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Mlok
Czechoslovakia

Also known to collectors as 'clown pattern', the Czechoslovakian 'salamander' (Czechoslovakian: mlok) camouflage pattern was introduced with the issue of the vz.60 ('model 60') uniform. It is a five-colour camouflage pattern, comprising bold black, dark green, light green and sand yellow elements, with brown spots. The design is probably derived from a late-war variant of Italian Telo mimetico camouflage pattern.

Initially issued only to Czechoslovakian airborne forces, uniforms patterned in mlok were eventually distributed to army units, as well. The pattern was short-lived, however, and was gradually replaced by the 1965 3-colour Sumpfmuster.

For some reason, mlok is sometimes misidentified as a Canadian camouflage pattern.

camouflage data

1cm grid

Mlok
1961–1970

Specimen of Mlok

Specimen kindly supplied by Steve Grammont

Actual size: not known

 also known as:
  • 'Mlok' ('salamander') camouflage pattern
  • 'Canadian' camouflage pattern
  • 'Clown' camouflage pattern
  • 'Salamander' camouflage pattern
country of origin:

Československo

National flag: Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia
influences:
used by:
  • Czechoslovakian airborne forces
  • Czechoslovakian army

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