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August 19, 2007, 06:56 PM | #1 |
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South African Camo Question
I hope this is the correct forum for this post. If not, will the moderator please move it to where it needs to be?
I picked up a couple of unusual (to me) camo shirts today and was wondering if anyone could tell me anything about them. One has a South African tag, the green one has no label at all except for a small adhesive backed label in the collar with the number 1 on it. They are both still new so it’s doubtful this green one has been altered and there is no evidence of any labels having been attached anywhere. That struck me as strange. It is the same excellent quality and material as the shirt with the shirt with the ADRO label so I believe it is genuine military issue. I’m thinking that maybe the green one was a summer uniform? Can anyone tell me something about these or where I can find some information on these uniforms and patterns? Thanks in advance, Ken Last edited by Bottom Gun; March 12, 2012 at 09:03 PM. |
August 20, 2007, 11:29 PM | #2 |
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August 20, 2007, 11:45 PM | #3 |
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Thanks! That's a nice site.
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August 25, 2007, 01:43 PM | #4 |
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Excellent site. I love all things camo although sadly, I don't get to wear it as much as I'd like.
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August 25, 2007, 04:35 PM | #5 |
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The first is my holy grail of camo, Rhodesian pattern. Love that pattern, best bush pattern ever made, I could never find it in the United States for love nor money, not in any decent quality. The next looks like a generic African pattern, seen from Angola to Zimbabwe, (since Rhodesian is not allowed to be seen in the former Rhodesia, from what I have been told).
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August 27, 2007, 01:52 PM | #6 |
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The Rhodesian pattern is made in South Africa?
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September 11, 2007, 09:57 AM | #7 | ||
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In case anyone was terminally curious or has been losing sleep over this, I posted these on auction sites and got a reply from a gentleman who is the Director of the International Camouflage Uniform Society. I don’t think he would mind my passing his comments on to you guys so here they are:
On the Rhodesian shirt: Quote:
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Very interesting. I had no idea there were so many different camouflage patterns made until I started researching these. |
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