

And again to my knowledge sparse was a first pattern MoD DDPM, in GW1, quickly superceded by common or garden DDPM.

Duncan McLain wrote:Thanks for recognition Mate![]()
I thinking, I have 2-3 this covers to sale or change for others british things
If You want this stuff of course...
Duncan McLain wrote:Easy![]()
First I must ask my people from reeacting group who have this stuff about sale. A thinking 2-3 ithem i can hunting for You and Easy Gee.If I get it, i send private messange for You with full informations.
I'm collector and I understand others collectors when they are discovery new rare stuff![]()
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Gulf91 wrote:As i never knew about this sparse stuff until now-was it an official variation in colour/design or just a manufacturers print variation?
Fantastic these.Easy Gee wrote:Some recent additions to my collection ,first up a sparse set, these have a proven provenance, plus the hat is original to this set/previous owner.
Next, a jacket I bought from a carboot sale last weekend for £1.00, there is a feint wash out of the "brushstrokes" which was very obvious when the jacket was washed,other than that is was a bargain!
Front of fabric
Rear of fabric
I recently picked up some genuine GW1 boots absolute mint just storage marks and in size 9. If your now hunting first issue deserts it is a bit hard as there is so much modern to sort through.Easy Gee wrote:"Fantastic these.
More the 4 part 2 colour get washed more you start to see the ghosting of brown/brown sand/sand splits. I have a set or at least a jacket somewhere unwashed direct from the vet, well he was my sgt major. He came out of his office one day and threw me something which turned out to be his war kit."
Many thanks for looking and the compliments B20, I had never took much notice of the fading , but as this one was VERY "musky" it needed a wash ,on the line I noticed the fade out.I got a few bit's and bob's from the fella, including a jungle jacket worn in the Gulf , etc, I will try and post it all up one day.
Great story, and way of sourcing the war kit too.
Regards
Hey it's no worriesGulf91 wrote:Got to say Im afraid that to me DPM is DPM is DPM regardless,yes can tell the difference between Sparse and "Normal" desert but what should I be looking at regarding that shirt?
Sorry if its a dumb question:oops:
That's ghost sparse and only ever seen on frag vests. The cloth weight seems more man made contents and mirrors the jungle tropical suits found in the 80's. These are getting rare now and its a shame as it's such a fantastic eye candy camo pattern. I have a few of these myself but in used battlefield condition but yours is unissued and looks fantastic. I kinda wanting to scour the web now looking for another like thisMk1rceme wrote:CBA with sparse camo that I found locally. Neat pattern.
Yes this is ghost sparse because it features a 3rd colour where the woodland mustard and green screens overlapp giving ghost outlines. These ghost outlines are in all frag vests in sparse camo and very early 2 colour deserts.Mk1rceme wrote:Ghost sparse...good to know. I wasn't sure what it was when I got it. I have been buying box lots from a local private collector of GW1 & 2 combat gear. He always has top notch stuff. Lately I got a lot of British kit from him. Uniforms, vests, patches, etc. I collect mainly Canadian and US militaria so I am out of the loop when it comes to British kit...but I'm learning.
The pale ones are GW1 the darker ones are later , I'd say very late 90's. The darker ones use the modified made for desert only DPM print and not a direct woodland DPM clone.Mk1rceme wrote:I had a look see through the closet and found four GW1 jackets that I got from my source. I was going to photograph them separately but decided on the group to show color difference. Sorry for the crappy pictures.
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