Tonomachi Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I saw a strange looking USMC woodland pattern camouflage BDU shirt today at the flea market. It has a different cut along the collar and instead of buttons utilize vertically sewn rectangular Velcro tabs for closure. The labels inside are all worn out and hard to read. Is this some sort of paintball BDU copy? Link to post Share on other sites
Tonomachi Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Collar label & EGA stencil Link to post Share on other sites
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 It's legit, but it's been modified. I can see a button hole in your picture, and the 4 dots pattern from where a button was stitched. The velcro is attached with black thread which is different than all of the rest because it was done after it was manufactured. The collar is different because this is an early BDU with a 1981 contract. This style of collar is nicknamed "elvis collar" by collectors. A picture is worth a thousand words, so here's a thousand pictures! "I read that in war bad things happen, Ain't that the ************* truth" -1st Lt Mike Scotti Link to post Share on other sites
Unicorn Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Those are the old school fly away collars. Left overs from the 1970s and the huge collars that were on most shirts and coats back then. Even some of the three color desert BDUs had those. In the 90s. Link to post Share on other sites
917601 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 My BDU and helmet I wore with the 82nd in 77-78. I Rambo'd it up a bit with some ball and AP belts I loaded up, smoke, incendiary, and frags, machete, bayonet, etc... Link to post Share on other sites
Sam Brasco Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Maybe one can help to identify the patches on this one? Love to wear it… Hopefully I'm not stepping on anyones foot by doing so? Link to post Share on other sites
treesuit Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Patch belongs to the 300th Military Police Brigade. Does the other shoulder have a patch, we can't see in the photo. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2019.gif Link to post Share on other sites
Sam Brasco Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Thanks. The other shoulder is unpatched with no stitch marks. Do the patches on the collar have a special meaning? Link to post Share on other sites
mrrm Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 The small collar patches are sewn on Specialist 4 rank. Link to post Share on other sites
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