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ARVN Airborne French Camo Jacket


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This is a piece I chased for 20+ years.

 

A friend bought this back in the early 1980's at Rose Bowl flea market in a pile of misc. hunting clothing. Every time I saw him I would hit him up and ask if he was ready to sell it, and finally one day he said yes.

 

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Congratulations as persistence pays off. Is this a French Indochina War era left over uniform worn during the US time period in Vietnam?

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nguoi tien su

Different patterns and cuts were used. The one shown by Bob is the classic "TAP" French Airborne cut (looks like a TAP 47/52?).

 

This photo shows the French "TAP" example on the left, the Vietnamese Pink/Purple/Bulletproof/Blood Cake/Huyet pattern in the center, and the French TTA (straight legs) pattern on the right.

 

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Why that Owen?

TTA 47/52 allégée is a cut that appears in 1947, and is modified in 1952.

No pocket on the hips, shoulder pads, slits at the tips of the sleeves.

That's what I see above?

 

Then, that 47/52 cut received at least 3 or 4 different camo designs (with some either used in Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia).

They were similar to the TAP 47/52, 43/53, 47/54 and finally 47/56. 

 

What do I miss?

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