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-* Well-known South African clothing company, Camo Joe, has reproduced quite a few camouflage designs in their own distinctive style clothing, but in addition they also released a couple of unique camouflage designs that proved popular with hunters and other sportsmen. This distinctive "arid" design, incorporating regions of black, foliage green, and mid-brown on a sandy-colored background, has occasionally been observed on members of the ''Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging'' (AWB), although it does not appear to have been embraced by the organization as a whole in the way the old desert and urban DPM patterns were.
+* Well-known South African clothing company, Camo Joe, has reproduced quite a few camouflage designs in their own distinctive style clothing, but in addition they also released a couple of unique camouflage designs that proved popular with hunters and other sportsmen. This distinctive "Hunters" design, incorporating regions of black, foliage green, and mid-brown on a sandy-colored background, has occasionally been observed on members of the ''Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging'' (AWB), although it does not appear to have been embraced by the organization as a whole in the way the old desert and urban DPM patterns were.
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		+	* Well-known South African clothing company, Camo Joe, has reproduced quite a few camouflage designs in their own distinctive style clothing, but in addition they also released a couple of unique camouflage designs that proved popular with hunters and other sportsmen. This distinctive "arid" design, incorporating regions of black, foliage green, and mid-brown on a sandy-colored background, has occasionally been observed on members of the ''Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging'' (AWB), although it does not appear to have been embraced by the organization as a whole in the way the old desert and urban DPM patterns were.
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	* The firm Stevenson Hamilton has been producing a line of sportsman products, including clothing printed in a unique camouflage design that utilizes the same colour palette as the South African Police 2nd pattern.		* The firm Stevenson Hamilton has been producing a line of sportsman products, including clothing printed in a unique camouflage design that utilizes the same colour palette as the South African Police 2nd pattern.

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 * The ''Mkonto We Sizwe'' (MK) of the ANC generally utilized whatever uniforms and military equipment were available to them, and often operated in civilian clothing. Nevertheless, over the course of their long insurgency campaign against the South African government, large quantities of certain uniforms were obtained through private sources and foreign governments sympathetic to the movement's political ideals. The two woodland patterns seen below were sourced through British companies.

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 * The [[leaf]] pattern seen here was produced in Europe and also exported to the MK.

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-* In service with the armed forces of [[Angola]] in the 1990s, the "swirl" design seen here originated in China, and was also exported in some quantity to the MK.
+* In service with the armed forces of [[Angola]] in the 1990s, the "swirl" design seen here originated in China (as Type 89), and was also exported in some quantity to the MK.
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 * Another Chinese export, a darker-colored variation of their standard [[woodland]] variant, is seen here. This pattern also saw service with [[Uganda|Uganda's National Resistance Army (NRA)]].

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-* Another pattern produced by Adder/Adro specifically for civilian distribution (although often attributed to "special forces" or "special police urban operations") is this two-color pattern derived from British [[DPM]] designs. Consisting of black disruptive shapes on a grey background, this pattern seems to have been produced exclusively in South Africa and does not appear to have been exported like the Rhodesian version.
+* Another pattern produced by Adder/Adro specifically for civilian distribution (although often attributed to "special forces" or "special police urban operations") is this two-color pattern derived from British [[DPM]] designs. Consisting of black disruptive shapes on a grey background, this pattern seems to have been produced exclusively in South Africa and does not appear to have been exported like the Rhodesian version. Photographic evidence shows this pattern was also worn by the ''Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging'' (AWB) or Afrikaaner Resistance Movement, interchangably with the "urban DPM" pattern shown in the above section.
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-* An early camouflage pattern developed for the SADF and issued to the Reconnaissance Commandos incoporated dark brown, dark olive green and russet stripes on a pale green background, with some variability between production runs. Referred to in some circles as Recce "wet season" camouflage, this camouflage design was initially produced between circa 1970 and 1976, although evidence indicates leftover stocks were later supplied to the 32 Bn Reconnaissance Wing in April 1977 (but only worn on operations outside of [[South West Africa]]). The design was later "copied" by the Reconaissance Regiments (see below), where it was given the designation Pattern 1. The distinctive camouflage patterns later adopted by 32 Battalion were based on the original drawings of this design.
+* An early camouflage pattern developed for the SADF and issued to the Reconnaissance Commandos incoporated dark brown, dark olive green and russet stripes on a pale green background, with some variability between production runs. Referred to in some circles as Recce "wet season" camouflage, this camouflage design was initially produced between 1970 and 1976, although evidence indicates leftover stocks were later supplied to the 32 Bn Reconnaissance Wing circa April 1977 (but only worn on operations outside of [[South West Africa]]). The design was later "copied" by the Reconaissance Regiments (see below), where it was given the designation Pattern 1. It is worth noting that the distinctive camouflage patterns later adopted by 32 Battalion were based on the original drawings of this design.
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-* In late 1979, then Commandant of 32 Battalion Deon Ferreira received approval for types of camouflage specifically for his unit<ref>P. Nortje: "The Terrible Ones - A Complete History of 32 Battalion, Vol. 1" (Zebra Press, Cape Town, 2012) p. 396</ref>, based on the same drawings as the earlier "Recce wet season" pattern, and designated Pattern 2. A summer version or "wet season" (below, left) incorporated dark brown, russet & green on a pale green background, whilst a winter version or "dry season" (below, right) featured dark brown, nutria & green on a light brown background. Prior to the adoption of 32 Battalion camouflage, the unit wore a variety of uniforms on operations, particularly foreign camouflage and a mixture of SADF issue kit.
+* In late 1979, then Commandant of 32 Battalion Deon Ferreira received approval for two types of camouflage specifically for his unit<ref>P. Nortje: "The Terrible Ones - A Complete History of 32 Battalion, Vol. 1" (Zebra Press, Cape Town, 2012) p. 396</ref>, based on the same drawings as the earlier "Recce wet season" pattern, and designated Pattern 2. A summer version or "wet season" (below, left) incorporated dark brown, russet & green on a pale green background, whilst a winter version or "dry season" (below, right) featured dark brown, nutria & green on a light brown background. Prior to the adoption of 32 Battalion camouflage, the unit wore a variety of uniforms on operations, particularly foreign camouflage and a mixture of SADF issue kit.
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