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    Post by 2ndAIF Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:36 am

    Hey guys just joined the forum, I have been collecting Australian DPDU uniforms and insignia worn in Iraq/Afghanistan now for about a month or so. Ive been collecting Australian uniforms, Insignia and equiptment from ww2 Korea Borneo and Vietnam plus the interfet mission to East Timor in 1999 for about 16 or 17 years and thought It would be good for a change, anyway I thought I would share with you what I have so far, I will post more as I get it, enjoy Very Happy

    First up is 2 Land125 shirts, I have taken the name tapes off for the pics as Im not sure If the orignal owners want their name on the net, I have the trousers too but we have all seen the pants lol....

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    Second one... OWBG(W)4 2/14th Lighthorse

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    close up of the OWBG4 patch and British 4th armd Rat combo...

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    A series 3 DPDU brassard...

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    Post by misanthropic_gods Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:44 am

    Great stuff mate..love the badged shirts

    i really need to get me some DPDU/DBDU...it has been on my list for quite a while
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    Post by 2ndAIF Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:47 am

    My patches so far...

    6RAR, 2 RTF Afghanistan, OP slipper Afghanistan
    Secdet 11 , OWBG(W)2, 3SASR
    JTF 633, 4th armd, 20th armd

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    Explosive Ordnance Demolition, 8/9RAR
    2/14th LH OWBG(W)4 Combat team Chauvel, 2nd Cavalry (secdet 10)
    B sqdn 2/14th LH (secdet Cool and C sqdn 2/14th LH

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    And some 3rd series rank patches.. sergeant and warrant officer class 1

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    Post by 2ndAIF Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:49 am

    misanthropic_gods wrote:Great stuff mate..love the badged shirts

    i really need to get me some DPDU/DBDU...it has been on my list for quite a while

    Thanks mate, yeah Im really starting to get into to it myself, just dont have a huge budget like a lot of other people Crying or Very sad
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    Post by misanthropic_gods Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:52 am

    2ndAIF wrote:
    misanthropic_gods wrote:Great stuff mate..love the badged shirts

    i really need to get me some DPDU/DBDU...it has been on my list for quite a while

    Thanks mate, yeah Im really starting to get into to it myself, just dont have a huge budget like a lot of other people Crying or Very sad

    You and me both! At the moment I am hemming and hawing over a $70 repro uniform I REALLY want and I keep going back and forth

    Camo budget is low lately... Sad
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    Post by 2ndAIF Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:03 am

    Yeah the small budget sucks lol, but atleast the patches are cheap enough at the moment, just have to watch out for fakes, Ive been getting mine off either returned diggers themselves or a guy I know whois a huge collector that has heaps of mates deployed o/s in the ADF, and If you are after any DPDUs I know a guy who has a few a reasonable prices, and I can probably sell you a set of DPCUs I know I have a spare shirt and maybe some trousers would have to look but I wouldnt want much for them.
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    Post by misanthropic_gods Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:09 am

    2ndAIF wrote:Yeah the small budget sucks lol, but atleast the patches are cheap enough at the moment, just have to watch out for fakes, Ive been getting mine off either returned diggers themselves or a guy I know whois a huge collector that has heaps of mates deployed o/s in the ADF, and If you are after any DPDUs I know a guy who has a few a reasonable prices, and I can probably sell you a set of DPCUs I know I have a spare shirt and maybe some trousers would have to look but I wouldnt want much for them.

    I will keep that in mind for sure, thanks!

    AUSCAM is a lot harder and/or more expensive to find here in the US...sometimes you come across a good deal, but they are far and few between. It sure does help have guys coming back and forth from the Mid East with extra gear they want to get rid of
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    Post by Feindflug Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:20 am

    Lucas, congrats on this neat collection.
    I especially envy you for the RTF patch (without the rotation #). That's missing in my collection.

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    Post by Philip Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:24 am

    Nice collection!


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    Post by 2ndAIF Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:25 am

    Cheers mate, I was lucky enough to score 2 of them with the first shirt, If I come across another one mate I will let you know.
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    Post by Feindflug Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:31 am

    Ah, don't worry about it, rather sooner than later one of them will come my way

    Were did ya get the SASR one from?
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    Post by 2ndAIF Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:08 am

    Got the SAS one off another collector, you should check ebay.au in the modern militaria section theres one on there now plus a heap of other cool patches Very Happy
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    Post by Feindflug Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:24 am

    yepp I know. Know most of the guys selling them in person.
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    Post by 2ndAIF Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:36 am

    yeah me too, hes a great bloke, I was just on the phone to him for about an hour this afternoon lol
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    Post by Camo_fiend Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:20 pm

    I love the Australian desert cams! Very nice, Lucas. I've yet to come across any though.

    I really like the more "yellow" looking variant of the pattern, not sure what series/issue that is, though. I guess it's closest to the 2nd shirt you have posted.

    I know nothing about Auscam variants, I just really like the pattern. Laughing


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    Post by CollectinSteve Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:24 pm

    Very nice!! I'm in need of some badging for a Land125 desert jacket if you're into trading. I don't have any spare Aussie kit, though. Also, my Land125 shirt came without any buttons Sad

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    Post by 2ndAIF Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:50 am

    Camo_fiend wrote:I love the Australian desert cams! Very nice, Lucas. I've yet to come across any though.

    I really like the more "yellow" looking variant of the pattern, not sure what series/issue that is, though. I guess it's closest to the 2nd shirt you have posted.

    I know nothing about Auscam variants, I just really like the pattern. Laughing

    Hi mate, theyre both series 3 DPDU pattern but just in the new land125 cut, Unfortunately the tags are washed out on both, but the trousers which came with each shirt are both 2006 dated, so Im guessing the shirts are the same, as they were issued together, And I agree the series 3 cam (yellow background) even though the most common of them all is the nicest looking.
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    Post by 2ndAIF Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:40 am

    Also thought Id chuck this up as well, a set of painted chest webbing that came with the OWBG(W)4 shirt, belonged to a 2/14th LH member, since the side pouches have been removed and its basically just the 3 mag pouches on the front, Im guessing that he only had a need for these as he was in ASLAVs and the other gear would be kept in the vehical..
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    Post by Camo_fiend Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:25 am

    Series 3, that's it. I can never remember the versions of the pattern without first consulting a reference website. lol!
    Thanks for clarifying it for me.


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    Post by 2ndAIF Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:52 am

    Latest additions just turned up today Smile
    Three "In country" Iraq made ANF patches and a FSU (force Support Unit) patch for Afghanistan.....
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    Post by peace_benny5405 Sat Oct 30, 2010 5:04 pm

    Feindflug wrote:Lucas, congrats on this neat collection.
    I especially envy you for the RTF patch (without the rotation #). That's missing in my collection.



    HAHA .. me too , man ...
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    Post by ccamote Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:32 pm

    Very nice collection sir.

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