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Tiger Stripes Part II


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What became the most famous of all tiger stripe clothing began hitting the silver screen as the war was actually happening.

Original Okinawa manufactured cloth was procured by the studios and made into Hollywood non standard but look a like garments.

They followed the basics but actual correct details are slightly different from issue items.

There are 3 variants.

 

Here's a green beret type Classic pattern with makers label.

 

 

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This pattern was used in various movies.

Close encounters of the third kind used this tiger.

Here's a shirt with a look a like name tag made from non issue tape that is typical for a background actor wardrobe.

 

 

 

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Again the US ARMY is on non standard tape.

Look a like works ok....

The buttons are non standard but are 1950s surplus type attached with tan thread.

 

 

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Don't believe me ?

 

Here's a issue one on the left

Here's the paramount on the right.

Right has an extra pleat copying the natural fabric fold.

This leads me to believe the Hollywood is a copy of a copy.... Some one did not actually have an original sample in their hands...

Or

Just copied a photograph.

That's ok.

 

 

 

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The original war time fabric really makes these shits pop.

No doubt cut for the larger western build.

 

This shirt being background has no stiffeners in the collars.

 

 

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The original war time fabric really makes these shits pop.

No doubt cut for the larger western build.

 

This shirt being background has no stiffeners in the collars.

 

 

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"make these shits pop"

haha

 

did you mean "makes this shinola pop." or "make these SHIRTs pop"?

 

 

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Owen that is a killer, guess we should shown mine out of Green Berets, with the collar stays in it.......

 

 

Same uniforms were used for numerous productions. Films back then weren't like today were the productions keep most of the uniforms or sell them off. After the movie was done must stuff got returned to rental house and sent out on another production later.

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This is my first post since joining this week. I recently got this PRU patched late war tiger on a heavy weight fabric named to a Dickson. I gather he was an Advisor or a CIA operative with the Provincial Reconnaissance Unit. I'm thinking an Advisor as it's a really small sized shirt for an American. I know late war they were actively recruiting shorter gents as not to stand out when with ARVN troops.

I was wondering what the TST stands for or if anyone knows anything about this Dickson fellow?

I haven't been able to find any info on TST attached to PRU or with any reference to the Vietnam War.

 

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Matt,NICE PRU Tiger stripe shirt.

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Matt,

about of Dickson PRU Tiger stripe shirt;a posibility is,the full name of veteran,Tommy Dickson,SEAL Team One,KILO Platoon (13 Jul.1970 - 9 jan.1971).

 

 

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Joseba

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That's not him.

This answer also didn't meet my demands or expectations, lol.

You should copy and paste the info about SEALS and PRU from the utility shirt thread here. Some possibilities/reasoning as to why it's not without giving away any trade secrets.

Don't worry I got you.

Here's what Spike said........

He would not been a PRU advisor, that is a separate billet and operate separate from a SEAL plt but they HAVE done ops with them. PRU advisors were usually 2nd class petty offices and above and had to go through Speciall Operations training before becoming an advisor.

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