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The Soviet PM (Pistolet Makarova) was introduced in 1951 to replace the TT-30 Tokarev pistol that had been the standard issue sidearm of the Red Army for decades. Designed by Nikolay Makarov, a young Russian engineer, the Makarov was heavily influenced by the German Walther PP that Red Army soldiers encountered on the eastern front of World War Two. It was chambered in the new 9x18 Makarov cartridge, based on the German 9x18 Ultra. It utilized a simple blowback design, and included a heel release as opposed to the button release of the Tokarev, reportedly due to issues with soldiers inadvertently ejecting Tokarev magazines. An integrally suppressed variant, the PB (Pistolet besshumnyy) would be introduced for use with the KGB and Spetznaz in 1967. A modernized variant with an adjustable rear sight and double stack magazine was introduced as the PMM in 1990. Some export variants were chambered in .380 ACP. With over 5 million produced, It would be exported to many other Soviet aligned states, with China, Vietnam, Bulgaria, East Germany and North Korea manufacturing their own variants. Despite nominally being replaced by the MP-443 pistol in 2003, it remains extremely common with Russian servicemen to the present day in Ukraine. This example is a rather late 1999 production commercial model manufactured by Arsenal in Bulgaria. by @noskenot

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The Austrian K4 (Kampfanzug) uniform, introduced in 1957, was printed in a "pea dot" pattern that bore heavy resemblance to the Erbsenmuster pattern that saw use by the Waffen SS in the Second World War. Strangely, the Bundesheer (Austrian Army) would revert to the solid color Steingrau uniform in the 1970s. The Steingrau uniforms would continue to be used until 2017, when the Tarnanzug Neu camouflage pattern was adopted. This example is a parka. It includes hidden breast pockets, a waist cinching strap, and ventilation holes on the axillae. It has a reversible solid white interior for snowy conditions. by @noskenot

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The Russian EMR (Edinaya maskirovochnaya rascvetka) ("Universal Camouflage Colorway") pattern was introduced in 2008 as a replacement for the VSR-98 "Flora" pattern. It is a digital pattern with a green dominant woodland colorway. It would first see operational use in the 2014 annexation of Crimea. A desert variant was produced and also saw use in Russian operations against Daesh in Syria. The "Ratnik" infantry modernization program saw heavy production of modernized uniforms, load bearing vests, protective equipment, and rucksacks in EMR. EMR has remained the standard issue uniform pattern of the Russian Armed Forces amidst the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. However, Russian forces have made heavy use of other patterns such as commercial Multicam variants and ATACS-FG in Ukraine. This example is a field jacket, once again with an inner vest pocket as well as "trucker cap" mesh material in the axillae. by @noskenot

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The Russian VSR-98 "Flora" pattern was adopted in 1998, replacing the VSR-93 pattern in service with the Russian Armed Forces. This pattern incorporated a slightly darker colorway with larger splotches than the VSR-93. VSR-98 saw use in the Second Chechen War and the invasion of Georgia in 2008. VSR-98 uniforms were also adopted by Belarus and Tajikistan. Russia provided VSR-98 uniforms and equipment to various separatist forces in eastern Ukraine from 2014 onward. Although it was replaced by EMR in 2011, body armor, rucksacks and other equipment in Flora pattern are still seen in use with Russian forces to this day in Ukraine. This example is a field jacket with unknown manufacture date. It continues the trend of the hidden breast pocket and sports an MVD (Russian Internal Ministry) patch. by @noskenot

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The Russian VSR-93 (Vooruzhennyye sily Rossii) ("Russian Armed Forces-93") pattern was adopted in 1993 for the newly formed armed forces of the Russian Federation. Like many other Soviet/Russian patterns, it was produced in a wide variety of uniform cuts/color variants. VSR-93 uniforms saw widespread use by Russian Forces in the First and Second Chechen Wars in the 1990s. It would be replaced by the VSR-98 "Flora" pattern in 1998. This example is a field jacket with no markings indicating a production date. It has a rather cute hidden inner pocket. by @noskenot

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The Swedish M90 Splinter pattern is unique in that it began as a vehicle camouflage, before being adapted for use in uniforms. In the 1970s, Swedish Cold War doctrine anticipated that, in the event of Soviet invasion, they would disperse their forces, vehicles, and materiel among a series of hardened fortifications throughout the country, from which they could hide their forces from Soviet jets and missiles and mount counterattacks to regain territory. To this end, they camouflaged their aircraft and armored vehicles with a pattern reminiscent of the pre-war German Splittertarnmuster pattern. It was only in 1989 that they decided to make camouflage uniforms standard issue. Rather than the smaller, splotchy patterns used by most nations, the Swedes simply copied the large splinter pattern already in use on their vehicles. The M90 pattern was also manufactured in a desert variant,M90K, seen in use by Swedish coalition forces in Afghanistan. by @noskenot

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The Chinese Type 07 Camouflage family was introduced in 2007, replacing the Type 87 woodland pattern in service with all branches of the People's Liberation Army. The Type 07 pattern was used as a basis for a large variety of different color ways, including the standard grey-green dominant woodland, the desert pattern seen in this example, as well as urban and oceanic colorways. The Type 07 family was replaced in 2021 by the Xingkong "Starry Sky" pattern, although gear like load bearing vests, rucksacks etc. in the Type 07 pattern are still seen being used today. Chinese made uniforms in the Type 07 desert pattern are also quite popular with Iraqi Special Forces, seeing widespread use in the conflict with Daesh in the 2010s. The field jacket here is marked as being owned by a "Liang Fu", and is quite warm, owing to the use of this pattern mainly in the mountainous arid regions of the Gobi desert, Xinjiang, Tibet and the Himalayan border with India. The zipper kind of sucks, though. by @noskenot

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The American ERDL (named after the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratory) camouflage pattern was first designed in 1948. However, it would not see production until the 1960s, when the conflict in Vietnam highlighted the need for camouflage uniforms. From 1968, ERDL uniforms were standard issue for USMC units in Vietnam. The pattern also saw widespread use by the Army and Air Force. ERDL uniforms produced in the Vietnam era are typically distinguished between a green dominant "lowland" variant and a brown dominant "highland" variant. The USMC continued to use ERDL uniforms as a garrison uniform until the adoption of the similar M81 pattern in the early 1980s. This example is a USMC issue blouse that dates from the late 1970s and is still immaculately starched and creased. by @noskenot

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TTsKO (tritsvetnaia kamuflirovannaia odezhda) ("Three Color Camouflage"), also known as VSR-84 or "Butan" was a Soviet designed camouflage pattern that was introduced in 1984. Although it saw sizeable production, it was never officially adopted as standard issue. It saw use mostly with the Soviet Air Forces and internal security and police agencies. It also saw widespread use in the post-Soviet republics, being produced in a wide variety of different colorations. This example is a Ukrainian production TTsKO field jacket. The Ukrainian army used TTsKO until 2014, when it was replaced by the digital MM-14 pattern. by @noskenot

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CROPAT has been the standard camouflage pattern of the Croatian Armed Forces since 2005. Replacing locally made copies of US M81 uniforms, it incorporates the shape of Croatia into the pattern as well as the Croatian language name of the armed forces (Oruzane snage Republike Hrvatske). Desert and naval variants exist. This example is an exceptionally warm and comfortable parka with many pockets. by @noskenot

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