Whats the best site for South Vietnamese and Cambodian army stuff

[Jeff Ashenfelter]

back

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another bullion flash

[Jeff Ashenfelter]

back of bullion flash!

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Here is another variation of bullion flash

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Reverse!

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Here is another bullion flash that has been removed from a beret, note the dark color.

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reverse of dark flash

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Hand sewn cotton flash

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Reverse of cotton flash

[Jeff Ashenfelter]

Of note on the latest posted berets and insignia should be the different shades of color of the berets! Also the different techniques of making bullion flashes. Each maker had just a little different style which can be attributed to the many different people involved in hand creating each piece. If you are looking for uniformity which we are all so comfortable with in other areas of collecting, you are in the wrong field! Jeff

[Patrick Dempsey]

Hi Jeff,

thanks for taking the time to post the examples.

Very educational and much appreciated.




Patrick.

[hochiminhtrail]

Hi Jeff

great information we see here, have the flashs double row stiching on the back also??

many thanks for sharing you informations with us.

By the way have you see thai made berets for Us advisors ?

Cheers

Alex

[ETN]

I imagine that these berets are still around from the initial batch, if the faker/tailor was supplied with original foil labels....
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The thought makes me feel ill

Love your ranger beret by the way.


Patrick.

[ETN]

Jeff,
Great collection of beret insignia! Do you have any examples of LLDB beret insignia we can see?
Thanks,
Erich

[Jeff Ashenfelter]

Alex I have not to my recollection ever seen a Thai made beret to a US advisor! Most Thai made items seem to be made up for the US Air Force which had quite a few bases there like Korat. I have seen quite a few bush or boonie type of caps made there, all with Air Force connections. Erich, I have not seen to many of these Phuc -thin berets around, maybe 15 or so. There is however another dealer that got a hold of some original foil labels and is having berets made up as well as soft caps. They are really hard to tell from originals. The Phuc -Thin berets can be differentiated from originals in a few other ways as well, besides just the labels! As per Erich's request here are a few examples of original LLDB insignia!