Experimentel 4 tone Desert Sniper Smock??

Got this Smock from Field Textiles, states Experimental Desert Camo. The Smock itself is very lightweight, all press studs, knitted cuffs, padded elbows and various pockets...



Overall smock is a 4 tone Desert pattern



Shirt has been issued, dont know the TRF? Elbows are padded with pouch above





Poachers pocket to the rear



No NSN label in the smock except for this little label



Field Textiles Label..

Very cool departure from standard DPm garments mate,love it!


What you done to your foot?

Thanks Gary...yeah really happy with it...lovely jacket, seems a bit of hybrid smock? Pockets are not to the side like the standard sniper smock. Love the poachers pocket to the rear..errr sorry didn't mean to put my foot in there...snapped my Archilles tendon last night, just a little bit sore!!

Wow, that's a great smock! I like the colours!

Wow. That's quite a find. Hang onto that one long enough you might be able to retire in comfort

Steve

Thanks gents...does anybody recognise the TRF? Could it be the 'Rifles'? Had a look on the TRF link above but could not see it...

LeeKitchen1975 wrote:Thanks Gary...yeah really happy with it...lovely jacket, seems a bit of hybrid smock? Pockets are not to the side like the standard sniper smock. Love the poachers pocket to the rear..errr sorry didn't mean to put my foot in there...snapped my Archilles tendon last night, just a little bit sore!!

Hi Lee as before very cool item Mate, and take it easy ,tendons take weeks and weeks to heal,it's quicker for a bone to heal

Thanks Gary, yep your right, leg is in cast now for 12wks!!

LeeKitchen1975 wrote:Thanks Gary, yep your right, leg is in cast now for 12wks!!

I pulled one in my back 25 years ago, and it still gives me gip now

Enough of the ailments though, keep the cool DPM coming mate

Cheers buddy....do you know the TRF?

LeeKitchen1975 wrote:Cheers buddy....do you know the TRF?

Kings Regiment TRF colours,hope this helps Mate

Thanks Gary!!!

This is not British , its Saudi.

I have a smock windproof is the exact same print.

It may have been used by a squaddie but its not British.

This is the super duper killer rare para smock

Wow these are awesome!!!! Love both the Windy and the Para smock!! Where did you chaps acquire these????

LeeKitchen1975 wrote:Wow these are awesome!!!! Love both the Windy and the Para smock!! Where did you chaps acquire these????

If you love them then your gonna cream at this !



Smock, shirt,trousers and helmet cover all British 4 part DPM genuine tagged for contract to Iraq in the early 80's.

LeeKitchen1975 wrote:Wow these are awesome!!!! Love both the Windy and the Para smock!! Where did you chaps acquire these????

Para smock was a £40 blag from eBay , it came on at 99p so I asked if £40 floated their boat and it did. The windproof was £10 buy now on eBay.

The 4 part set was

Shirt £15 new
Trousers £10 new
Smock £40
Mkv turtle cover £12

Another 4 part smock

B20 these are very very nice pieces, very envious!! I presume when you say they were for Iraq, they never went into circulation in British circles I.e issued in small numbers?

LeeKitchen1975 wrote:B20 these are very very nice pieces, very envious!! I presume when you say they were for Iraq, they never went into circulation in British circles I.e issued in small numbers?

They were trialled by paras , there is a picture floating about on this forum of a para sporting an SA80 in the desert para smock,helmet cover and trousers in a kneeling position on some wooden planking next to water.

As far as I'm aware that's the only proof of actual British wear.

Are they using the correct photos or photos of the actual items they are offering for sale on Ebay?

Sort of, they don't give much away and are a bit of gamble...Field Textiles descriptions could be better also...was a bit of gamble buying the smock but it turned out ok...

Thanks Lee,reason I asked is just had a quick look and most of what they describe as experimental the pics look like regular items.

Yep your right Gulf, I think somebody wears the item and then they photoshop them out, problem is, they only have one pic of the item so it's hard to see what differences there are. There are a number of Desert prototype windproofs on the site at the moment but on first glance there seems to be very little difference to the issued items. The prices are high for some of the smocks which I can't justify also...

The discription they write also does not give anything away as well!!