jlh Posted June 26, 2019 Share #1 Posted June 26, 2019 Here's something I'd been chasing for a year and a half and finally got a good friend of mine to let it go. The jacket, pants, and boots are all Chinese manufactured and supplied to the North during the war. Chinese-made KPA gear was sage green, as opposed to the standard olive, brown, or khaki North Korean-made gear. The hat and mittens are both North Korean hamlet/sweatshop made. This model of uniform is actually the very model that caused so much confusion between North and South soldiers early on. It is almost an identical copy of the South Korean winter uniform. Everything is pre-1953. Enjoy! Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jlh Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted June 26, 2019 Captured North Korean soldier wearing this model of uniform. Note the POW tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted June 29, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 29, 2019 Now that is super cool, or warm I guess.really nice that you got the complete uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRA227 Posted July 4, 2019 Share #6 Posted July 4, 2019 Great uniform. Rich A. in Pa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlh Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted July 7, 2019 Thanks for the comments. Very happy to have this in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayhawkhenry Posted February 25, 2022 Share #8 Posted February 25, 2022 Nice uniform and hard to find. My father told stories of making North Korean prisoners throw their quilted uniforms in a pile and the GI's burned them. He said they all had lice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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