The ERDL thread

[kammo-man]

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[kammo-man]

Cloth in the field


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[kammo-man]

Boonie hat worn with od uniform


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[Beau-Brummel]

Great thread Owen!

 

Heres a nice 46th brown dom.

 

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[kammo-man]

Nice Guy !
You beat me to the punch on brown dom !
That’s a beautiful one
O


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[Cap Camouflage Pattern I]

Only a page and I'm already drooling, great idea for a thread!

 

To be sure I'm clear, on the reversed beret is it light green brown which have swapped shapes? 

[kammo-man]

Correct.


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[kammo-man]

Here’s a piece of Black power leaf I had some time ago.
Hard to find.


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[vintageproductions]

an unopened bundle of ERDL trousers

[Ivydiv]

Really like the unopened bundle of ERDL trousers. Great post Bob. Dave

[Beau-Brummel]

Thanks Owen, glad you like It.  Those BP Pieces are excellent.

 

Great trousers Bob.

 

Yours, Guy.

[Martinjmpr]

So I have a question about ERDL:  As I understand it, the pattern itself goes back to the end of WWII, but when did it first appear on issued uniforms?  Everything I'm seeing seems to be ~1967 or so. Is that right?  Or were there ERDL uniforms issued before that? 

[kammo-man]

Pattern development was 1948.
Reversible suits 1963.
Test suits issued 1964.
Invisible print 1965.
Poplin 1966.
Rip Stop 1968.
Brown prints 1968.
Brown variations 1969-70
Test patterns 1972.
RDF 1976-79 ....old bolts of all patterns used to fill orders.

I hope that answers your question

Owen


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[Red Devil]

This is a very informative thread.  I have only a couple pieces, all of which are poplin.  Enjoy!

[digi-shots]

Owen, great thread... thanks for starting it..
 

Here’s an in-country made erdl USMC cover.

It is named to a 33 year veteran (WWII, Korea, Vietnam). In Vietnam he was a Colonel and Commanding Officer of the Third Batallion, Ninth Marines.

 

[63 RECON]

another 

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An then a  few that i no longer own but still nice none the less

[kammo-man]

That’s an awesome Cammo cover !
It took me at least 20 years hunting to find one but yours tops that all day long !
How did you find it ?

63
Also great pieces !
I see one in there that I used to own

Thanks for sharing everyone

O


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[bravo_2_zero]

Some vintage very short shorts my by the same company who make the PT shorts MJ Soffe.

[bravo_2_zero]

Poplin deadstock very funky colour hard strike ERDL jacket 

[bravo_2_zero]

some funky tailor made thing , Delta Print , Poplin non reinforced shoulder ( seems to be jungle jacket cloth ) , rubberised rear pocket ( seems to feel like poncho material )