VU 805 - A NICE MATCHED SET OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE TIGER STRIPE CAMOUFLAGE. THE SET CONSISTS OF THE 3 POCKET SHIRT WHICH IS MARKED AS A SIZE “A-L” AND THE 5 POCKET TROUSERS WHICH ARE MARKED AS A SIZE “A-M”. THE SET IS COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL BUTTONS BUT THE TROUSERS ARE MISSING THE DRAW STRINGS. THE SET IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION WITH NO RIPS, TEARS OR REPAIRS.

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VU 804 - AN EXTREMELY NICE SOUTH VIETNAMESE NATIONAL POLICE FIELD FORCE CAMOUFLAGE SHIRT AS ALSO WORN BY SOME PROVINCIAL RECONNAISSANCE UNITS THAT IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC BAG ! THIS 2 POCKET SHIRT IS COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL BUTTONS ALONG WITH BRIGHT CRISP COLORS AND IN MINT UN-ISSUED CONDITION AS SHOWN !!!

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VU 800 - A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A JAPANESE MADE CAMOUFLAGE SMOKING JACKET THAT IS IN THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE TIGERSTRIPE PATTERN COMMONLY REFERED TO AS “JOHN WAYNE DENSE”. THE MATERIAL ITSELF IS LIGHTWEIGHT AND HAS A SILK FEEL TO IT AS FOUND IN THE SHIRTS AND TROUSERS IN THE SAME PATTERN WHICH WERE ISSUED TO AND WORN BY ARVN AIRBORNE UNITS. THIS 3 POCKET JACKET IS A VERY GENEROUS SIZE 46” CHEST AND FEATURES ALL OF THE ORIGINAL BUTTONS AS WELL AS THE SILK WOVEN OKINAWA TAILORS LABEL. A REALLY COOL JACKET THAT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH GREAT COLOR !!!

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VU 801 - A VERY NICE US ISSUE OG-107 UTILITY SHIRT AS WORN BY A US NAVY LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WITH LIGHT ATTACK SQUADRON FOUR / VAL 4, “THE BLACK PONIES”. THIS 1967 DATED SHIRT IS A SIZE 16 ½ BY 36 AND FEATURES A SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE “BLACK PONIES” PATCH ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITH THE REST OF THE INSIGNIA BEING DIRECT EMBROIDERED TO INCLUDE THE US NAVY OPERATOR'S WINGS. THE SHIRT HAS SEEN HONEST USE AND WEAR AND HAS GREAT CHARACTER AS SHOWN !!!

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VU 802 - A VERY INTERESTING PAIR OF FRENCH INDOCHINA THEATER MADE CAMOUFLAGE TROUSERS IN A REVERSIBLE SPOT PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE SIMILIAR TO THE WWII US MARINE CORPS CAMOUFLAGE. THESE 4 POCKET TROUSERS ARE A SIZE 32 WAIST AND FEATURE ALL OF THE ORIGINAL BUTTONS. THE TROUSERS HAVE SEEN HONEST USE AND WEAR BUT STILL RETAIN BRIGHT COLOR BEING IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 789 - A VERY UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF A SOUTH VIETNAMESE TIGERSTRIPE CAMOUFLAGE SHIRT. THIS 2 POCKET HEAVYWIEGHT SHIRT IS IN WHAT SOME CALL A “TADPOLE SPARSE” PATTERN AND IS STAMPED IN BLACK INK AS A SIZE “US-M”. CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THIS SHIRT WILL SHOW THAT IT NEVER HAD THE 3RD POCKET UPON THE UPPER LEFT SLEEVE AND THEREFORE IS A VARIATION NOT DOCUMENTED IN THE OUTSTANDING REFERENCE WORK “TIGER PATTERNS” BY RICHARD JOHNSON. THE SHIRT SHOWS HONEST USE AND WEAR AND IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 791 - AN EXTREMELY NICE PAIR OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE NATIONAL POLICE FIELD FORCE CAMOUFLAGE TROUSERS. THESE 4 POCKET HEAVYWEIGHT TROUSERS ARE A SIZE 29 WAIST BY 30 LENGTH AND ARE ALSO MARKED WITH THE NUMERAL “3” WHICH SHOWS IT IS A STANDARD ISSUE SOUTH VIETNAMESE NATIONAL POLICE FIELD FORCE GARMENT. ALSO PRESENT IS A SOUTH VIETNAMESE TAILOR SHOP STAMP INDICATING THEY WERE PURCHASED BY THE TAILOR THROUGH PROPER POLICE CHANNELS OR POSSIBLY ON THE BLACK MARKET. THE TROUSERS APPEAR TO HAVE NEVER BEEN WORN OR LAUNDERED AND SHOW BRIGHT COLORATION BEING IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION !

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VU 783 - SOUTH VIETNAMESE CAMOUFLAGE TROUSERS AS WORN BY NUMEROUS TYPES OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE AIRBORNE AND RANGER UNITS DURING THE WAR. THESE 4 POCKET HEAVYWEIGHT TROUSERS HAVE 2 REAR POCKETS ALONG WITH 2 BELLOWED CARGO POCKETS AND ARE ARVN QUARTERMASTER STAMPED WITH A DATE OF 04-75, APRIL OF 1975. THESE ARE SOME OF THE VERY LAST ARVN CAMOUFLAGE CLOTHING MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO THE COUNTRY FALLING ON APRIL 30TH, 1975 ! THE TROUSERS EXHIBIT BRIGHT COLOR WITH ONLY LIGHT WEAR IF ANY AND ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 784 - US STANDARD ISSUE M79 GRENADIERS VEST WITH THE PLASTIC SNAPS. THIS 2ND PATTERN NYLON VEST IS A SIZE LARGE AND DATED 1968 BEING COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC SNAPS, NONE ARE BROKEN, THAT IS IN MINT UN-ISSUED CONDITION.

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VU 781 - A NICE SOUTH VIETNAMESE TIGERSTRIPE CAMOUFLAGE SHIRT IN THE PATTERN SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS “ADVISOR'S TYPE DENSE”. THIS 2 POCKET HEAVYWEIGHT SHIRT IS MARKED AS A SIZE “A-M” AND IS COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL BUTTONS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH STRONG COLOR.

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VU 776 - A SOUTH VIETNAMESE STANDARD ISSUE SHIRT TO A CORPORAL WITH THE ARVN 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION. THIS 2 POCKET OD POPLIN SHIRT FEATURES RE-ENFORCED SHOULDERS WITH EPUALETS, AS WELL AS THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE QUARTERMASTER STAMP SHOWING A MANUFACTURING DATE OF JUNE 1964. THE SHIRT ALSO FEATURES A SIKWOVEN ARVN 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION SSI AND CORPORAL CHEVRONS ON THE LEFT SHOULDER WITH A HAND EMBROIDERED NAME TAPE ABOVE THE RIGHT POCKET. A GREAT SHIRT SHOWING HONEST USE AND WEAR THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION!

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VU 777 - A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF A TAILOR MADE LIZARD PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE SHIRT AS WORN BY THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE AIRBORNE BRIGADE DURING THE EARLY PHASE OF THE WAR. THIS 4 POCKET SHIRT MANUFACTURED FROM FRENCH 47/53 LIZARD PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE IS A SIZE SMALL AND FEATURES EPUALETS, WAIST ADJUSTMENT TABS AND A PEN POCKET ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. AN OUTSTANDING SHIRT THAT SHOWS HONEST WEAR WITH GREAT CHARACTER THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN!

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VU 775 - A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A FRENCH M1947/54 LIZARD PATTERN PARACHUTIST SMOCK AS WORN BY CAMBODIAN, LAOTIAN AND SOUTH VIETNAMESE AIRBORNE PERSONAL THROUGHOUT THE WAR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. THIS CAMOUFLAGE SMOCK IS MARKED AS A SIZE 49 (LARGE) AND IS COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COMPONENTS TO INCLUDE ALL ZIPPERS AND BUTTONS AS WELL AS THE SIZE, MANUFACTURER AND THE “ARMEE” ACCEPTANCE STAMP WITH A MANUFACTURING DATE OF FEBRUARY 1954. ALL OF THE STAMPS ARE IN BLACK INK AND FULLY LEGIBLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE SMOCK. A FANTASTIC SMOCK THAT IS 60 YEARS OLD NOW IN ABSOLUTE MINT UN-ISSUED CONDITION !!!

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VU 763 - SOUTH VIETNAMESE TIGERSTRIPE CAMOUFLAGE SHIRT. THIS 2 POCKET HEAVYWEIGHT COTTON SHIRT IS A SIZE A-S AND IS NAMED ON THE INSIDE IN BLUE INK TO “CHUNG”. THE SHIRT IS COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL BUTTONS BEING IN VERY FINE CONDITION WITH NICE COLOR.

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VU 768 - AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF GREEN DOMINANT ERDL CAMOUFLAGE JUNGLE JACKET TO A US AIR FORCE DOG HANDLER. THIS 1969 DATED JUNGLE JACKET IS A SIZE SMALL LONG AND FEATURES ALL SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA TO INCLUDE THE TAPES AND USAF SECURITY POLICE BADGE ON ERDL MATERIAL AS WELL AS A SILK WOVEN SOUTH VIETNAMESE MILITARY POLICE SSI AND MACHINE EMBROIDERED “HELL ON PAWS – K9” PATCH. A NICE JACKET WITH HONEST WEAR AND GREAT CHARACTER THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN!

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VU 771 - STANDARD ISSUE RHODESIAN ARMY CAMOUFLAGE SHIRT. THIS 2 POCKET HEAVYWEIGHT COTTON SHIRT IS A GENEROUS SIZE 42 CHEST AND FEATURES THE “BAT WING” STYLE POCKET FLAPS ALONG WITH RHODESIAN ARMY SERGEANT’S CHEVRONS ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. A NICE EXAMPLE WITH STRONG COLOR THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 753 - AN OUTSTANDING US ISSUE 5TH PATTERN RIPSTOP JUNGLE JACKET BELONGING TO A FORMER RECONNAISSANCE SERGEANT WITH THE 1 /502ND “STRIKE RECON” ELEMENT OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION !!! THIS SMALL SHORT JUNGLE JACKET CIRCA 1968/69 FEATURES A FANTASTIC SELECTION OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA TO INCLUDE BOTH TAPES, JUMP WINGS, AIRCREW WINGS, CIB, 1/502ND STRIKE RECON SCROLL AND A BEAUTIFUL HAND EMBROIDERED JUNGLE EXPERT POCKET PATCH. BOTH OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE SSI’S ARE OF US MANUFACTURE. A GREAT JACKET SHOWING HONEST WEAR WITH SUPERB CHARACTER THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN !!!

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VU 740 - A GREAT SET OF MODIFIED FRENCH MLE. 47/56 LIZARD PATTERN / AIRBORNE CAMOUFLAGE AS USED BY SOME CAMBODIAN AND LAOTIAN PARACHUTISTS DURING THE WARS IN CAMBODIA AND LAOS. THE SET CONSISTS OF THE MLE. 47/56 PARACHUTIST SMOCK WHICH ITSELF HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY SHORTENING THE SMOCK UP TO AND LEVEL WITH THE LOWER POCKETS. THE SMOCK ALSO HAS THE FRENCH ACCEPTANCE STAMPS WITH A DATE OF 1961. ALSO PRESENT ARE THE MATCHING MLE. 47/56 PARACHUTIST (6) POCKET TROUSERS WHICH ARE COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL SUSPENDERS. A REALLY NICE SET OF LIZARD PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE WITH STRONG COLOR THAT IS IN VERY FINE PLUS CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 741 - WWII BRITISH WINDPROOF CAMOUFLAGE TROUSERS AS WORN BY SOME FRENCH PARACHUTE UNITS DURING THE FIRST INDOCHINA WAR. THESE (3) POCKET LIGHTWIEGHT COTTON TROUSERS ARE A SIZE 36 WAIST AND DATED 1943 WITH (1) PERIOD VERTICAL REPAIR PRESENT ON THE FRONT CENTER OF THE TROUSERS. A NICE PAIR OF WINDPROOF WHICH SHOW HONEST WEAR AND USE THAT ARE IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 742 - A NICE EXAMPLE OF A TAILOR MADE SHORT WAISTED BATTLE JACKET IN FRENCH LIZARD PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE AS WORN BY NUMEROUS TYPES OF MILITARY PERSONAL TO INCLUDE BOTH CAMBODIANS AND LAOTIANS DURING THE WAR. THIS 2 POCKET SHORT WAISTED BATTLE JACKET FEATURES EPUALETS, BARREL TYPE CUFFS AND WAIST TIGHTENING TABS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE JACKET ON EACH SIDE. A SELDOM ENCOUNTERED EXAMPLE WITH GREAT CHARACTER THAT IS IN VERY FINE / WORN CONDITION.

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VU 738 - US ISSUE POPLIN (NON-RIPSTOP) LEAF / ERDL PATTERN JUNGLE JACKET. THIS CIRCA 1966 (CONT. NUMBER 7384) JACKET IS A SIZE MEDIUM REGULAR AND COMPLETE WITH BOTH LABELS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN WITH NO RIPS, TEARS OR REPAIRS.

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VU 732 - AN OUTSTANDING SET OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE TIGERSTRIPE CAMOUFLAGE. THIS LIGHTWEIGHT COTTON POPLIN SET CONSISTS OF THE 2 POCKET SHIRT AND 6 POCKET TROUSERS WHICH ARE BOTH STAMPED AS A SIZE US-L !!! THIS PERFECTLY MATCHED SET OF TIGER IS COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COMPONENTS WITH NO RIPS, TEARS OR REPAIRS AND IN ABSOLUTE MINT UN-ISSUED CONDITION AS SHOWN!

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VU 727 - SOUTH VIETNAMESE TAILOR MADE “MITCHELL” PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE SHIRT AS WORN BY A FORMER MARINE WHO SERVED IN AND AROUND CHU LAI AND DA NANG DURING 1966 AND 1967. THIS 2 POCKET SHIRT IS COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL BUTTONS AS WELL AS THE FORMER MARINES NAME ABOVE THE LEFT POCKET. A NICE COMBAT WORN EXAMPLE WITH GREAT CHARACTER THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 729 - US ISSUE GREEN DOMINANT LEAF PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE JUNGLE JACKET THAT IS A SIZE MEDIUM SHORT, DATED 1969 AND IN MINT UN-ISSUED CONDITION.

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VU 731 - GREAT VINTAGE 1960’S (CIRCA 1964/65) SILK SCREENED “ARMY” NOVELTY JACKET WITH DEPICTIONS OF US MILITARY INSIGNIA FROM WWII THOUGH THE EARLY 1960’S. THIS COTTON WIND BREAKER STYLE JACKET IS COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL ZIPPER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 707 - OUTSTANDING WWII BRITISH CAMOUFLAGE DENISON PARACHUTIST SMOCK AS WORN BY THE FRENCH 8TH BPC (BATTALION PARACHITISTS COLONIAL) DURING THE WAR IN FRENCH INDOCHINA. THIS 1ST PATTERN SMOCK IS COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COMPONENTS TO INCLUDE THE “PRENTICE” MARKED ZIPPER, BEAVER TAIL AND SNAPS/PRESS STUDS, AS WELL AS THE KNIT COLLAR AND CUFFS. THE SMOCK POSSESSES STRONG COLOR AND IS HALLMARKED WITH THE BROAD ARROW/ACCEPTANCE STAMPS IN BLACK INK. THE ORIGINAL WHITE CLOTH MAKERS LABEL IS PRESENT AS WELL BUT IS ILLEDGABLE DUE TO AGE. AN EXTREMELY NICE SMOCK THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION WITH GREAT CHARACTER!

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VU 708 - US ISSUE 3RD PATTERN OG-107 UTILITY SHIRT TO A US NAVY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER WITH LIGHT ATTACK SQUADRON FOUR (VAL-4), THE BLACK PONIES. THIS 1967 DATED SHIRT HAS ALL SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA TO INCLUDE AN EXTREMELY NICE HAND EMBROIDERED 1ST PATTERN VAL-4 “MOSQUITO” PATCH. CAREFUL EXAMINATION WILL SHOW THAT ALL OF THE INSIGNIA IS ORIGINAL TO THE SHIRT ITSELF WHICH IS IN VERY FINE USED CONDITION WITH NICE CHARACTER.

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VU 714 - EXTREMELY NICE US ISSUE 5TH VARIATION RIPSTOP JUNGLE JACKET TO A US NAVY LIEUTENANT JG WITH COASTAL DIVISION ELEVEN. THE JACKET IS A SIZE SMALL REGULAR, DATED 1968 AND HAS ALL SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA TO INCLUDE THE COASTAL DIVISION ELEVEN SHOULDER PATCH. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE THAT IS IN VERY FINE USED CONDITION WITH GREAT CHARACTER !!!

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VU 700 - A NICE EXAMPLE OF A FRENCH 47/53 LIZARD PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE PARACHUITIST SMOCK. ALTHOUGH RARELY ENCOUNTRED DURING THE FIRST INDOCHINA WAR. THESE SMOCKS WERE WIDELY SEEN IN USE DURING THE 1960’S AND INTO THE EARLY 1970’S BY SOUTH VIETNAMESE, CAMBODIAN AND LAOTIAN PARACHUTISTS.

THE SMOCK ITSELF IS A VERY GENEROUS SIZE 42 CHEST AND FEATURES ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COMPONENTS (BUTTONS, SNAPS AND STRAPS) ENCOUNTERED ON A 47/53 TO INCLUDE THE INTACT “BEAVER TAIL” AND A FULLY FUNCTIONAL ZIPPER. A NICE WORN SPECIMEN WITH GREAT COLORATION THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN WITH NO RIPS, TEARS OR REPAIRS.

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VU 636 - A FANTASTIC US ISSUE OG-107 SHIRT TO A UDT WHO WAS ATTACHED TO SEAL TEAM 1 DURING THE WAR IN SOUTH VIETNAM ! THIS 1970 DATED 2 POCKET SHIRT FEATURES SOME OUTSTANDING SOUTH VIETNAMESE HAND EMBROIDERED INSIGNIA TO INCLUDE A USN EOD POCKET PATCH, A SEAL TEAM 1 ARC, A USN EOD QUALIFICATION BADGE, AND A USN DIVER QUALIFICATION BADGE LOCATED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT SLEEVE. ONE OF THE NICEST US NAVY COMBAT SHIRTS WE HAVE EVER HAD THAT IS IN VERY FINE USED CONDITION WITH GREAT CHARACTER AS SHOWN!

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VU 624 - AN OUTSTANDING 1ST PATTERN UTILITY SHIRT AS WORN BY AN AIRCREW MEMBER (CREW CHIEF/DOOR GUNNER) OF THE US NAVY’S HELICOPTER ATTACK LIGHT SQUADRON 3, HAL-3 ! THE SHIRT IS DATED 1963 AND POSSESS ALL SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA WHICH IS ORIGINAL TO THE SHIRT ITSELF UPON CAREFUL INSPECTION. A NICE SHIRT WITH GREAT CHARACTER THAT POSSIBLY COULD BE RESEARCHED FURTHER!

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VU 628 - A PRIVATE PURCHASE LIGHTWEIGHT POPLIN SHIRT TO A PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS WITH THE US COAST GUARD ! THE SHIRT POSSESSES THEATRE MADE HAND EMBROIDERED DUAL LANGUAGE BREAST TAPES, AS WELL AS A NICE “USCG LORSTA SATTAHIP THAILAND” PATCH ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. ALSO PRESENT IS THE PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS STENCIL ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. US COAST GUARD UNIFORMS ARE SOMEWHAT HARD TO LOCATE WITH THIS EXAMPLE SHOWING HONEST WEAR AND BEING IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 620 - ANOTHER EXTREMELY NICE GROUPING TO US MARINE CORPS ADVISOR, MAJOR LANE ROGERS, WHO WAS THE SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE MARINE CORPS 3RD BATTALION IN 1964 AND 1965. THE GROUPING CONSISTS OF HIS BADGED SOUTH VIETNAMESE TIGERSTRIPE SHIRT, SIZE US-L, AND HIS 1ST PATTERN SOUTH VIETNAMESE MARINE CORPS OFFICER’S BERET WHICH IS COMPLETE WITH THE 1ST PATTERN OFFICER’S BERET BADGE IN GOLD BULLION AS WELL AS THE PLASTIC SWEATSHIELD, FOIL TAILOR’S LABEL AND TIES.

ALSO INCLUDED ARE HIS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FLAG, A MULTI PIECE CONSTRUCTED SOUTH VIETNAMESE FLAG, HIS PROMOTION DOCUMENT TO CAPTAIN, HIS PROMOTION DOCUMENT TO MAJOR DURING THIS TOUR, AN APRIL 23RD 1965 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE CONTAINING AN ARTICLE AND PHOTOS OF HIM AS THE 3RD VNMC BATTALION ADVISOR AND A VINTAGE CASSETTE RECORDER THAT IS OPERATIONAL AND CONTAINS AN INTERVIEW THAT HE GAVE IN 1966 EXPLAING IN DETAIL HIS TOUR AS THE 3RD VNMC BATTALION’S ADVISOR IN 1964/65.

PLEASE CALL AND/OR E-MAIL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS UNIQUE GROUPING AND FEEL FREE TO TAKE A LOOK AT HIS OTHER GROUPING WE HAVE LISTED FROM HIS TOUR IN LAOS AS AN LAOTIAN IRREGULAR FORCES ADVISOR.

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VU 621 - WWII BRITISH WINDPROOF CAMOUFLAGE TROUSERS AS WORN BY FRENCH AND LAOTIAN FORCES DURING THE FRENCH INDOCHINA WAR (1946-1955). THE TROUSERS ARE A SIZE 7, DATED 1944 AND COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COMPONENTS IN MINT UN-ISSUED CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 623 - AN INTERESTING SOUTH VIETNAMESE TAILOR MADE CAMOUFLAGE SHIRT THAT IS IN A “BIG CAT” (LEOPARD, CHEETAH, JAGUAR, ETC.) TYPE OF PATTERN SELDOM ENCOUNTERED TODAY. THIS GREAT LOOKING CAMOUFLAGE SHIRT IS A SIZE 40 CHEST, HAS THE ORIGINAL SILK WOVEN TAILOR’S LABEL FROM BIEN HOA / S. VIETNAM, AND IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC BAG IN MINT UN-ISSUED CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 610 - ONE OF THE NICEST DOCUMENTED UNIFORM GROUPINGS WE HAVE RUN ACROSS SO FAR IN 2011 ! THESE ITEMS BELONGED TO A USMC ADVISOR WHO ADVISED THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE MARINE CORPS 3RD BATTALION FROM JUNE 64’ – JUNE 65’. THIS INDIVIDUAL ALSO WENT ON TO SERVE (2) ADDITIONAL TOURS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, ANOTHER IN SOUTH VIETNAM FROM 1966 UNTIL 1968 WITH MARINE RECON, AS WELL AS A TOUR IN LAOS AS AN ADVISOR TO VANG PAO’S LAOTIAN IRREGULAR FORCES. THE ITEMS OFFERED HERE WE BELIEVE ARE FROM HIS TOUR IN LAOS WHERE HIS OFFICAL TITLE WAS ASSISTANT NAVAL ATTACHE, VIENTAINE LAOS.

THIS EXTREMELY INTERESTING GROUPING CONSISTS OF HIS FRENCH M47/53 CAMOUFLAGE PARACHUTIST SMOCK, WHICH HE HAS MODIFIED BY PLACING (2) OF THE SMALLER POCKETS FROM HIS FRENCH M47/52 CAMOUFLAGE PARACHUTIST TROUSERS UPON THE SHOULDERS. THE SMOCK ALSO POSSESS HIS SOUTH VIETNAMESE HAND EMBROIDERED NAMETAPE AS WELL AS A JAPANESE MADE 3RD MARINE RECON BATTALION PATCH UPON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

ALSO PRESENT ARE HIS FRENCH M47/52 CAMOUFLAGE PARACHUTIST TROUSERS, WHICH THEMSELVES APPEAR TO HAVE NEVER BEEN WORN OTHER THAN HIM REMOVING (2) OF THE (3) SMALLER POCKETS TO PLACE UPON THE SHOULDERS OF THE SMOCK. ROUNDING OUT THE GROUPING IS HIS FRENCH M1949 BUSH HAT IN AN OLIVE DRAB COLOR AS ENCOUNTERED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IN THE 1960’ / EARLY 1970’S. THE HAT IS NAMED TO HIM ON THE UNDERNEATH SIDE AND SHOWS HONEST USE WITH GREAT CHARACTER AS DOES HIS FRENCH M47/53 PARACHUTIST SMOCK.

AN EXTENSIVE LETTER OF DOCUMENTAION WILL ACCOMPANY THIS GROUPING ALONG WITH SOME OF HIS MILITARY DOCUMENTS/PAPERWORK WHICH WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESSION BUT ARE NOT SHOWN.

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VU 606 - A RARE SIZED SET OF CISO MANUFACTURED SOUTH VIETNAMESE CIDG LEOPARD PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE, AS WORN BY US ADVISORS DURING THE EARLY ADVISORY PHASE OF THE WAR. THIS 1ST VARIATION MATCHED SET CONSISTS OF THE 3 POCKET SHIRT WHICH IS MARKED AS A US-L, AS WELL AS THE 5 POCKET TROUSERS WHICH ARE ALSO MARKED AS A SIZE US-L. THE SET IS COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COMPONENTS TO INCLUDE THE BLACKENED METAL 13 STAR BUTTONS AS WELL AS THE RARELY ENCOUNTERED AND/OR INTACT CISO INSPECTOR’S CLOTH LABEL. A TRUE MUSEUM QUALITY SPECIMEN IN A SELDOM ENCOUNTERED SIZE THAT IS IN MINT UN-ISSUED CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 550 - AN EXTREMELY NICE SOUTH VIETNAMESE HEAVYWEIGHT TIGERSTRIPE SET. THE 2 POCKET SHIRT IS MARKED AS A SIZE A-L (38 INCH CHEST), WITH THE MATCHING 5 POCKET TROUSERS BEING MARKED A-L AS WELL WITH A 32 INCH WAIST. THE SET IS COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COMPONENTS AND EXHIBITS GREAT COLORRATION INCLUDING A BEAUTIFUL PURPLE HUE. A GREAT SET IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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