Gentlemen, we're back in the game.
Yes, that's a camo pattern extremely close to US 3-color Desert used in operation Iraqi freedom. Dutch 3-color desert is essentially from the same color scheme, but with slightly different drawings. You could fool quite a few people until they saw the Dutch colors on one shoulder.
But the color scheme isn't the only thing that's a little bit off. The more you look the weirder it gets — the breast pocket feature a zipper with a strangely-long pull cord, the epaulets are velcro-down, and they use snaps like crazy all over the shirt to fasten the cuffs and placket...
Whatever it is that Seyntex, a Belgian firm (or sometimes another company called Wahler) was on while making these uniforms is up to debate, but we can't really argue with some of their design decisions in terms of cool factor.
If you want a crisp & clean 3 color desert garment that hasn't been on the backs of a bunch of jarheads, the Dutch did a pretty great job at keeping their surplus in good condition. It's an easy way to spec into desert camo without breaking the bank or getting a something that feels worse to wear than public school toilet paper...
Now if only we could get our hands on more of the Juh-lopen-o MRE cheese.
Sizing
These shirts are sized on your height and your chest size and should be true to size with a bit of a boxy BDU fit. We've added letter sizing annotations to help metric-fearing-red-blooded Americans figure out their size too.
Specs
- Genuine Dutch Military Issue, manufactured by Seyntex & Wahler
- 3-color desert clone (slightly different shapes than US variant)
- 50/50 Cotton/poly construction
- Snap closed placket & adjustable wrist cuffs
- Zippered breast pockets with pull cord
- Velcro name tape & rank tab
- Velcro loop on shoulder
- Velcro epaulets
- Dutch flag on velcro-closure pen pocket
- Reinforced shoulder & upper chest panel
Condition
Field shirts are in great condition, with only minor signs of wear. No rips, tears, cuts, or holes are on the shirt, and all hardware is present and functional.
