Extremely lightweight British Army DPM No. 9 Jungle Pants, first adopted in the 1970s for British soldiers operating overseas in tropical climates such as Hong Kong and Belize. These pants saw a relatively long service life, with variations being issued well into the early 1990s. These variations are an earlier pattern of No. 9, having superseded the large button variants that were first issued in the 1970s. They largely appear to have been issued from the early 1980s, until 1992 when a short lived post-Gulf War pattern was adopted with the notable exception of a missing arse pocket. These particular pants do feature the classic design of a rear arse pocket, hybrid fly, thin belt loops, and distinctively pleated cargo pockets.
Each pant features two large hand pockets, two large cargo pockets, a medium sized arse pocket at the right buttcheek, and a unique hybrid button/zipper fly to give the wearer options for that much needed crotch airflow. This makes for an excellent lightweight trouser which is a wonder for jungle conditions. It also makes for a neat piece of military history, given the massive amount of variation between the various No. 9 Jungle DPM patterns. It made for some unique research information as we identified these pants.
