New stock just landed, and it is a strange, wonderful mix: a vintage straight razor, a brass Yugoslav token, a Cold War badge nobody expected to miss, and kit you can actually wear tomorrow.

We went digging in the back of the warehouse and came out with laces, a Berghaus pouch, a leather belt, a rank insignia, slippers and a vintage medic flag. No theme, no logic, just good kit.

From the late 1960s to 2010, British soldiers went almost everywhere in DPM. Here is the story of the pattern, and how to wear a piece of it yourself.

From the late 1960s to 2010, British soldiers went everywhere in four colours over a sand base. Here is the real story of DPM, and how to wear a piece of it without enlisting.

New surplus has landed on the shelves, from British gas mask bags to Czech winter sleeping bags and steel helmets with leather liners. Worn, used, full of character, and ready for another tour.

New arrivals have made it out of the depot and onto the shelves: British gas mask bags, a Snugpak carry bag, M53 steel helmets, a Czech winter sleeping bag and Austrian NATO helmet padding. Issued, used, and ready for a second tour.

British bags, steel helmets, Austrian liners, mosquito nets and a Dutch modular vest just landed on the shelves. Genuine surplus, honest wear, ready for the next mission.

Austrian firefighter kit, a British gas mask bag, a steel M53 helmet and more just landed on the shelves. Genuine surplus, honest wear, ready for a second tour of duty.

The shelves just got heavier. Austrian firefighter kit, a British mask bag, a Snugpak stuff sack and two steel M53 helmets have landed in the warehouse.