SergeantMajorGray Posted March 12, 2016 Share #1 Posted March 12, 2016 I'm thinking about putting together a General Schwarzkopf chocolate chip uniform get some custom desert tapes made on ebay and buy all pin on insignia to minimize the sewing. I have a mint medium regular dbdu on hand but I'm sure he was probably a large or extra large. Money is limited currently so it's more logical to use the uniform I have. I might pick up this extra large long dbdu anyway because it's a rare size. One more thing we're his tape black on tan or brown on tan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted March 12, 2016 Share #2 Posted March 12, 2016 In most photos I've seen, the name tapes were spice on tan (as were his CIB and jumpmaster wings) with pin-on subdued 4-stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted March 13, 2016 Share #3 Posted March 13, 2016 He wore both pin-on and sewn rank. Perhaps he had a "field" uniform and a "garrison" uniform. There was a previous discussion about his tapes and badges being sewn at an off-post shop near Mac-Dill AFB. In some pics it clearly looks like his CIB and wings are sewn on the same heavy material as name tapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted March 13, 2016 Share #4 Posted March 13, 2016 More pin on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted March 13, 2016 Share #5 Posted March 13, 2016 Another with sewn badges and pin-on rank like the first pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted March 13, 2016 Share #6 Posted March 13, 2016 Interestingly, the uniform at the Smithsonian has sewn badges and sewn rank - but no period photos I've seen show him wearing sewn rank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted March 13, 2016 Share #7 Posted March 13, 2016 It would help to post the photo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted March 13, 2016 Share #8 Posted March 13, 2016 Not to mention the spacing on the chest badges is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted March 13, 2016 Share #9 Posted March 13, 2016 And at least once he was photographed without his badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeantMajorGray Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share #10 Posted March 13, 2016 Do you guys think I should use the Med Reg top or purchase the extra large long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted March 13, 2016 Share #11 Posted March 13, 2016 It all depends on what color your high heels are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo2zero Posted March 13, 2016 Share #12 Posted March 13, 2016 He tended to wear early issue jackets with the chest pockets bellowing at the stomach rather than the armpit and he also had a lot modified with Velcro closing pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted March 13, 2016 Share #13 Posted March 13, 2016 It all depends on what color your high heels are. Smart alec. I would go with the larger size, his name tapes and badges on a shorter/smaller top just wouldn't look right. The correct sized subdued stars are available here for a decent price: http://www.ebay.com/itm/262297308094?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted March 13, 2016 Share #14 Posted March 13, 2016 After looking through a few more photos, it looks like he wore spice-on-tan tapes with sewn-on insignia, and black-on-tan when wearing pin-on badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeantMajorGray Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share #15 Posted March 13, 2016 Thanks I think I'm going to go with black on tan tapes and pin on rank and badges. I need to find tapes with the right thickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted March 13, 2016 Share #16 Posted March 13, 2016 Sounds good! Post your finished product and I'll work on his cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted March 13, 2016 Share #17 Posted March 13, 2016 Are you also going to try and replicate the fob with the Saudi rank? That seems to be a neat touch. Looks like it might be leather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeantMajorGray Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share #18 Posted March 14, 2016 If they were available to buy like US insignia I would but Im not going to put that much effort into making one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewart Posted March 14, 2016 Share #19 Posted March 14, 2016 And at least once he was photographed without his badges. It would help to post the photo... This is the same DBDU in these two post- check out the camo pattern on the upper left pocket. I'm not too sure why you'd want a 'put together' piece, but each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted March 14, 2016 Share #20 Posted March 14, 2016 This is the same DBDU in these two post- check out the camo pattern on the upper left pocket. I'm not too sure why you'd want a 'put together' piece, but each to their own. I think you're right, but they re-applied the insignia. Incorrectly. Mostly as a tribute to a great American general I would think, and it's highly unlikely anyone here will ever own one of his originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeantMajorGray Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share #21 Posted March 14, 2016 6 color is my favorite desert camouflauge and Schwarzkopf's jacket is pretty iconic IMO. Not only is it unlikely that one of his uniforms will come up for sale it's even more unlikely I could afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted March 14, 2016 Share #22 Posted March 14, 2016 You can see the one that I have in my collection on page three of the following thread. It is an Extra Large Regular if I recall correctly. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/14518-desert-storm-dcus/page-3?hl=schwarzkopf&do=findComment&comment=106648 Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted March 14, 2016 Share #23 Posted March 14, 2016 Nice uniform! The black sewn stars contrast with the spice-on-tan tapes and badges though in my opinion. It seems that during ODS he wore the pin-on stars, but uniforms that surfaced afterward have sewn-on stars. Wonder if he had them sewn on after hostilities ceased? I remember chatter about him getting a 5th star for being the coalition leader in an invasion (like Ike was), but obviously that never happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted March 24, 2016 Share #24 Posted March 24, 2016 There's aren't many good quality 6-color desert patrol caps available, and after buying 3 online, only the one made in China is constructed of the correct material (not rip-stop). Anyway, here's what I came up with. For comparison: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvmhm Posted March 24, 2016 Share #25 Posted March 24, 2016 The "fob" is nicknamed a "Camel Tongue", for obvious reasons! Mark sends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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