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Post by dpdouglas on Jun 27, 2006 21:28:46 GMT 12
Hi, I recently have been wanting to collect New Zealand Defence Force Rank Slides that is a pair of each rank slide in the NZDF in the DPM desert, DPM woodland, Service Dress Colours if you could get me any rank slides please feel free to message me.
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Post by phil on Jun 27, 2006 23:08:04 GMT 12
You've missed a type entirely, that is the Olive green with blue embroidery. These are worn by the RNZAF with DPMs for non-operational deployments, ie in New Zealand. They started being issued in 2004. When the Olive rank slides were issued the DPM ones were withdrawn from service, however they have since been reinstated because the Olive green with blue was way too obviouse to be wearing in a tactical environment.
In RNZAF service the DPM rankslides are only supposed to be worn operationally (in theory at least, although like most items of air force uniform adherance to the dress regs is rare and you will see DPM rankslides being worn around bases).
There is no such thing as DPM 'woodland'. Woodland is an American pattern, DPM is the name of the camo pattern we have. More correctly it is called temperate DPM (for the green/brown etc colour).
Good luck in finding some, they crop up on trademe fairly often. I don't have any of my old ones left anymore I'm afraid.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 27, 2006 23:35:37 GMT 12
Good to see you back Darren.
In my days the only rank sllides were blue with white writing, worn on everything , blue shirts, DPM's, great coats, etc. I had several pairs but gave them away to other airmen when I left the service. Sorry.
Does my memory serve me right in remembering that DPM stands for 'Disruptive Pattern Material'? I think that's right, isn't it. Long time ago since GSTS...
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Post by dpdouglas on Jun 28, 2006 20:10:52 GMT 12
yes you are quite right dave.
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Post by dpdouglas on Jun 28, 2006 20:12:23 GMT 12
Oh does anyone here on this board have anyway of getting me some either by asking friends who are current NZDF or past NZDF please message me if you do know somebody.
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