you have differing information.

Mk1 DPDU Type 1 2001
Australian DPDU - my official reference IMG_8600

Australian DPDU - my official reference IMG_8600

(4 pocket shirt, trousers don't differ from below apart from green ADA tag, 3 colours)

Mk1 DPDU Type 2 2002
Australian DPDU - my official reference IMG_8603

Australian DPDU - my official reference IMG_8603

(2 pocket shirt, 3 colours)

Mk2 DPDU 2002
Australian DPDU - my official reference IMG_8610

(4 pocket shirt, 5 colours)

Mk3 DPDU Type 1 2003-2005
Australian DPDU - my official reference IMG_8615

(2 pocket shirt, sleeve pockets on shirt, 5 colours)

Mk3 DPDU Type 2 2006-onwards
Australian DPDU - my official reference IMG_8622

("Land 125" cut, zips, 5 colours)

Looking at hats and flight suits etc at another stage.

Please add any other differing information below. But don't expect me to update above... admins here don't allow that...

Martin

Martin: Captain; Name : Martin
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Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by Martin Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:40 pm

PS been unavailable again, so will reply to all emails and PMs shortly...

peace_benny5405

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Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by peace_benny5405 Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:58 am

Mk1 type 2 is for OPFOR i think .

Martin

Martin: Captain; Name : Martin
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Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by Martin Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:52 am

Mk3 DPDU Flight suit 2004
Australian DPDU - my official reference IMG_8733

Australian DPDU - my official reference IMG_8734

Australian DPDU - my official reference IMG_8735

Philip

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Post n°5

Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by Philip Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:43 am

That flight suit looks very interesting. Never seen a camouflaged version before. Are the tan ones more common than the camouflaged ones?
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Martin

Martin: Captain; Name : Martin
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Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by Martin Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:02 am

I've got several different DPCU versions, I think there might be different versions for Army helicopter pilots/crew and RAAF. I'm pretty sure this one is RAAF - has the velcro for a RAAF sqn patch on breast. Sorry, don't know about tan ones - I only collect camo ones...

filupe

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Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by filupe Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:42 pm

Nice ... never seen the 2 piece DPDU flight suit before ...

I always thought the 2 pc were AAAVn but this blows that theory out of the water ..

I have the 3rd pattern DPDU one piece flight suit and it is also an earlier date. I have a nagging feeling they don't do flight suits in DPDU anymore but rather issue 'off-the-shelf' plain khaki flight suits from US sources - but then again I could be wrong on this too!

Martin

Martin: Captain; Name : Martin
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Post n°8

Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by Martin Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:06 pm

Hey Filupe,

Can you post or pm some pics of your one piece + tags - I'd be interested to see...

Martin.

Feindflug

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Post n°9

Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by Feindflug Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:49 pm

Here's a shirt I bought back in 2003 when I started collecting.
I took it to Australia in 2005 and showed it to some ppl and they all agreed it was a fake. Although being a bit devesated by this news I thought, ok a nice sample in my collection.
But last year I met a guy who worked in DMO, being respondsible for all uniform samples procured by the ADF. When I showed him the picture of the lable, he adviced me, that this shirt was 'achived' by Defence on December 24th 2002 as an interrim procurement.

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misanthropic_gods

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Post n°10

Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by misanthropic_gods Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:06 pm

Woooah..that is a weird color. It looks like it has a green tinge, its not just me is it?

filupe

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Post n°11

Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by filupe Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:55 pm

I remember seeing these 'Perry' DPDUs on EBay and dismissed them as being Far East copies. Now that I've had a close look at the tag they are definitely official in some sort of capacity and I now regret not picking a set of these 'fakes'. A nice adjunct to the confused development of DPDU.

peace_benny5405

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Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by peace_benny5405 Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:19 am

possible is some Failed test sample ?

Feindflug

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Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by Feindflug Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:54 am

I wish I could get hands on a matching trouser. But I haven't seen them on Ebay ever since I bought this shirt.
So if any of you has one, please let me know.

peace_benny5405

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Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by peace_benny5405 Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:57 pm

To Feindflug

https://2img.net/h/i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/gn01287575/IMG_0927.jpg
https://2img.net/h/i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/gn01287575/03.jpg
https://2img.net/h/i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/gn01287575/02.jpg

I remember this camo is the fake copy . any other people have more info ?

peace_benny5405

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Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by peace_benny5405 Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:00 pm

peace_benny5405 wrote:To Feindflug

I remember this camo is the fake copy . any other people have more info ?

Martin

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Post n°16

Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by Martin Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:27 pm

I really don't want to disappoint anyone but...

Most people see the arrow symbol on an item and automatically think that that it must be "official issue"... but the broad arrow symbol can easily be printed like any other text on a label, by commercial manufacturers, or fake or reproduction uniform producers.

Just look at the tag, they couldn't even spell "comouflage" right...!

As I said before I remember these on Ebay from a while back, copies produced in Pakistan.

ziofester

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Post n°17

Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by ziofester Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:12 pm

faaantastic collection, compliments

Sgt P.

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Post n°18

Perry Auscam Mk 2 reproduction set.

Post by Sgt P. Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:33 am

Guys,
I got one of these sets from Leo Karlin of World Militaria in Plano, TX way back when I 1st started collecting.
It is not a bad Wink

set and I have been offered good money for it. pirat

I cannot remember what I paid for it. Exclamation

I did not see any like these when we were in Pakistan right after 9/11 went down. Bruce

CollectinSteve

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Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by CollectinSteve Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:25 pm

If Martin and Peace_benny think it is a fake, I'm going to throw my vote behind theirs. I agree that the "Comouflage" is pretty much a dead giveaway. Pakistani fakes can be extremely convincing. I've got a couple sets of CADPAT AR that are amazing copies, complete with convincing tags (no spelling mistakes even Wink

).

Leo had all kinds of commercial stuff for sale as well as kick arse originals. He's as honest as the day is long, however anybody can be duped. And just because someone is willing to offer a lot of money for something means absolutely nothing other than someone doesn't know it's a fake. A few months ago someone paid an astronomical sum ($400 or was it EUR 400) for a fake set of Spanish Rocoso that can be had for $80. The pics on eBay fooled me at first.

Steve

koalorka

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Post n°20

Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by koalorka Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:02 pm

When were the first Mk 3 uniforms issued? I have one with all of the features of the Type 1 Mk 3 but it has production tags dated 2002. Camera's down right now, so no piccies.

Martin

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Post n°21

Re: Australian DPDU - my official reference

Post by Martin Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:25 pm

2003 but there could have been some late 2002. Are the tags clear? If it is 2002 then they are probably some of the first manufactured/issued. Post some pics of the tags when your camera is up..