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Egyptian Camouflage Patterns
- One of the earliest camouflage patterns produced in Egypt is frequently called the "rocks" pattern (often to discern it from the "sand" pattern), which is believed to have emerged in 1956. The design can be seen to derive from the German WW2 Planetree pattern, although certainly the Egyptian version is much more crude. Variability within production runs is considerable, even more so when factoring in that the pattern remained in production well into the 1990s period. The "rocks" pattern is nearly always printed on one side of a reversible fabric, with a two-color desert "sand" pattern (see below) on the other side. This practice continued into the later years of its production, but comtemporary uniforms were no longer designed to be worn reversibly; they were either sewn together with the "rocks" or the "desert" side out. This pattern is generally associated only with Airborne and Commando units. Egyptian manufacturers have exported this pattern to Sudan, Somalia, Niger, Libya, and Yemen, among others. Seen below are three variations of the pattern, giving a cross-section of tremendous variability between early and late production.
- The reverse side of the "rocks" pattern is the two-color desert or "sand" camouflage pattern. Incorporating dark brown spots on a sandy background, the variability of this pattern is a bit more consistent than the "rocks" design. Also associated with elite units of the Egyptian Army.
- Egyptian desert (scrambled eggs) pattern. Two versions of this pattern (brown (sparse) top and green bottom) - used during the 1990s.
- Egyptian Presidential Guard lizard pattern. Used by the Presidential Guard and Military Police - possibly also others.
