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Troops were wearing body armor over their BDU shirts 20 years ago and in desert warfare this was not a good solution.
So the Combat Shirt was developed.
The British answer was a Dri-Tex torso with 60/40 sleeves that had pockets for neoprene pads, 3 per arm.
I take the padding out.
American designs were similar.
The early designs were not flame resistant and these can be had at the Surplus stores for low prices as new production goes to flame resistant.
Current, top-of-line Crye Precision (American) shirts can be $150 or more while Surplus British shirts have been seen at $9, $11, $17, $25
I bought some British shirts at $17 from Sportsman's Guide online.
The British shirts are especially plentiful.
It's amazing how comfortable these shirts are.
It's like being in a Tee shirt only your arms are covered.
My favorites are British DPM (Coffee Stain) and Tru-Spec (Urban Force)
Tru-Spec is the best value/build quality in the American brands. Others are Massif and Rothco.
I use them for work and for hunting/fishing.
I found some Tru-Spec on Amazon for $20-something each.
Tru-Spec Urban Force OD Green
British DPM (Coffee Stain)
Troops were wearing body armor over their BDU shirts 20 years ago and in desert warfare this was not a good solution.
So the Combat Shirt was developed.
The British answer was a Dri-Tex torso with 60/40 sleeves that had pockets for neoprene pads, 3 per arm.
I take the padding out.
American designs were similar.
The early designs were not flame resistant and these can be had at the Surplus stores for low prices as new production goes to flame resistant.
Current, top-of-line Crye Precision (American) shirts can be $150 or more while Surplus British shirts have been seen at $9, $11, $17, $25
I bought some British shirts at $17 from Sportsman's Guide online.
The British shirts are especially plentiful.
It's amazing how comfortable these shirts are.
It's like being in a Tee shirt only your arms are covered.
My favorites are British DPM (Coffee Stain) and Tru-Spec (Urban Force)
Tru-Spec is the best value/build quality in the American brands. Others are Massif and Rothco.
I use them for work and for hunting/fishing.
I found some Tru-Spec on Amazon for $20-something each.
Tru-Spec Urban Force OD Green
British DPM (Coffee Stain)