Truthfully, I wasn’t even sure what title to give this article. I could do the journalist thing and give it a sensationalized headline, or I could call it like I see it. I chose the hybrid approach.
Hyper Stealth recently posted a new page on their website with the assertion that the Crye developed Multi Terrain Pattern is “far from original”. What makes absolutely no sense is the lack of evidence that this is the case.
The article claims that: “In 2003-2004 Guy Cramer, President/CEO of HyperStealth, worked with the Infantry Trials Development Unit (ITDU) (U.K. Ministry of Defence) on new camouflage patterns before being told that the ITDU was unable to continue working with him as he was not a British Citizen.”
Ok, got it. Six years ago they did some work for the MoD but have no connection to the recent British camo development effort. Maybe the bone of contention here is that Crye Precision is also a non-British firm yet was allowed to work on British camo. For the record, Caleb Crye is not Canadian, but rather born in the USA.
At any rate, the article goes on to showcase almost 50 patterns or variants of various camo patterns “which bear a close resemblance to the new British Pattern.” We see some patterns which use similar colors and others which don’t. Furthermore, they fail to show any of the distinct shapes used in MTP. Ergo, I see no evidence that Crye knocked them off. If anything, it is an interesting look a wide variety of concepts in Hyperstealth’s stable of over 8000 patterns and you may find just the pattern you need. Check it out for yourself.
And if you want to see the real thing, visit Crye Precision‘s booth #27007 at SHOT Show.
