Other Ranks' summer field dress shirt : North Korean People's Army

Cotton twill long sleeved khaki combat shirt as worn by North Korean soldiers. The shirt has a stand and fall collar and a placket front with three button closure. There are a pair of breast patch pockets, each with a pointed flap. The flap on the right hand pocket is secured by a brass button, but the button on the left is missing. The pocket flaps and yoke of the shirt are lined with dark blue cotton fabric. The elbows are reinforced by a second layer of fabric, and the cuffs would have been secured by pairs of domed brass buttons, only one of which now remains. There are no shoulder straps, although fabric loops are present at each shoulder, and buttons (which would have been hidden by the collar) appear to have been removed. The shirt has two rows of large herringbone stitch cotton twine loops across the rear shoulder and upper back area, apparently intended to allow the insertion of foliage for camouflage. There is a white cotton label sewn behind the left hand pocket, which is faintly printed with a number of Korean or Japanese characters. There is also an indecipherable black stamp. The shirt shows signs of wear, and is heavily faded to a very pale khaki, the original colour being visible in protected areas.

This garment was captured by Australian forces in Korea during 1950-51. The North Korean People's Army derived its uniform from that of the Soviet Union, and this shirt is very similar to that worn by Russian troops.