VU 759 - NICE EXAMPLE OF A US ISSUE 3RD PATTERN COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE JACKET TO A SERGEANT WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. THIS CIRCA 1966/67 JUNGLE JACKET FEATURES ALL SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE E5 CHEVRONS WHICH ARE OF US TWILL MANUFACTURE. A WELL WORN EXAMPLE WITH GREAT CHARACTER THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 760 - US ISSUE POPLIN ERDL CAMOUFLAGE JUNGLE JACKET. THIS CIRCA 1966 (CONT. NO. 6248) COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE JACKET IS A SIZE MEDIUM LONG AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY INSIGNIA APPLIED TO IT. A NICE JACKET THAT STILL RETAINS STRONG COLOR THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION.

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VU 761 - A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF A COMBAT WORN JUNGLE JACKET TO AN INFANTRY LIEUTENANT WITH THE 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION. THIS 3RD PATTERN COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE JACKET IS A SIZE SMALL SHORT, DATED 1966 (DSA 100-4233) AND FEATURES ALL SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA TO INCLUDE THE CID AND 4TH INFANTRY SSI. A NICE JACKET WITH HONEST WEAR THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 762 - US ISSUE 5TH VARIATION RIPSTOP JUNGLE JACKET TO A US AIR FORCE FLIGHT SURGEON. THIS 1969 DATED JUNGLE JACKET IS A SIZE MEDIUM SHORT AND FEATURES ALL SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA TO INCLUDE THE HAND EMBROIDERED RANK AND FLIGHT SURGEON WINGS. A NICE JACKET THAT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

$75.00

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 765 - US ISSUE 3RD PATTERN COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE JACKET TO A VETERAN WITH THE 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION. THIS SMALL REGULAR JUNGLE JACKET IS DATED 1966 (DSA 100-4082) AND FEATURES SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE TAPES AND A 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION SSI. THE JACKET IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION.

$95.00

VU 766 - US ISSUE 2ND PATTERN OD COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE TROUSERS THAT ARE A SIZE SMALL LONG, DATED 1965 (DSA-100-1294) AND COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COMPONENTS TO INCLUDE THE LEG TIES IN THE CARGO POCKETS. THE TROUSERS ARE IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 767 - A CLEAN EXAMPLE OF A US ISSUE L-2B FLIGHT JACKET. THE JACKET IS A SIZE MEDIUM AND DATED 1969 WITH A FULLY FUNCTIONAL “SCOVILL” MARKED ZIPPER. THE KNIT COLLAR, WAISTBAND AND CUFFS ARE INTACT WITH VERY MINOR MOTHING. A NICE JACKET THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION.

$95.00

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 769 - US ISSUE 3RD VARIATION OD COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE TROUSERS THAT ARE A SIZE MEDIUM REGULAR AND DATED 1967 IN MINT UN-ISSUED CONDITION.

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VU 770 - US ISSUE 5TH VARIATION OD RIPSTOP JUNGLE JACKET TO A FORMER US AIR FORCE DOG HANDLER WITH AN UN-IDENTIFIED USAF SECURITY POLICE UNIT. THIS 1970 DATED JUNGLE JACKET IS A SIZE MEDIUM SHORT AND FEATURES ALL SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA TO INCLUDE THE “K-9 SECTION” PATCH ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. CAREFUL EXAMINATION WILL SHOW WHERE THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE MILITARY POLICE PATCH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE LEFT SHOULDER. STILL A NICE DOG HANDLERS JACKET THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AT A GREAT PRICE.

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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 754 - US ISSUE 3RD PATTERN COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE JACKET BELONGING TO A FORMER SPECIALIST 4 WITH A RECON ELEMENT OF THE 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION. THIS SMALL REGULAR JACKET CIRCA 1966 (DSA 100-4757) HAS ALL SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA TO INCLUDE THE MACV RECONDO POCKET PATCH. THE NAMETAPE WHICH WAS REMOVED BY THE VETERAN FROM THIS JACKET PRIOR TO SALE IS STILL PRESENT AND MAY BE FOUND IN THE UPPER RIGHT POCKET ALONG WITH HIS SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE RIBBON BAR. A GREAT JACKET WITH LOTS OF CHARACHTER THAT IS WORTHY OF HAVING THE ACTUAL NAMETAPE RE-ATTACHED BEFORE IT GETS LOST !!!

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VU 755 - NICE US ISSUE 2ND PATTERN COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE JACKET TO A FORMER PILOT WITH THE 1ST AVIATION BRIGADE. THIS SMALL REGULAR JACKET CICA 1965 (DSA 100-740) HAS A COMBINATION OF US AND SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA TO INCLUDE A HAND EMBROIDERED 1ST AVIATION BRIGADE SSI AND RANGER TAB AS WELL AS A SELDOM ENCOUNTERED SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE SILK WOVEN US ARMY TAPE. THE JACKET SHOWS HONEST WEAR AND USE BEING IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

$225.00

VU 756 - US ISSUE 3RD PATTERN COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE JACKET TO A FORMER SPEC 5 WITH THE 3/5 “BLACK KNIGHTS”, 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION, AKA “THE BASTARD CAV”. THIS SMALL REGULAR JACKET CIRA 1965/66 (DSA 100- 2093) HAS US MADE TWILL CHEVRONS AND A 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION SSI WITH THE TAPES AND “BLACK KNIGHTS” POCKET PATCH BEING OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE MANUFACTURE. CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE JACKET WILL SHOW WHERE HE REMOVED HIS SPECIALIST 4 RANK AND REPLACED IT WITH HIS SPECIALIST 5 RANK WHEN PROMOTED. A COMBAT WORN JACKET THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION WITH NICE CHARACTER!

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VU 757 - US ISSUE 3RD PATTERN COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE JACKET TO A FORMER MEMBER WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. THIS CIRCA 1967 JACKET HAS SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE TAPES WITH A US MADE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION SSI AND JUMP WINGS. A CLEAN JACKET THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION.

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VU 758 - DOCUMENTED 1950’S OD COTTON SHIRT TO A FORMER CAPTAIN WITH THE ARMY CHAPLAIN CORPS. THIS CHAPLAIN SERVED DURING THE KOREAN WAR WITH THE 3RD AND 25TH INFANTRY DIVISIONS AND WAS KNOWN AS THE “PARACHUTING PADRE” WITH A TOTAL OF 245 PARACHUTE JUMPS ! HE ALSO PLAYED QUARTERBACK FOR BOSTON COLLEGE DURING THE 1940 COTTON BOWL ! THIS 2 POCKET SHIRT WITH BROWN BUTTONS FEATURES ALL US MADE INSIGNIA WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF THE NAMETAPE, RANK AND CHAPLAIN CORPS. A NICE SHIRT THAT WILL COME WITH SEVERAL PAGES OF RESEARCH TO A VERY INTERESTING VETERAN!

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VU 743 - AN EXTREMELY NICE AND IDENTIFIED GROUPING TO A FORMER US AIR FORCE MASTER NAVIGATOR WHO FLEW OPERATION “RANCH HAND” MISSIONS IN SOUTH VIETNAM. THE GROUPING CONSISTS OF HIS TAILOR MADE DRESS BLUE TUNIC W/THE MARTY’S OF BANGKOK TAILOR LABEL, FULL SIZE MASTER NAVIGATOR WING, (1) DOG TAG, AN UNKNOWN METAL POCKET BADGE, HIS OVERSEAS CAP W/LIEUTENANT COLONEL RANK, HIS MINATURE MASTER NAVIGATOR WING AND BEST OF ALL HIS TAILOR MADE “RANCH HAND” PARTY SHIRT !!! THE PARTY SHIRT ITSELF IS IN THE COLORS OF THE RANCH HAND PATCH, A BROWN STRIPE ON A FIELD OF GREEN, WHICH REPRESENTS A DEFOILIATED STRIP IN THE JUNGLE. THE SHIRT IS COMPLETE WITH THE VETERAN’S NICK NAME, THE RANCH HAND PATCH AND THE CHINESE CHARACTERS FOR PURPLE WHICH ARE ALL DIRECTLY EMBROIDERED ON THIS BEAUTIFUL SILK SHIRT. ALSO PRESENT IS THE ORIGINAL TAIWANESE SILK WOVEN TAILORS LABEL IN THE NECK OF THE SHIRT. A REALLY GREAT GROUPING WITH AN OUTSTANDING ONE OF A KIND PARTY SHIRT THAT IS IN VERY FINE PLUS CONDITION AS SHOWN!!!

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VU 744 - GREAT US ISSUE 3RD PATTERN COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE JACKET TO A FORMER MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WHO ALSO HAD A PREVIOUS COMBAT TOUR WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION ! THIS MEDIUM REGULAR JACKET CIRCA 1966 (DSA 100-4081) HAS A COMBINATION OF BOTH SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE (BOTH TAPES, CIB AND AIRBORNE TAB) AND US MADE INSIGNIA (101ST AIRBORNE SSI AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS MILITARY WELFARE SERVICE PATCH). ALSO PRESENT AND DIRECTLY EMBROIDERED UPON EACH COLLAR POINT ARE “A.R.C.” FOR AMERICAN RED CROSS. I CAN FIND A LOT ABOUT RED CROSS WOMEN WHO PROUDLY SERVED DURING THE WAR IN SOUTH VIETNAM BUT VIRTUALLY NOTHING IN REFERENCE TO RED CROSS MEN IN SOUTH VIETNAM, IF ONLY THIS JACKET COULD TALK I BET IT WOULD HAVE SOME VERY INTERESTING STORIES TO TELL ! A NEAT JACKET THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION.

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VU 745 - AN EXTREMELY NICE US ISSUE 1ST PATTERN COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE JACKET TO A SENOIR PILOT WITH THE 12TH AVIATION GROUP PRIOR TO THE SUMMER OF 1966. THIS SMALL REGULAR 1963 DATED EXPOSED BUTTON JACKET FEATURES ALL SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE HAND EMBROIDERED INSIGNIA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MACV SSI AND NAME TAPE. A GREAT JACKET THAT SHOWS HONEST WEAR AND USE THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN!!!

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VU 746 - MODIFIED 1ST PATTERN OG-107 UTILITY SHIRT TO A FORMER SERGEANT WITH THE 173RD AIRBORNE BRIGADE. THE SHIRT HAS ALL PRE 1968 US MANUFACTURED INSIGNIA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE NAME TAPE. THE SHIRT HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY THE ADDITION OF EPUALETS ON EACH SHOULDER AND IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

$85.00

VU 747 - US ISSUE 5TH VARIATION RIPSTOP JUNGLE JACKET TO A FORMER SPECIALIST 4 WITH THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION. THIS MEDIUM SHORT JACKET DATED 1969 HAS ALL SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CIB AND 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION SSI. A PRETTY SALTY EXAMPLE THAT IS IN COMBAT WORN / FINE CONDITION.

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VU 748 - A RATHER UNIQUE AND INTERESTING 1ST PATTERN “CLASS A” JACKET TO A FORMER INFANTRY MAJOR WHO SAW SERVICE IN WWII, KOREA AND VIETNAM WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION AND THE MILITARY ASSISTANCE COMMAND VIETNAM TO NAME A FEW ! THIS 1957 DATED “AG 44” JACKET IS A SIZE 37 REGULAR AND DISPLAYS A UNIQUE COMBINAMTION OF AWARDS AND DECORATIONS TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING : (1) SILVER STAR, (3) BRONZE STARS, (1) PURPLE HEART, (6) AIR MEDALS, (2) AWARDS OF THE CIB, (3) PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS, RANGER QUALIFICATION, ETC.). THE JACKET ALSO HAS GOLD BULLION MAJORS OAKLEAVES PRESENT ON BOTH EPUALETS AS WELL AS SOUTH KOREAN PARACHUTIST WINGS. UNFORTUNATELT THE ONLY THING MISSING FORM THIS JACKET IS HIS NAMEPLATE WHICH ONE CAN SEE TRACES OF WHERE IT ONCE WAS. STILL A GREAT JACKET TO A DECORATED VETERAN THAT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

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VU 749 - NICE EXAMPLE OF A DIRECT EMBROIDERED US ISSUE NOMEX SHIRT TO A FORMER LIEUTENANT COLONEL WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. THIS 1971 DATED SHIRT FEATURES ALL DIRECT EMBROIDERED INSIGNIA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE AND 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION SSI’S. CHANCES ARE THAT THIS FORMER SENOIR PILOT WITH A PREVIOUS COMBAT TOUR WITH THE FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION WAS INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE LAST OPERATIONS OF THE WAR FLOWN BY THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION!

$125.00

VU 750 - GREAT EXAMPLE OF A US ISSUE 1ST PATTERN OG-107 UTILITY SHIRT AS WORN BY A FORMER COMBAT MEDIC WITH THE 43RD MEDICAL GROUP. THIS 1963 DATED SHIRT TO A SPECIALIST 5 FEATURES ALL US MADE INSIGNIA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A NICE SOUTH VIETNAMESE HAND EMBROIDERED 43RD MEDICAL GROUP POCKET PATCH. A NICE SHIRT THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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VU 751 - US ISSUE 5TH PATTERN JUNGLE JACKET TO A FORMER COLONEL WITH THE 1ST LOGISTICAL COMMAND. THIS SMALL SHORT JACKET DATED 1970 HAS ALL US MADE INSIGNIA AND IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION.

$60.00

VU 752 - US ISSUE 1ST PATTERN COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE JACKET TO A FORMER CAPTAIN WITH THE 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION. THIS EXPOSED BUTTON MEDIUM REGULAR 1963 DATED JACKET HAS ALL SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE INSIGNIA WITH AT LEAST (2) PIECES HAVING BEEN RECYCLED. CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE JACKET WILL SHOW HE RE-PLACED HIS COLOR NAMETAPE WITH A SUBDUED VERSION AS WELL AS HIS INFANTRY BRANCH OF SERVICE INSIGNIA. THE JACKET DID HAVE A CIB AT ONE TIME WHICH IS NOW MISSING. STILL A NICE JACKET WITH SUPERB SOUTH VIETNAMESE HAND EMBROIDERED INSIGNIA TO INCLUDE THE 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION SSI AND RANGER TAB 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 734 - STANDARD ISSUE SOUTH VIETNAMESE QUILTED WARMING VEST AS WORN BY MANY ARVN SOLDIERS DURING THE WAR TO INCLUDE THE CANH SAT. THIS OD COLORED VEST FEATURES A GUSSETT ON EACH SIDE WITH BUTTON AND LOOP CLOSURES, AND A FULL ZIP FRONT WITH A “NO. 5 VKK” ZIPPER. THIS PATICULAR VEST IS NAMED ON THE INSIDE TO A “NG. N. DE” AND IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

$95.00

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 725 - SOUTH VIETNAMESE BLACK COTTON TOUR JACKET BELONGING TO A FORMER MARINE WHO SERVED IN 1966 AND DURING THE HILL BATTLES OF 1967. THIS FULLY EMBROIDERED JACKET WITH A PATTERENED WHITE SATIN LINING IS COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL ZIPPER IN EXCELLENT 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 728 - US ISSUE 3RD VARIATION (CIRCA 1966/67) COTTON POPLIN JUNGLE JACKET TO A FORMER MEMBER OF THE US 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION. THE JACKET HAS A FIRST ISSUE SUBDUED 1ST CAVALRY SSI, SOUTH VIETNAMESE MADE NAME TAPE AND A RATHER UNUSUAL SILKWOVEN US ARMY BRANCH TAPE IN GREY. A NICE SALTY COMBAT WORN EXAMPLE WITH NUMEROUS SMALL FIELD REPAIRS THAT IS IN WELL USED CONDITION.

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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 715 - US ISSUE 1ST PATTERN OD POPLIN EXPOSED BUTTON JUNGLE JACKET TO A FORMER US MARINE ADVISOR. THIS SHORT SLEEVED JACKET IS A SIZE SMALL REGULAR, DATED 1964 AND HAS THE WWII USMC STENCIL ON THE LEFT POCKET. PENNED IN BLACK INK ABOVE THE LEFT POCKET IS THE FORMER MARINES NAME. A NICE JACKET THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN.

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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 704 - US ISSUE LEAF / ERDL PATTERN GREEN DOMINANT JUNGLE JACKET THAT IS A SIZE SMALL REGULAR AND DATED 1969 IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

$75.00

VU 706 - US ISSUE LEAF / ERDL PATTERN GREEN DOMINANT JUNGLE JACKET THAT IS A SIZE SMALL REGULAR AND DATED 1968 IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

$85.00

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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