Helmets and Camo covers

[Jack59]

Hi everyone, let start with Japanese helmet covers since WW2, nothing really mysterious here, that will come later.

I'll start with showing father & "sun" legacy have a look. Hard to deny, hum?


This is the 2nd camo pattern adopted in early 80s & issued to conventional Japanese ground units,
no longer only to the 1st Airborne Brigade as with the first pattern.


Very nice tag with plenty of info.


A new camouflage design based on the German Army's flecktarn was introduced in 1991 for issue to the entire JNSDF.
The pattern is often called Jietai (自衛隊) in reference to the indigenous name for the JNSDF.



Now let start the mysterious stuff in respect to this post
In the 80s appeared mysteriously for the Chinese Special Forces this helmet cover.
I've named that friendly cover happy dog!


Perhaps these rare stamps could help find out more...




Well not really, nevertheless let's have a look at it's Japanese neighbour.
Wow look at that! Muscled inspiration, case resolved!


Mystery number two, take a look at these fellows woodland helmet covers.


North Korean border guards having spotted us.
Zoom on the insignia.


Let see inside the cover.


Made in Japan! Why not, business is business.
Another mystery uncovered.
Hope you enjoyed, I did doing it

[rra227]

Nice. Rich A. in Pa.

[Composite]

wow....a helmet cover NOT made in China!

[James C]

Great post Jack top stuff with your superb Japanese helmets and camo covers ,if memory serves the Chinese camo you show was for infantry Marines but don't quote me on that and the North Korean insignia aside from the commie star reminds me very much of the East German flag roundel give or take a hammer and sickle or compass or two

[Jack59]

Hi James, thanks for your nice comments. Your memory is good for the "happy dog"camo. This design may also have been worn by Naval Infantry stationed on the Nansha Island and Reef in the 1990s. As per the North Korean insignia, the wreath of wheat is a bit strange

[Jack59]

Hi everyone, here is one of my favourite pattern, so I've beef up my presentation a bit.
First field-tested in 1980, and later by the Special Air Service Regiment in 1984, the Australian Disruptive Camouflage Pattern (DCP) was officially introduced in 1985.

The canteen cover is a bonus, enjoy.






This helmet cover is basic, no foliage slit.
Other models have foliage bands attached to it.


The cover is stamped, dating from 1991.


Here is the desert version.


Enjoy those next photos.




The AUSCAM started to be replaced in 2014
with the Australian Multicam Camouflage.
In this last photo the uniforms are changed but
the covers are still AUSCAM.

I've presented most of my covers for now, don't worry I won't
fade away, I'll be back with new ones or whenever
I find a pretext to do so.

[rra227]

Nice. I have a hat in that pattern. Rich A. in Pa.

[Jack59]

Simply have to pay tribute to the this marvel of camouflage pattern.
The Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM).

Introduced the 60s & worn by british soldiers for more than 45 years.
This pattern set the pace for camouflage pattern, its success can be recognized
by its pattern being adopted & copied by numerous countries.


Seen here in all its magnificence. Helmet covers for the MK 5 helmet were not mass issued.
More than often hessian, net & scrim were used as camouflage & sometime as this example, jacket hood.


Standard helmet covers were issued with the MK 6 helmet introduced in 1987.
The original DPM covers had only the lateral elastic foliage loops, the vertical ones
were added later.








The concept of having a specific camouflage pattern for British military deployment
to arid or desert regions was first seriously considered in the 1980s.
A four-color desert colorway DPM was tested but finally not adopted because of fear of confusion,
DPM uniforms having been sold to Irak in more friendly times! First Golf War, British troops
did receive a desert pattern Afterall. This is one of multiple models since.






Multi Terrain Pattern started replacing the DPM in 2010.
It is an hybrid pattern of Crye Multicam & traditional DPM.

[James C]

I have a real soft spot for the Auscam pattern and really should add a few items to the collection ,all i have is this example of the camo covering displayed on an M1
Love the Brit Dpm collection Jack and here is one of the latest displays i did in the Multi pattern or near enough it was a Ukrainian manufactured Multicam set of BDU's for my Mannequin

[Jack59]

Nice Aussie cover James. Ukrainians have the talent in creating camouflage pattern. Their multicam presented here is a great example & new to me. Thanks.