Rain Pattern Uniform/equipment thread, variations etc

I've seen a bunch of different pouches and bags made from the East German Rain Pattern. So I decided there should be a thread showing all of the items for a NVA Rain Pattern Uniform. Let me start it off with some of my pictures:
first off the pouches
left a Mag pouch and on the right a grenade pouch

I've come to notice that there are two variations on these. The mag has gray closers and uses gray metal loops to keep it closed. While others like the grenade have green loops and closers.
The shovel and cover

Also has the green variation
the Canteen

feel free to add onto the list

You have opened a big ol nasty can O worms with this one , not only are there variations in the closer and straps , but early and late rain pattern camo as well , there is a bewildering variety of pouches and items .
Just to Clarify ,early items had a rain pattern closer or green/Grey webbing for straps , Mid production stuff almost always have Grey webbing , the Late and last pattern of gear has the brighter green webbing for closing the pouches , the last uniform and gear is referred to as UTV gear , and was never issued in any real numbers although pictures do exist of it in use ,but few and far between.
Early curved mag pouch



Mid mag pouch



Late UTV mag pouch



Early RPK drum mag pouch



I have more !!

could you post more, that would be great!

Back in the late 80s, DDR had a catalog and you could buy ALL their uniforms/field equipment fro relatively low prices. They had a nice rain camo combat vest e tool cover etc. I bought one of everything at the time. Long since sold.

Chris

do you know where there is a picture of it or some sort of reference about that catalog? It sounds really interesting.

Sorry, long gone and no idea where to get info on it.

They also had quite nice reference books on military subjects and was on their mailing list for years before the wall came down. Still have a set of the rain pattern winter uniform ans summer uniform I bought.

Chris

Here's my 2 jackets.

1st is a tanker jacket going by the patch.



2nd is longr with side pockets. Closer to the style of the French para jackets.


I don't know what the official model of either of these jackets is, so if anyone knows, I'll be glad to add it to the description on my site.

Fins...

A curiosity
The jacket have not stamps, so certlainy build after the fall of DDR
Gilles

Would anyone like to sell a DDR Pain pattern Jacket?

Incredible find vonstuck! That set-up must have been made by a soldier, and is quite rare. An exciting item!

Pre UTV canteen back on the Left , UTV canteen back on the Right , or something like that.

What is UTV?

Universale Trage Vorrichtung (universal carrying apparatus)

Best regards

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I remember seeing the rain pattern load carrying vests back in the day. A remarkably well thought out and constructed bit of kit for Eastern Bloc .....

Dave

Tyler Flint wrote:What is UTV?

Thanks

Tyler Flint wrote:Would anyone like to sell a DDR Pain pattern Jacket?

Check eBay. There's always cheap jackets there. Just look around a bit and you'll find a great deal one one version of the jacket.

Flecktarn92 wrote:

Tyler Flint wrote:Would anyone like to sell a DDR Pain pattern Jacket?

Check eBay. There's always cheap jackets there. Just look around a bit and you'll find a great deal one one version of the jacket.

Thanks, Ive been meaning to make an ebay account

Back 1990 UTV. I believe the picture is from the old catalog.

UTV team uniform.
Front view, it is "Grefeiter".


Carves detail as you can see has that kind of budget.


The gas mask bag.


Pala, granaderas bag and mask


Detail of the back trinchas



The canteen.


Gallon, still unsewn


Front view of the whole


Missing the holster, but that for later

Fantastic set up there. I don't know why but this pattern is one of my favorites.

I just noticed how similar the yoke looks to the Canadian '82 pattern yoke, the web belt buckle also looks the same as the Cdn/British. '37 pattern.

The truth is that if you have a great similarity with British teams.
Endowment gave only a few units and almost all material in stock.

I have a tool roll somewhere in the shed , rubberise backed cloth that had loads of pockets for spanners. The surplus store was giving them away for 20p if I remember, they had 1000's and 1000's.

1stDivVet wrote:Here's my 2 jackets.

1st is a tanker jacket going by the patch.



2nd is longr with side pockets. Closer to the style of the French para jackets.


I don't know what the official model of either of these jackets is, so if anyone knows, I'll be glad to add it to the description on my site.

Fins...

I only see the first pictures, the jacket is a UTV model for Panzer.