kammo-man Posted May 21, 2019 Share #1 Posted May 21, 2019 I was out after the Sunday LA rains and hit the flea with wife and kids in tow. Place was deserted and wet. Was leaving after wife got what she needed and found this on the last booth selling among desert Cammo shirts It’s a 162 custom shirt made from re tailoring a regular erdl into a 2 pocket Name removed CIB removed All other goodies still remains Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted May 21, 2019 Chest pockets reverse Viet style Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted May 21, 2019 Hand embroidery Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted May 21, 2019 And some more It’s worth shopping in the rain as you never know what you will find Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted May 21, 2019 Share #5 Posted May 21, 2019 Interesting item. It's unusual to see the ARVN jump wings and Ranger badge worn together. Airborne / Ranger is a US concept. My understanding is that in the ARVN you were generally Airborne or Ranger, not both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted May 21, 2019 I know I thought that was different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn92 Posted May 21, 2019 Share #7 Posted May 21, 2019 But those are his individual awards. Ive not seen them both being worn often but I have seen it. I believe its an Osprey title that has an SF officer wearing both. Very cool ERDL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted May 22, 2019 This has NEVER had SSIs ever .......only The Ranger ...and Airborne Arcs. Guess he knew who knew him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 22, 2019 Share #9 Posted May 22, 2019 I agree.Im thinking a two tour vet.One tour as airborne advisor and another as ranger advisor.Then wore both badges as personal option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted May 22, 2019 In side non sun pic The reverse pocket flaps are so Vietnamese sewing who liked this style a lot Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted May 22, 2019 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted May 22, 2019 Share #12 Posted May 22, 2019 This just gets weirder the more you look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted May 22, 2019 Share #13 Posted May 22, 2019 But those are his individual awards. Ive not seen them both being worn often but I have seen it. I believe its an Osprey title that has an SF officer wearing both. Very cool ERDL. The point is the ARVN did not wear them this way. Apparently the American advisors had no issue with doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted May 22, 2019 Gil. ARVN made the pocket flaps back to front on uniforms. It was their thing. Just like them wearing Boonie hats backwards. owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 22, 2019 Share #15 Posted May 22, 2019 Like how the tailor removed and reversed the pockets and sewed then on straight.Pencil opening on pocket now on right side. Lower pockets eliminated. Any signs of the shoulder patches removed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share #16 Posted May 22, 2019 no Ron Can’t find any at all Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted May 24, 2019 Share #17 Posted May 24, 2019 Weird in a good way. Interesting that there was not an airborne/ranger overlap as I have a hard time telling them apart in pics when I cant see the patch. Same camo helmets and same bdq camo uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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