SilentScope Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Being that its almost St Patrick's day and all, me and a few of my friends who are also irish-american were thinking of getting some AUGs and going to our next game all decked out in irish gear. Only problem is we cant find any online places that sell their current DPMs! Anyone here know if they could help us out? all the best! Link to post Share on other sites
IronWolf Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Good luck SS we in Ireland cant get it so i'd doubt anyone else could , its strictly just for the Irish army with none officially available for the public. PS: any news on my sig?, its been a few months now... Link to post Share on other sites
SilentScope Posted March 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 damnit I knew there was someone else I was supposed to make a sig for. shiat im so sorry dude but my laptop got stolen like 4 months ago so I havent been able to get onto Arnies or photoshop untill a few weeks ago (I am so done with NYC its not even funny). I just got a new computer so I can get you one made in the next couple of days. so back to the camo, do they make any like cheap knockoffs or somethin like that? if i cant find it im going to be ###### Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Apparently, Israeli camo is quite similar to Irish DPM. See what you reckon: Paddyflage Israeli mesh camo I only found this out by Googling, so if I'm dead wrong, feel free to correct me. EDIT: Hmm, apologies; they're clearly not that similar. CE camo might be your only bet... Link to post Share on other sites
IronWolf Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 No problem dude, i might have seen some cheap knockoffs at a surplus store a few months ago. Tell you what, il have a look around tomorrow and give you a heads up if i see any. Link to post Share on other sites
IronWolf Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 The same is said about French central European camo, though imo both the Israeli and the French isn't... well... green enough Link to post Share on other sites
SilentScope Posted March 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 I herd about french camo looking a little like the irish stuff but I just cant do it. Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Would it help if you knew that Italy use the same pattern? Link to post Share on other sites
SilentScope Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Thanks for the help anyways guys. Its so typical that it would be impossible to find this stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
IronWolf Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 I had a look around and all i could find were dpm's fleck and some Russian gear, I could have sworn i saw some Irish camo konckoffs a few months ago... Link to post Share on other sites
Maple-Leaf Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 http://www.militarycraft.com/bdu_camouflag...camouflage_bdu/ Link to post Share on other sites
IronWolf Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 they're a little too green imho, nice find though Link to post Share on other sites
Maple-Leaf Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 they're a little too green imho, nice find though <{POST_SNAPBACK}> twas a joke, to be sure, to be sure. Link to post Share on other sites
tommyboy Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Bad news im afraid, i liked the irish gear so i emailed a company called Irish Combat Accessories asking them about it, and its copyrighted or something so noone can get hold of it, as far as theyre aware. Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Just wondering; is the restriction security related at all? I can imagine it at least being one of the reasons. Link to post Share on other sites
tommyboy Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Dont know but it sounds likely doesnt it? Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy_Harry Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 I tried this a while ago when I had my old aug mil- its almost impossible t get hold of, unless you have a buddy in the irish army. its just not out there, and theres a reason for it, beyond security or copyright- the irish army rarely goes and knocks over anyone elses country (for reason known only to themselves), which means there is little turnover by manufacturers, suppliers, or the soldiers themselves. Armies from countries actively involved in kicking over other countries always have more stuff in the surplus market- thats practically the definition of "army surplus" if you think about it- a non-active army (meaning not going and kicking countries over army) knows its supply demand. it gets its stuf from suppliers who only produce a limited amount of stuff. an active army (meaning the exact opposite of the above), does not know its supply demand exactly, and therefore needs stuff produced to all sizes, for all eventualities, and there is also a higher turn-over of goods- dpm stuff gets "worn out" by soldiers, so back to the quartermaster it goes, and onto the civilian market much faster than an army that isn't in active combat 10 months out of 12. so, the way to get irish army stuff, is to get them to declare war on someone. I didn't say that. Link to post Share on other sites
nuclear_darkness Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 The irish army do, do a lot of overseas peacekeeping work. For all we know they recycle the stuff or something like that instead of letting it slip into the civilian market. As someone said the only surefire way would be to befriend an irish army soldier and ask him to see if he can get his hands on some of the much sought after paddyflage. Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Jackass Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Well i saw a group of irish squaddies a few weeks back in the airport on the way back from dublin. I noticed the cammo difference but it is fairly close to soldier 95 DPM but just lighter greens. Also there and irish flag on the left sleeve at least. Not only were there cammos different, but the way they wore them. It looked like irish army regulations stated not to tuck shirts in, as none of them did and it still looked smart. Also they all wore fabric magnums. Maybe these are standard issue? So the cheapest easiest way is to buy a set of new soldier 95s (im not sure they wore ripstops jackets though- looked more like goretex) and a pair of magnums. Then if you can stitch an irish flag on and simply dont tuck your shirt in your half way there. Lastly they wore OG rankslides- not dpm. That should be a good enough impression. Link to post Share on other sites
Ubar Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Italian- http://www.e-conomy.de/1.7/35/artikel.ec?7965 kinda similar, but again not as vivid a green. also missing the prominent chest pockets. Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Jackass Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Well they are just soldier 95 shirts in a lighter colour. So could you just dye a soldier 95 shirt? Or lighten it some how? Link to post Share on other sites
SilentScope Posted March 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Haha Mulder you're a funny guy. The Irish military has been sucked into some of the UN's recent activities, and I have family who have seen action in one form or another with their forces but not enough to generate a surplus of gear like you said I was hoping some Asian company had made some illegal copies of Paddyflage (like those Korean MARPAT BDUs everyone has) but I guess there isn't much a demand for the stuff in that part of the world. At this point Im ready to throw in the towel and just buy some French camo and try to customize it to make it close enough (correction, I cant sew worth a shiat, so mommy will do all the custom work for me ) Link to post Share on other sites
Maple-Leaf Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 I think its actually closer to the old Serbo-Croat camo from the Yugo civil war... Link to post Share on other sites
SilentScope Posted March 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 And how hard is it to find that stuff? Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Jackass Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 I seriously would just buy 95s and add an irish flag to the arm- its the easiest, cheapest and possibly most effective method. Link to post Share on other sites
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