Eaglehurst Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Picked up a 68 pattern Sniper smock some time ago. It has an interesting label and may be an experimental or trials example. Can anyone shed any more light? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonclark Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Try asking on the army rumour service, UK Kit Monster is full of good gen, as is General Melchett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter4456 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Could well be an experimental or trials example: SCRDE = Stores & Clothing Research & Development Establishment, formerly based at Colchester. The building is now derelict and probably won't be saved when the rest of the Victorian Barracks is developed - it's a VERY ugly building - but I hope there will be some recognition of the important role played by SCRDE; after all, not all British Army kit is rubbish!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) Having worn Army clothing for nearly 40 years I have found that the majority of kit has been designed and developed well, where it is let down is that it is produced by the lowest bidding company and standards drop during the production runs. Edited December 2, 2010 by Bazz spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Having worn Army clothing for nearly 40 years I have found that the majority of kit has been designed and developed well, where it is let down is that it is produced by the lowest bidding company and standards drop during the production runs. yeah I'd love to be a QA inspector on these contracts. We had clothes with a loose thread and if you pulled it your sleeve would fall off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I got some new BCH, last year and within a month the soles and heels were af and my new CS95 shirts looked like wash rags after only 4 months, the thing to remember this kit was only worn 15-20 times for a couple of hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter4456 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Oh the memories! As a spotty youth in the late 70s, I had a 1968 Pattern DPM smock, bought after weeks of pocket money saving from The Toy Soldier, Maidstone (any Kent members remember this shop and the sequel, Soldiering On, next door?). It was superb and lasted for years, being worn to death, before finally meeting it's end as a Labrador's bed! I've now got a 1990 Pattern smock (several in fact!). Warm, hard wearing, cheap as chips and almost as good as the 1968 Pattern in my opinion. Soldier 95 jackets? - I know they're all about layers, but I wouldn't be seen dead in one! Just my opinion of course!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 not all British Army kit is rubbish!! No, just the bean counters who 'Run' it!....................:argh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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