Shirt, Combat, DPCU (Cadet)
General Information
Name: Shirt, Combat, DPCU (Cadet).
Country of Origin: Australia.
Manufacturer: Yet to be identified.
Date of manufacture: c 1997.
NATO Stock Number (NSN): Yet to be identified.
Camouflage Pattern: Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DPCU), Auscam.
Equipment Family: Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DPCU).
Size: Large.
Number Of Pockets: Two.
Volume Capacity: 2.5L.
Top pockets- 1.25lts each.
Weight: 400gms.
Windproof: Yes.
Waterproof: No.
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History
The Shirt, Field, DPCU (Cadet) was issued to Australian cadet forces as a replacement for the older jungle green shirts, which had been handed down from the supply system. Typically, cadet forces received equipment after it had been used by reserve forces.
The new DPCU (Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform) shirt closely resembled the regular forces’ issued shirt of that period, but it featured smaller buttons designed to be more suitable for cadets with smaller fingers.
Photographs indicate that this style of shirt remained in use within the cadet system for an extended period, even as it was seen alongside shirts from the later Land-124 clothing system.
Description
The shirt is fabricated from cotton cloth with a printed DPCU camouflage pattern. It features a double-ply collar that can be folded down or worn turned up. Both shoulders have button-down shoulder loops.
The shirt has a button-down front with five concealed buttons and one exposed button at the top.
The shirt has long, naturally hanging sleeves with ‘tube’ style cuffs. The cuffs secure around the wrists with button-down fabric tabs that offer two points of adjustment.
The shirt has two straight bellows chest pockets with concealed button-down lids. The trailing and bottom edges of the pockets are bellows, while the leading edge is sewn down, leaving it flat.
Examples
Example One
Object Number: 8730-360-37101.
