Nkomo Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share #526 Posted March 13, 2016 Great scores, but that black one is super nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitaryPicker1941 Posted March 13, 2016 Share #527 Posted March 13, 2016 Thanks! It definitely one of my favorite uniform pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriorityOne Posted March 14, 2016 Share #528 Posted March 14, 2016 Really cool combat shirt, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxecoburg Posted August 7, 2016 Share #529 Posted August 7, 2016 Just a few modified BDU/DCU tops I picked up awhile back. This one came from a US Army member and is dated 99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxecoburg Posted August 7, 2016 Share #530 Posted August 7, 2016 This one came from a US Air Force member and was dated 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxecoburg Posted August 7, 2016 Share #531 Posted August 7, 2016 Some modified DCU tops, these came from flea markets or garage sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxecoburg Posted August 7, 2016 Share #532 Posted August 7, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxecoburg Posted August 7, 2016 Share #533 Posted August 7, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxecoburg Posted August 7, 2016 Share #534 Posted August 7, 2016 This one came with a small grouping from an Air Force CCT member, oddly it only has one pocket on the shoulder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxecoburg Posted August 7, 2016 Share #535 Posted August 7, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxecoburg Posted August 7, 2016 Share #536 Posted August 7, 2016 This one came from a US Army ODA member and still had some patches attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy vs Spy Posted August 8, 2016 Share #537 Posted August 8, 2016 Love the CCT and patched ODA. Great score! Thanks for sharing. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pfannenstein Posted October 16, 2016 Share #538 Posted October 16, 2016 I had 25 years active duty and learned so much form your post. Thank you! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share #539 Posted October 17, 2016 I had 25 years active duty and learned so much form your post. Thank you! John That is why forums like this exist and why collectors spend so much time and money researching items. Glad you learned something and glad the forum could be of assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted December 9, 2016 Share #540 Posted December 9, 2016 nkomo, a few modified jungle jackets for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewart Posted December 9, 2016 Share #541 Posted December 9, 2016 iaIop6BRmAY.jpg nkomo, a few modified jungle jackets for you. Perhaps the coolest looking bunch of tactical operators ever! Great picture thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share #542 Posted April 26, 2017 Wow!!!! Somehow I missed your post, Cap! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share #543 Posted April 26, 2017 Here is a NSW modified set I picked up today that came into my local surplus store with a USAF uniform grouping. The DCUs, the BDUs, ABUs, and Multicams were all unremarkable, so I left those behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzer 1 Posted December 23, 2017 Share #544 Posted December 23, 2017 Nice modified jackets ! Thanks for sharing it! Romain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share #545 Posted December 23, 2017 Found two modified DCUs from a soldier in the 29th Infantry Brigade. One is a 6 pocket modified and has standard US insignia on it. Attached Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share #546 Posted December 23, 2017 Other DCU is a 4 pocket mod and has a theater made 29th patch, what look like theater made tapes, but standard 3rd ID SSI for the combat patch. In the pocket of this modified were three 04/05 dated AAFES pogs which would coincide with when the 29th was in Iraq. Attached Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share #547 Posted December 23, 2017 Close up of the tapes. Attached Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinjmpr Posted December 28, 2017 Share #548 Posted December 28, 2017 Close up of the tapes. Attached Images Curious, but why do you call those "theater made tapes?" They look exactly like the ones that are made in every tailor shop at every installation in CONUS. I see that a lot on this forum, people see a BDU or DCU jacket with embroidered name tapes and they almost always refer to them as "theater made." I can't speak for the other vets who deployed to the desert, but we had our tapes put on at Fort Carson before we deployed, both times to Afghanistan (2003) and Kuwait (2004.) They were done free of charge. They also put on our SSI's and rank, if we wanted. They would sew on combat patches and special skill badges, but we had to provide them to the tailors. Now the theater made patches are easy to distinguish - they're made of a completely different material than the military issued patches, but I"ve never been able to reliably tell the difference between theater-made tapes and US made tapes. I sometimes think people here don't realize that embroidered name tapes and US Army tapes are not just an "in theater" thing. In fact, most soldiers during the BDU period wore embroidered name tapes and US Army tapes for their whole careers. The printed/stamped "basic training" name tapes were pretty rare for soldiers to wear once they completed basic training, and at least in my time, no self-respecting NCO or officer would wear the printed name tape and US Army tape. The cost for embroidered name tapes was negligible and they look so much better than the printed ones that most soldiers were happy to upgrade to the embroidered tapes. I even remember when I PCS'd to Korea in 1991, there were a few soldiers there who were fresh out of basic training who still had the printed tapes and as part of the inprocessing, they got embroidered name tapes, free of charge, put onto their uniform blouses along with the 2nd ID patch. Technically, the printed tapes were "authorized" (as long as they were printed on both pockets - IOW you couldn't have an embroidered name tape over your right pocket and a printed US Army tape over your left) but they were as rare as hen's teeth once basic training was over. It was kind of like pressing and starching BDUs - the couldn't technically "make" you do it, but if you didn't, you'd look like a rag bag compared to all the other soldiers around. So I would say that those are most likely US made tapes, put on when the soldier was conducting pre-deployment mobilization at training and the mobilization station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share #549 Posted December 28, 2017 The reason I stated that they were theater made is because the lettering is crooked compared to other tapes you see on most DCUs. While I do understand that crooked lettering isn't always a sign of theater made tapes, but if you compare the tapes to the tapes on the other jacket, they are not the same. Seems if a soldier was having tapes sewn to his deployment uniforms that he would have the same type tapes on both. Furthermore, since the tapes were on the modified jacket that has theater made rank and a theater made 29th Infantry Brigade patch, it does lend more credence to the tapes possibly being theater made as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share #550 Posted December 28, 2017 Here are some close ups of the tapes on both jackets. US Army tape from DCU A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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