First and second Indochina wars....a work in progress.

[Para82nd]

wow, i love that chevron

Thanks, but do tell when ur grubby little paws want too let go of it!

[Si1964]

Patrick, impressed with your display and thanks for sharing it, I gave up collecting this period a couple of years ago and got rid of a lot of specialist items, turned out that it was a couple of reinactors that purchased them and ruined the lot


Thanks again

[Patrick Dempsey]

Hi all,

thanks again for the kind words .

Bill: Counting the days.

Para: when the paws loosen their grip i'll let you know!

Simon: you have my sympathies...nothing worse than finding out your cherished stuff has been wrecked by re-enactors.

It's just......wrong.


Patrick.

[H BABERT]

Hi Paul,

Regarding 47/52's.....i wish i knew where to find them, rapidly becoming the "holy grail" of Indochina collecting, and scarce in a way that German items are not.
A friend and fellow collector perhaps has tracked down some 47/52 jump trousers for his personal collection , but i'm awaiting confirmation from him on that.



Patrick.

Hello Patrick,
something like that???
Herlé

[Patrick Dempsey]

Herlé my friend,

They are just.....magnifique!

Congratulations on those and thanks for posting,

Patrick .

[H BABERT]

Well, these 2 trousers are TAP Mle 47/52 but :

-the one on the right is a real one
-the one on the left is not a fake but is made by the same makers: maybe for Portugese army, or Greek army...
First picture the "Greek one"
Herlé

[H BABERT]

The "French one"

-the camo is different ("Algeria" war camo for the "Greek" one)
-snap buttons are different

[H BABERT]

The "Greek one"

[H BABERT]

French trousers

-Some indochina era trousers are also made with "eclair cursor"...

[H BABERT]

"Greek one"...

[H BABERT]

"French one"...

[H BABERT]

"greek"...
back of a snap of the "Greek model" : ..."Daude Paris"....

[H BABERT]

And nothing on the "French model"

[H BABERT]

All the pocket (except the 2 back pocket)of the French model have gromet for the water...

[H BABERT]

Nothing on the "greek model"