British 1950 Pattern 'Crossover Belt' Trousers & Some Derivatives

A look at some variations of the British 1950 Pattern trousers and derivatives.
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[@currawong60911368]

Brilliant pants. Used green 58 pattern adjustable webbing clips instead of the silver buckles on mine.

[@slur7625]

Australia produced a khaki pair as well from 1952 they were called "Trousers Khaki Drill S52" the jungle green version was manufactured from 1955 and were called "Trousers Drill Green S55", the JG version was issued and worn right up until DPCU was introduced in the late 80's

[@RiflemanMoore]

Good to know, thank you.

[@davidbrennan660]

A video on Trousers of an obsolete pattern ?..... bless you Rifleman Moore... when kept from Surplus as we are as there be no Markets due to the Beer Bug..... . This is a healing balm to a fevered brow. Nice kit as well. Once gave a pair of the” green crossovers “ to an acquaintance.

[@jameskellard5075]

In 1976 as a young Marine Cadet I was issued a pair of these and they were brilliant. They'd never press as well as the TML's some had but throughout cadets and subsequent thirty years service I never had anything quite so comfortable. For that matter the 60 pattern green combat jacket I got was so good that nothing surpassed it, the quality was fantastic. It was a real shame when I outgrew it,

[@rorybrown9750]

While serving in the Guards during the late 70's I bought a pair of original 1950's OG cross over belt trousers from Silvermans. They would have been frowned upon by the BS rifle companies but as a member of the Recce/COP platoon we were allowed more lee way in what we wore in the field. They were the most comfortable trousers I've ever worn, light but comfortable, and would dry out quickly when wet. They were also made of 100% cotton, unlike the crap green polyester lightweight trousers we were issued with. This factor became relevant in the Falklands when soldiers received serious burns from the melting polyester sticking to their skin. This may have been why the Navy used them, as they seem to be more conscious of flash protection on board ship. I wore them all through the late seventies, and even wore them hitch hiking around Europe as ex-squaddie in the 1980's.

[@leighneil]

The manufacturer on the Australian pair is the Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory.

[@richthompson1234]

2 x pairs of the British 1950's pattern were handed down to me by my eldest brother. I wore them occasionally, when acting as 'enemy' and other 'scruff order' dress duties. Very comfy, never understood why the crossbelt method of fastening trousers is not still in use 🤔

[@Veritas419]

I had a commercially made copy of those trousers many years ago. They were kind of a hassle but I wore them frequently.

[@RobertsBulgaria]

Are these the same as what I recall being known as OG Trousers and were worn by the Paras and the Marines with their respective Smocks, before they switched into full DPM Combat gear? I found a 'remake' of them recently being sold by SILVERMAN in London, but they're standard leg lengths and I wanted that extra couple of inches to use with Gaiter Elastics so didn't purchase a pair.

[@bagpipercalifornia8361]

Very informative and fun!

[@stephen2429]

That's the trousers I remember from Singapore and Malaysia.

[@arthurshadbolt7781]

Like them!

[@Ks-zv6js]

The 1950 pattern in khaki seems so mass produced but I can’t find any anywhere

[@WilliamSmith-gx8ed]

If you find a seller please email let me know. And if a find a source I will post it on RM site.

[@Ks-zv6js]

@@WilliamSmith-gx8ed yes I will do I’ve been looking for ages for a bush jacket and trousers but none in my size

[@WilliamSmith-gx8ed]

@@Ks-zv6js Kyle, thank you for getting in touch with me. Are you having trouble because you are too large? That’s my trouble! If you need some stuff from the U.S. Army from around 2008, I have plenty send to you for free. I was deployed twice to Iraq and twice to Afghanistan hence I have a lot of stuff in a x-large size. Let me know. Bill

[@Ks-zv6js]

@@WilliamSmith-gx8ed hi unfortunately I’m 6ft and skinny but I tend not to collect modern us stuff but thanks for offering and thank you for what you have done I’m joining the British army next year hopefully

[@MrDukeSilverr]

Ill take all of them

[@johnsteele2986]

An old Nasho told me once that the army came up with this design specifically to make it difficult for young soldiers to get their pants off in the company of young ladies... ...I can imagine like all soldiers the young Diggers would have said simply: challenge accepted!

[@flatmoon6359]

Why,looks like they forgot buttons and a belt,overcomplicated.Bet nobody done this since.