If anything for males it would make the process of taking a piss longer and more complex, and women weren’t permitted in to the roles where they might’ve been issued these uniforms at the time.įor even more pictures, including shots of the PASGT Helmet and Vest covers that were made in this pattern, follow this link for a collection of images I found put together by a member of the US militaria forum: Unless a common complaint with BDUs was that wind would get in through the fly I don’t why this extra flap (with a button to secure it on the inside) would be here. The one exception is this very weird flap inside the fly which I really cannot explain and haven’t ever seen anywhere else. Button fly, waist adjusters attached up top, 2 buttoned rear pockets, 2 buttoned cargo pockets with baffles, reinforced seat and knees with drawstrings at the ankles. It would seem somebody was using them for dirty jobs around the home for some period in the early 2000s.Īs with the shirt, these are very standard rip-stop NYCO BDUs aside from the camo pattern itself. They’re also in fairly bad condition with the ankle ties cut, quite a few small holes, dark stains and a couple of fairly large areas of dried on bright yellow paint which I knew I couldn’t remove without really destroying the garment. I would have kept these but they’re so huge around the waist on me that once tightened they’re very uncomfortable with all the excess fabric. While I’ve kept the shirt I ended up putting these trousers up on an eBay auction and just sending Ivan the cash, after wearing them in the NRA UK Armistice Centenary memorial match at Bisley (because there’s only ever one century memorial of the end of WW1), not that there’s any link between this camo and WW1 in any way, I just wanted to bring out something rare and special for the day. The lower half of the USMC Urban MOUT ‘T Patt’ camo set from 1998. Luckily it got saved from the landfill! Originally sent to me as a loan, I subsequently bought the shirt since it’s in great condition and fits me nicely. This specific set came via my buddy Ivan of Kit Badger who is former USMC himself, though didn’t serve in the late 90s, he told me a buddy of his found this set in a pile of junk somewhere in a dark storage area of a base that was getting cleared out. Buttons are also the standard BDU type, but all in grey plastic.
Thread used to stitch the garment together is a grey with a slight purple hue to it, though that could just be caused by age. The fabric is rip-stop NYCO as usual for US issue uniforms and the manufacturer ‘Steps, Inc’ (who also have made ACUs in UCP) did go to some effort in terms of the secondary materials when making this uniform. Mine here does have a pen slot on the upper left pocket which my Woodland BDU doesn’t feature, though I’ve not checked many other standard issue BDU shirts in order to know how unusual that feature may or may not be. 4 pockets up front with button closures, buttons for the main closure, 2-button cuffs, a traditional collar and extra reinforcement fabric on the elbows – just like literally 10s of millions of other BDU cut shirts that were made in US Woodland and Desert during the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. This was an extremely short lived camo pattern and its’ limited use has been well documented already.Īs far as cut and features go the T-Patt shirt is very standard fare apart from the actual camouflage pattern. I had considered trying to pool all the info on these uniforms that was available online and add it here the blog, but realistically all you have to do is check Uniform History, Wikipedia and Google images. I have included a picture below that hopefully illustrates where the T in the nickname comes from. Truly an amazing resource.įor a long time I never thought I’d find myself in possession of a uniform piece like this, but I’m pretty happy to be able to bring the legendary USMC Urban MOUT ‘T Patt’ set to you all here, in original BDU form. If you’re not already subscribed you need to be because this guy pulls out information I’ve never even heard mention of before on all the most interesting uniforms from real use and from cinema. To get a reasonable understanding of the origins and reasons behind this pattern I strongly recommend watching this video from the Uniform History channel. Be sure to read the caption closely to understand what’s actually going on in this picture.
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