kammo-man Posted October 22, 2011 Share #576 Posted October 22, 2011 Hitting the edge of this time-frame came the tadpole............ Early colors are way different from the silver mid war prints. The brown and green are both present with a green base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted October 24, 2011 Share #577 Posted October 24, 2011 Like I said ..........with more factories making the cloth ,things began to change , colors and fabric almost took on a life of their own with extreme manufactures variations becoming the norm. Gone were the days of a single large size stripe pattern ..........and in came the Golds..... This pattern had many different colorways , none for seasons but simply put, different dye lots using different dyes. This makes some of the nicest of the tiger patterns. The cloth is Always soft to the touch, the print Vat dyed. here is a chocolate Gold print ......on a mint shirt. This is similar to "the clash' print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted October 24, 2011 Share #578 Posted October 24, 2011 Its safe to say Tiger stripe became smaller as the war progressed. Copys of copys ......... mint lightweight shirt and pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted November 1, 2011 Share #579 Posted November 1, 2011 Ok folks, I recently purchased these trousers and thought I would put them up for discussion. The photos are from the collector from whom I purchased them, so if you need better detailed photos, let me know! I asked one of our forum members who knows much more than I do (or will) about Vietnam uniforms and he felt that they were the silver pattern. The only detail that I can add is that they have a HAMA zipper. Were HAMA zippers used? I thought it was primarily YKK. Thanks to everyone for providing their input on these trousers! What an amazing amount of knowledge we have on this forum. Owen, Thank you for posting an incredible reference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombe_Atomique Posted December 17, 2011 Share #580 Posted December 17, 2011 some new acquisitions nothing jaw-dropping, though Thai tiger I guess: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombe_Atomique Posted December 17, 2011 Share #581 Posted December 17, 2011 back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombe_Atomique Posted December 17, 2011 Share #582 Posted December 17, 2011 leightweight shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombe_Atomique Posted December 17, 2011 Share #583 Posted December 17, 2011 back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombe_Atomique Posted December 17, 2011 Share #584 Posted December 17, 2011 bought this classic uniform. but if I'm not wrong it's a repro, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombe_Atomique Posted December 17, 2011 Share #585 Posted December 17, 2011 the pattern part on the sleeves: does the classic print contain it? haven't seen it on any shirt or trousers yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombe_Atomique Posted December 17, 2011 Share #586 Posted December 17, 2011 should i post the trousers too? one more shirt: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombe_Atomique Posted December 17, 2011 Share #587 Posted December 17, 2011 back may I ask what this print is called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravo_2_zero Posted December 18, 2011 Share #588 Posted December 18, 2011 bought this classic uniform.but if I'm not wrong it's a repro, isn't it? Looks like a classic tsp print with an added label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravo_2_zero Posted December 18, 2011 Share #589 Posted December 18, 2011 back may I ask what this print is called? Isn't this a heavyweight gold screen print but Asian cut and more greener print ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Force Posted December 18, 2011 Share #590 Posted December 18, 2011 Some very nice tigers! The shirt in post #978 is definitely a repro! All the other ones are legit! Like you sait post #974 is a Thai pattern, #976 a leightweight pattern (Late War lightwight Dense *LLD*) The shirt in post #980 is called ARVN classic (Advisor's Type Dense *ADD*) its not a real gold pattern but looks a bit close to it! Thanks for posting your tigers! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimp Posted December 20, 2011 Share #591 Posted December 20, 2011 here are some detail photos for the post 980: like Mike told this pattern is called PURPLE or ARVN Classics/Advisor's Type Dense (ADD) #1 mint: "brown dominated" -> #5 faded: black stripes faded into purple, #2 mint: "brown dominated" -> #6 faded: black stripes faded, but not purple, #3 mint: "green dominated" -> #7 faded: black stripes are still black #4 mint: "green-grey dom." -> #8 faded: black stripes faded, maybe purple or like Johnson's book page: 136 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimp Posted December 20, 2011 Share #592 Posted December 20, 2011 i own middle-weight fabric (looks almost like poplin fabric) and the classic heavy-weight fabric fabrics to compare: above and center: middle-weight below: heavy-weight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimp Posted December 20, 2011 Share #593 Posted December 20, 2011 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 20, 2011 Share #594 Posted December 20, 2011 Good work Gimp . owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimp Posted December 21, 2011 Share #595 Posted December 21, 2011 You are welcome mates, i wish some experienced collectors do the same way like me.... if i have more tigers to compare (mint to faded) i would do it again regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Force Posted December 21, 2011 Share #596 Posted December 21, 2011 Very good job bro. :thumbsup: Love your huge ADD collection as well as all the other tigers you got! Next time when I see you I have to put my hands on some of your other tigers.... you know what I mean! cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 21, 2011 Share #597 Posted December 21, 2011 Here is something I have never seen before ................ A classic ARVN set unissued and in the issue bag. At this years SOS in Kentucky I seen a set behind a table and asked to see it . The dealer was really pissed off and would not show it to me complaining about someone who had just came along and ripped the bag open and pulled out the shirt !!!! Well after much talking I managed to get the set from him and after taking this picture, carefully put the shirt back into the now opened bag as close as possible . Long story ......but whats the big deal? Well the set is printed upon the Japanese brushed cotton only ever found on gold suits !!!! In 30 years I have not EVER seen this and I believe no one has either . Its beyond cool . I am sure there is more out there , there has to be right ? B20 you are right Sir , its the gold print .....but also the ARVN classic . Anyhow ...........heres a picture of the shirt before it went back in the bag , luckily the pants remained unopened . owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Force Posted December 21, 2011 Share #598 Posted December 21, 2011 Great set owen! Today its very hard to find tiger in orginal issue bags and indeed very unusual to get one made out of this soft type brushed cotton! I never seen on of those before! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimp Posted December 24, 2011 Share #599 Posted December 24, 2011 bought this classic uniform.but if I'm not wrong it's a repro, isn't it? BA, your shirt is the same re-production run like the early Tigerstripe Productions (TSP) uniform we told about on post #746 until #821. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimp Posted December 24, 2011 Share #600 Posted December 24, 2011 The BLACK-STRIPES and its CONSTELLATION on the backside of YOUR shirt, is correct printed, BUT if you see the right sleeve, there is the "wrong" part again. .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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