British Army 80's DPM Camo No.9 Dress Tropical Combat Jacket - Medium

At a glance - 

• Lightweight Cotton Blend Material
• 2 Large Chest Button Pockets
• Tropical Kit
• Button & Zipper Front Closure
• Stormflap Collar
• Heavy Duty
• Adjustable Wrist Cuffs
• 1974 Pattern Design
• Unusual British Kit
• Lighter Early Issue British DPM Camouflage Pattern

• Chest Size: 40" / Medium Regular - Label states "Size 1"
• Sleeve Length: 21" / X Short
• Collar to Hem: 27"

• Vintage Militaria / 1980's
• Genuine British Army / British Forces / MOD Surplus

Grades - 

• Grade 2 - Good condition for age but with decent signs of previous use. There's a few light markings across the shirt, a broken button on the turnover collar and also a small professional repair on the front. Price reflects this. 

Any questions please feel free to ask!

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Retro British surplus that has been around for quite a few decades. Seeing use with several British peace keeping forces, UN operations and just general garrison duty in warmer climates and old colonies, they're a pretty nifty shirt! They're also made of a light poly-cotton blend, so they're a comfortable fit, great for warmer months!

The No.9 uniform is quite interesting for its various colour shades, despite technically being classed as the exact same uniform, due to several tweaks over the years of manufacture. From it's initial production around 1974, the colours changed drastically from light, airy hues to the darker and more iconic DPM pattern we know today.

The shirt listed here were produced around the early 1980s and use a pretty light colourway. They also use the old British size charts, with "Size 1" labelled inside rather than the NATO friendly current labels.

In 2011 the British army swapped over to a new type of standardized uniform and the No.9 tropical combat uniform was made obsolete. It's a great shirt, especially with the more distinct, characterful choice of buttons and colours than the newer kit!

We often stock the later versions, which are much closer to the known S95 DPM camouflage, with darker, saturated greens and deep browns.

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