Jämä Chest Rig

All you Finnish M91 camo pattern enthusiasts better have a box of tissues handy, for this here is the next Wonder of the World: a Chicom-style chest rig in M91 camo pattern!

Some time ago we were messing with the idea of having a Chicom pat. 56 chest rig made from some obsolete Finnish camo surplus fabric. We asked ourselves, is this a good idea? No, it is a great idea – and here they are!

Features

The Jämä Chest Rig seems like an artifact born out of someone time traveling to the past, and corrupting the timeline. Instead of the old M85 thing, and the newer M05 combat vest, Finns now have a semi-tactical chest rig for warfighting through evil thickets and shrubs. While this chest rig has some actually sound features, we definitely went ahead with mostly looks and feels in mind. The material is some long-forgotten but unspoiled surplus fabric from Savotta. It is a tough rip-stop fabric with a (most likely) PU coating. The shoulder straps are also surplus, but of a modern kind. Unfortunately we had to use brand new buckles from YKK. However – get a load of this – we didn’t pull any punches with the pouches; they come with very handsome and practical wooden duffle buttons. The best thing about this chest rig is that you don’t even have to use it for anything, it works just fine as eye candy. If you nonetheless decide to use it as a chest rig, it has:

• Three single pouches for AK mags (Finnish RK not invented in this timeline)
• Two pouches with similar width but shorter in height, e.g. for TQs and other first aid stuff
• Two smaller hand grenade pouches for, well, hand grenades – or a walkie talkie and some treats
• 1.2" / 30 mm shoulder straps, which can be managed after fitting with the included One-Wrap webbing
• Combined with the M98 "Duck Hat", this chest rig gives a +5 bonus to all charisma rolls for random encounters with the townsfolk