DPM .............that I dont own .

A mate brought over some DPMs to rub my face in the fact I dont have one.

The unique pockets

By the mid 1960s full zips became the norm

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This one suffered from the great British tradition De milling.
One slashed garment with a blade to render them useless.
Pretty sad , but thats how it was .
This one has been repaired be a good Squaddie .

and named .

Last one .........dang this is serious DPM .

One of the longest serving patterns in the world .

Sweet!! What's the material like? Is it similar to the P68, or is it a special light weight cloth?

Steve

That's the Pattern 1963 Windproof is it not?

Yeah, I know your pain. These things keep me up at night dredging through the millions of DPM camo listings on eBay in the hopes of one day finding one mislabeled.

Steve ,
its the thick plush sateen type , very good quality indeed ........

K ,
I know right , one day mate !


owen

That's how I got my full Sparse desert set, complete with body armor cover. It was on Spanish eBay under the Airsoft stuff

Steve

Very nice,quite rare but they do tend to pop up on Ebay.

very,very nice, I too trawl eBay looking at what seems like hundreds of DPM garments, hoping to find that elusive piece.. hobby or obsession, both me thinks