The hat is South Vietnamese made in a "spot/block" type duckhunter camo.
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"Vietnam" arc. Silk woven.Comment
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The other side of the hat.Comment
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The arc shown here exhibits typical S.Vietnamese style stitching technique.
Note too the mesh still on the ventilation grommets.Comment
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Waiting
For the one who asked here is a 4th. Inf. Nam made patch on a 1968 OG107 Jungle jacket that I found for Patrick along with a few foot lockers and duffel bags full of stuff.. He is getting a great collecton..The militaria rooms are filling up with nam stuff for you.. He is going to have one hell of a Airline over loaded baggage bill when he comes to pick the stuff up must be several 100s of pounds... HAHA....BILLComment
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I've been trying not to think about that.....Originally posted by BILL GRIST
Between the weight i'm sure to have gained from the BBQ, and all the stuff to take back, i think i'm sailing home!
Patrick.Comment
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u lucky.......Comment
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The South Vietnamese.
Here we have an interesting item of S.Vietnamese camo.
This jacket and cap belong to a member of the "Nationalist Field Police".
he doesn't look very Vietnamese i admit...
This camo pattern is shrouded in mystery, i tended to think in the past that late war luftwaffe uniforms were a badly neglected field (which they are) but compared to this organisation there is a wealth of information available.
The camo is referred to at times as "cloud pattern", the first time i saw it ( many clips of the fall of Saigon show these units in this camo), i thought that it was inspired by the reverse of the US helmet cover which it does have a resemblance to. The effect is more pronounced on the trousers that i have.
These uniforms can be found in both a lightweight and a heavy weight fabric.
More examples to buy damn it!Comment
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Cap insignia.Comment
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The trousers are not a pure match.
Whilst not uncommon from a historical perspective to have mismatched camo worn, these trousers have been worn, and exhibit fading. the jacket is unissued.
Here is the front view.Comment
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The rear.
Note the thin plastic buttons used so often by the S.Vietnamese. Here you can see how the pattern resembles the US helmet cover reverse to me.
More S.Vietnamese items to follow.
patrick.Comment
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LOVELY! Wow, i would love to have a set of that camo in my collection!Comment
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Hello again Para,
glad you liked it. Here is another camo used extensively by the forces of the South.
In the way that Vietnam influenced US uniforms (the adoption of "Tiger stripe" by US troops), the US influenced the Vietnamese in turn.
This took the form of a direct decendant of the ERDL camo scheme...the ARVN ranger pattern. Shown here in trouser form.
This garment (like the tunic) can also be found in a light and heavyweight fabric.
Still looking for a nice matching tunic for this one....
Note too it's not just German helmets that get splattered with paint in US garages, these trousers have a few drops too
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The back.
A good overview of the pattern.Comment
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