I recently bought a DPM woodland leightweight shirt from eBay.
I was pleased to find an unissued shirt in my size that fits really well.
It looks like it could be one of the last to be produced. It came in the original packaging with maker as Cooneen Watts & Stone Ltd. dated 2011.
It has the standard Union Jack on one sleeve.
There’s no standard NATO stock label inside. Curiously, a white label next to the hanging strap reads “This garment is intended for training purposes only”.
Is this because the newer MTP was in use and they didn’t want anyone using the older DPM on active duty at the same time? So they were for barrack/training duties only?
Nice to see some life breathed into this damaged thread.
That doesn't seem like something that would be needed, as MTP was rolled out to whole formations / units, so everyone therein would start wearing the new uniform, on orders, from date X...
Unless the label was added at the request of somebody in procurement who wasn't military & oblivious to what would be normal procedure
I have not seen this before & don't know for certain, but have seen a similar label in camouflage "coveralls" that weren't sufficiently fireproof (deliberately so - produced as a supposedly cheaper option for training) for operations. The DPM Field Jacket was obviously used on operations in its day, but it is perhaps more likely that increasing protection standards (by the time that item was made) meant it didn't offer enough protection (again, probably from flame) & so acquired the label? MTP was the operational attire by that time, so it could readily be restricted as such.
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