Artifact Detail

Combat Shirt
Field Gear
US War in Afghanistan , US War in Iraq
Camouflaged BDU shirt in OCP camouflage. NSN: 8415-01-623-5552
Probably Authentic
Related: Camouflage , NSN , OCP
Related Facts
The word 'camouflage" is derived from the French word 'camouflerage' which means: camoufler (“disguise, to hide”) +? -age (noun-forming suffix). The French slang word 'camouflage' came into English use during the First World War.
National Stock Number or NATO Stock Number is a 13-digit numeric code, identifying all the 'standardized material items of supply' as they have been recognized by all NATO countries.
OCP stands for Operational Camouflage Pattern
OCP was codenamed Scorpion W2 while under development.
OCP officially replaced the UCP pattern in September 2019