I own 2 1942 dated denisons and 2 1944 dated denisons. The 1942 made were wel made. the sowing very neat When you look at the pockets epaulets the 2 rows of stitching stays nice parlell. Also the edge of the pockets around it has identical distance to the stitching. One of my 1944 with button cuffs, the sowing is quite a different story. The person who had sewn it was not to skilled or drunk. It looks like it was done with haste made by the John Gordon firm. Many of the original smocks made by this firm seems to be sown by not to skilled persons with extreme haste or both, My theory that with the enlargment of the British and foreign airborne units also being issued to commando's there was a need for a lot of smocks fast as possible. Also the fabric used was very suseptable to wear and tear. My other 1944 cuff button smock the sewing quality is quite good. I am convinced that mant wartime smock with full lenght zips were converted postwar so these could be worn with the 1959 pattern smocks who were manufactured with factury issued full lenght zips. India, South Africa, Australia, Belgium produced their version of the Denison. The india camo has the green looking like stripes made by rain. Australian made their own (green) Denison version. Also the Belgians made their own version. The first smocks they made were almost copies in model but green with a vageau brown patches with a longer half lenght zipper or buttons. Later they used a more distinct camouflage paternn. And a bit later buldging pockets. A camouflage paternn used by the American in Vietnam called Oxblood is almost a copy of the ww2 British late denision paternn but the British brown is brick red in the US version.

My uncle LT.Henri Wolfs was wounded during the Imjin battle. Thanks for the vids.

I recall how the paras went totally spastic with the introduction of the new DPM smock in the 80’s. I used to see lads adding knitted cuffs to the DPM version. Their self identity seemed to be entirely intrinsically linked to an item of issued clothing.

You think that is a badly made garment wow!

A big regret is that i never kept mine, had the 70’s version and the first dpm pattern.

I enjoyed this v. much, thank you. There are so many contested opinions when one takes a 'deep dive' into even relatively modern military kit but this was a nicely balanced overview. My own area of interest is the post-war para smock. My 1970's service coincided with the withdrawal of the Denison and the issue of the DPM. There are some interesting tales about that process. 🙂 Possibly, I might have been one of the 'final few' regular recruits issued a Denison at Depot although I believe that TA units used up the surplus for a few years after 1977. I own several post-war Denisons, including the one I was originally issued with. I swapped out a totally knackered army surplus one for the 'new' DPM when the change occurred and kept my own Denison although wearing them at work was forbidden. Back in those days Denisons were as cheap as chips and worn by just about everyone on building sites!

Is there a list of contract numbers and their corresponding dates?

I love the denison smock its icon.

Wikipedia tells me that the camouflage pattern was developed by a Major Denison.

I bought a smock as a teenager in the '60 from a deposal store in Woking, Surrey. I mostly wore it for fishing. It has the wool collar, four patch pockets with buttons and the beaver tail with pop studs. The camo has a brush stroke look. I'm not sure it's WW2 origin. It might be later than that. What's more, I still have it.

Good effort. I don't want to disparage you but I'd lose the completely era inappropriate music and try to record the sound with something other than a gramophone.

Get the book "Denison", it calls out many of the errors you have made. Eg Windak was an officers smock. Zero evidence it was an early version. Only Brigadiers & above were seen wearing them. Early camo versions were hand painted but later "1st patterns" were roller printed. And had wool cuffs. And tail did not press stud onto the back. 2nd pattern (buttoned cuff" were only printed. Any with full zips were tailored usually using sleeveless oversmock zippers.

You repeatedly state that they are not well made, you obviously never had an '85 pattern Para smock issued to you lol. Nice video.

I still have my Denison smock as issued to me in the sixties a bit worn but still hanging in there.

Jolly good show old chap.

Winston Churchill was so ahead of things.

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A bit of constructive criticism. Next time you do a video, please improve the lighting. Could hardly see the features you were talking about !

Is there an English language PDF version of the Swedish Army manual available ? If so , do you have a link for it ?

I hope you can help me out. Years ago I bought a British Army Style Aluminum mess kit at Surplus store. It came with a two snap pouch. On the larger pan, it has the markings FMI over M\54 which during my research I discovered that it was Swedish Markings. I subsequently saw one for sale on E-bay. During all my research, I cannot find any history about these mess kits and the Swedish Armed forces. Do you have any knowledge about them?

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ah, the fabled LK70! i wonder how many wishlists around the world feature that beautiful thing? nice overview, thank you. 👍🏼✌🏼🖖🏼

This is a great video with some mess kit information thanks for sharing

No external pockets = no good.

Everything is made in China now in the Swedish Army!

i can also add that the frame can be used as platform for carrying ammo. We converted the wooden box for 7.62mm ammo to contain belts for maschinegun, thus turing it into a one man weapon

Try it on, why don't ya! More informative if you huff a couple of miles fully loaded before passing judgement ;-)

It is no longer used as a backpack. Now it is used to carry ammunition to Carl Gustaf. There is room for four fastened to the frame if it is used.

The strap on the back that you didnt know what is was for, - we used it for securing an axe with the axehead secure under thetop lid and the shaft through the "handle" as you called it.

I have a Slovakian jacket. The magazine pockets are good for a plastic water bottle and the large one holds a field book.

Later pattern without the dots

Great video .. I'm still wearing my DPM underpants ! 😜😜💪💪

Very good explained and compared! Thank you sir 👍

I've just finished lining an Mtp smock with Dpm, reversible as needed.🤘🙂

Pant beautifu

Pant. ?

Beautifu

I was issued this piece of kit in the Royal Guards in April 2008. Quite good stuff! I recall that as a recruit in those late spring and early summer months, I had a hard time seeing the point in such a large pack, as I never used any cold weather or rain clothing. I suppose the guys who started in December had a different experience though!

For a long time in the 70's & 80's Danish kit was like hen's teeth - they destroyed all surplus/returned kit to prevent it being used by eastern bloc infiltrators.

I like the design of the Bergen. it's a bit like the Alice packs the US army used to carry. I have 2 of the medium size and one large size. they are old but still work very well. thank you for showing the Danish one. very nice. Dwayne

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After the Falklands tactics and training changed, and a new uniform was needed to reflect those changes. Troops were already wearing jungles and windproofs in Sennybridge training areas because they dried faster. The 68 pattern was expensive, so finding something cheaper was also sought. A colourway was dropped as the MOD found out they didn't own the rights to the print method or possibly even the actual design when they changed manufacturer. Sizing changed to metric. Ten years off rubbish design and manufacture followed until "95 came out. All sorts of cloth and material tried, including rip stop, and the DPM got darker and darker with fewer colour ways and more simple patterns. No "dots" nor edge highlights. Some was dreadful. Where as the early DPM was often thought too light coloured, the later patterns were too dark turning almost black when wet. For the UK and Europe the 1970's DPM works very well in the woods and fields. Later DPM never worked as well, and a radical change to MTP was welcomed.

AWESOME VIDEO!

Why don’t the wives understand how great all these jackets are. Not to mention valuable and extremely well made and awesome. I guess they naturally have that flaw not being able to see quality

I’ve still got 2 brand new jackets and 2 trousers, brand new size 9, good gear as long as it’s dry!

I think DPM is the most attractive camouflage ever created- I wore the US woodland camo when I served, but the DPM is a much more softer natural looking camo the blends well in the correct environment. They even have it in desert shades as well. great video.

I never served. I was an army Cadet late 80 into early 90 and remembered the variation. I thought it was just because we got old worn hand me downs in various states of wear ie washed, ironed, faded, it was really obvious at twilight with some kit almost glowing in the dull light.

Pants?

Beautifu

I really preferred the 68 pattern which was a better quality jacket but the trousers took forever to dry. The 84 pattern was poorly designed and manufactured and required a lot of modifications to even make it useful. That said the windproofs were great especially private purchase ones which there were several companies making in the 80s . I personally much prefer DPM over MTP .