From ERDL to woodland

From ERDL to woodland











1979 write on label







compare woodland + ERDL transitionnal + ERDL

I love this pattern. Much better than the woodland. I have a few of these in my collection as well. The straight pocket types are often referred to as RDF jackets.
(Rapid Deployment Force)

Thanks Gilles!

There is a very rare 1975. A guy I know purchased a mismatched set on eBay thinking it was a typical "Transitional" uniform, but in fact it was an experimental version inbetween ERDL and Transitional. It is the same as Transitional but in non-ripstop poplin. The labels state:

Coat, Hot Weather, Camouflage, Model B
Defense Personnel Support Center

Trousers, Hot Weather, Camouflage, Model C
Defense Personnel Support Center

Contract numbers were blacked out and there was no standard number with date, but he did see a contract date of 1975 on one of the two items.

Here is a picture of three variations of Transitional colors:

Green Dominant, Woodland style, and what I think was a bad batch of cloth that faded out rather interestingly.




Steve

It's a pity Woodland superseded ERDL...ERDL is one of my all time fave camo patterns...
Nice kit Mate...thanks for sharing