irish defence force dpm

irishintrested

does any one kno where i can buy and irish dpm/bdu uniform ive been looking for the past three days contstantly but have only found british and others

Captain Chaos

Its against the law for civilians to own or wear current Irish Defence Forces DPM. You can buy and wear the old style DPMs however.

irishintrested

what about for us citizens and also is there somewhere i could buy the curent dpm or the old one

cushtac

You might get some on eBay.

Witcher

irishintrested wrote: »

what about for us citizens and also is there somewhere i could buy the curent dpm or the old one

you've just been told its illegal

doesnt matter what nationality you are its illegal to wear here, unless you on

official duty

minidazzler

cushtac wrote: »

You might get some on eBay.

I don;t recommend it,
A) Because its Illegal,
B)Because it would cost about €400 for the hole uniform.

If you don;t Mind me asking OP Why do you wnat it?

the GALL

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Its against the law for civilians to own or wear current Irish Defence Forces DPM. You can buy and wear the old style DPMs however.

what's the old style dpm look like?

minidazzler

the GALL wrote: »

what's the old style dpm look like?

It wasn't DPM. More of a BDU. I cant remember exactly but if you Google FCA you will probably find some (nearly) Modern pics as they only went out of service in the RDF in 2003.

Donny5

the GALL wrote: »

what's the old style dpm look like?

I think he means the OGs.

the GALL

It was a drab oliven/green, the defence forces kept it that way so the IRA wouldn't have a problem with target recogniton.
ogs, what's og's?

Donny5

the GALL wrote: »

It was a drab oliven/green, the defence forces kept it that way so the IRA wouldn't have a problem with target recogniton.
ogs, what's og's?

OGs is Olive Green, as you said. Here's a picture of fellas from the 20th in the OGs:

arybvtcw0eolkf

The old OD working dress was the best working dress uniform we'd had.

For most, the current DPM uniform is ill fitting, heavy and uncomfortable.

Donny5

Mairt wrote: »

The old OD working dress was the best working dress uniform we'd had.

Except when wet.

the GALL

not at all the dpm uniform is cut for women

kermit_ie

cushtac wrote: »

You might get some on eBay.

US Citizens are also civilians...

cushtac

kermit_ie wrote: »

US Citizens are also civilians...

Civilians who live outside the jurisdiction.

Tribunius

Look you can get a hold of it but it won't be easy therefore it won't be cheap. (And no before anyone gets any ideas I'm not offering)

It is rare because as has been mentioned the Irish DF does not sell surplus equipment. So any you do come across is stolen.

And just to correct a previous poster the DPM uniform was introduced into the then FCA in 2001.

the GALL

there's a shirt on E-BAY at the moment

cp251

Now I know it's illegal to wear current issue DPM uniform items. But is it illegal to wear a garment that merely copies the pattern. For the sake of example; a T-shirt? Or even a jacket cut in a similar way to the current issue with a very similar but not quite the same camouflage pattern?

I doubt it somehow!

minidazzler

AFAIK, the pattern is Copyrighted. So while not illegal to weat per se, it would be illegal to produce.

You can get the Smocks In different Cammo patterns I think, Is the Brit Smock the same as out one????

Local-womanizer

I thought it was only illegal if it has the tri-colour on the arm?

kermit_ie

Local-womanizer wrote: »

I thought it was only illegal if it has the tri-colour on the arm?

untrue.

ex_infantry man

lads its like goin out in a garda uniform this act is illegal as you would be inpersonating a garda same with irish dpm impersonating a soldier of the irish df would come under this also

Oilrig

Donny 5,

I'm really curious as to when/where that pic was taken... it looks like IRL reserve with the French Famas rifle?

Oilrig

"For most, the current DPM uniform is ill fitting, heavy and uncomfortable"

Similar to the old issue system, get issued, get adjusted and wear - quit moaning.

Motto: whatever it takes. When you signed up, you signed up, now get the job done.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Oilrig wrote: »

"For most, the current DPM uniform is ill fitting, heavy and uncomfortable"

Similar to the old issue system, get issued, get adjusted and wear - quit moaning.

Motto: whatever it takes. When you signed up, you signed up, now get the job done.

If by "get it adjusted" you mean 'have it tailored' well then you should be made aware that its unlawful to have the DPM uniform tailored.

Its made as it is (ill fitting for the most part) for a reason. As its intended as a layered system if you have the pants tailored you won't be able to wear the issued terminal underwear with them, likewise the shirts, tailor those and you won't get the 'norgie' to fit etc.

Irish_Army01

Oilrig wrote: »

Donny 5,

I'm really curious as to when/where that pic was taken... it looks like IRL reserve with the French Famas rifle?

Yup, taken many yrs ago.. In France around 89.

trellheim

that's half my recruit section in that picture. Couldn't go on the long march to Paris as I had to work. Jaysus that's 19 years ago now.

Nam_Man

Donny5 wrote: »

OGs is Olive Green, as you said. Here's a picture of fellas from the 20th in the OGs:

Classic pic ... Them where the days ...

A lots of Irish DPM gear on ebay lately ... Some bloke in the UK even sold a whole uniform!!

And Irish desert shirts went for €255+

Crazy ...

bq300466

Hi there, can anyone tell me if I can get a set of enamel ribbons made up for my uniform? Thanks...Brian!

tac foley

I'm beginning to get a little concerned about the IDF wannabes on this thread. Surely someone who has IDF-issued medals would know where to get medal ribbons?

tac