Politics plays no roll in my collecting, it's purely the patterns. The British DPM patterns are my favorite. Pictured below is a British sniper smock similar to mine. Above each upper pocket is a pad for recoil. Each lower pocket is located on the hip of the jacket for access in the prone position.
Pads also run the length of each forearm.
While mostly interested in DPM patterns of England, Canada, India and Africa. Eastern Europe is also a favorite , Russia, Estonia, Poland, Slovenia and Ukrain, to name a few. Scandinavian countries of Holland, Denmark, Sweeden, Finland and Germany are also of interest. The first model was based on the previous green combat uniform, and is referred to as the 1960 pattern. This pattern of DPM is recognised by the oval elbow patches and tab at the collar for fastening, it also has lines of stitching approx.