Talk:Duck hunter pattern/Archive 1

Comparison
Hi, the two camouflage pattern names are stated to be synonyms.

The following (for example) call patterns like this one "Duck hunter".
 * Complex Magazine: 1942, Frog Skin, USA shows the pattern on the right here, and calls it "Frog Skin".
 * Delta Gear: '"Duck Hunter" or "Frog" Pattern', "The US Army and Marine Corps were issued full camo uniforms during the later part of WWII called the "Duck Hunter" or "Frog" pattern. It was designed by the Californian horticulturist Norvell Gillespie."
 * UNDSCRV "The original "duck hunter" camouflage was designed by Norvell Gillespie, an avid gardner and garden editor several publications. It was printed as a green and tan dominant version. Duck hunter patterns first saw battle as the US M1942 spot pattern camouflage of the Second World War."
 * Camopedia
 * Militarium
 * DogTag
 * GlimpseMedia
 * WWII Impressions
 * Military Sun Helmets "The camouflage pattern is the USMC “Frogskin,” which was adapted as a civilian – but also military – pattern known as “Duck Hunter.”"
 * All Camouflage "Duck hunter – US M1942 spot pattern derivatives"


 * De Quesada 2009 states in The Bay of Pigs, Cuba 1961 that "Later the Brigade was issued camouflage uniforms based on those worn by the US military during World War II, in the popular 'duck-hunter' pattern." The text goes on to say that the uniforms were made by firms such as the Camouflage Manufacturing Co with its KAMO brand, and as "'Hunter's Camo' clothing was commonly sold through mail-order catalogs, such as Sears & Roebuck, during the 1950s-1960s." It adds that it usually consisted of a shirt and trousers, but there was also a one-piece camouflage coverall, probably a tanksuit.


 * Pushies 2011 describes a photograph with "Marine Raiders sport the two-piece "duck hunter" or "leopard spot" camouflage. The material was printed with a green pattern on one side and a brown one on the reverse side for jungle and beach operations, respectively."


 * The description by Pushies 2011 of the reversible material exactly matches the descriptions of Frog Skin given in Newark and in Forbes.


 * Melsom 2012 states in Vietnam Marines 1965-73 that "Use of World War Two or Korean War [helmet] covers in 'duck hunter' camouflage was not uncommon."

It may be worth saying that Frog Skin patterns form a "family" with variations in colourway and printing; and both "Frog Skin" and "Duck Hunter" are nicknames, with all the variation in usage that goes with informal naming. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:14, 27 March 2016 (UTC)