mobilestrikeforce Posted August 7, 2008 Share #1 Posted August 7, 2008 Do you think the US advisor might dress like this during Vietnam war? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALERY Posted August 7, 2008 Share #2 Posted August 7, 2008 Bonjour, As for myself NO! This reenactor wears a TAP 47/52 copy uniform worn sometime in country by former vietnamese members of the french era airborne forces. It was a mark of their two wars veterans status. You could still observe these jackets during Lam Son 719. According to period pics, these vietnmese veterans worn jackets but I never seen full sets used during the second VN war. It appears that some advisors worn this kind of jackets (TAP 47/53) as party shirts and really scarcely in the field during the early years. The combat patch shows a previous tour with the 173rd, (start of the Bde tour in VN in 1965). With his time spent in the 173rd and advisor course back home, you could give imagine a new tour in the early of 1967. At the team 162, it appears that we can observe an uniform standardisation among the advisors. It was my 2cts! Cheers Valery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danneskjold Posted August 8, 2008 Share #3 Posted August 8, 2008 Who makes repros? Where can I pick them up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satcong101 Posted August 8, 2008 Share #4 Posted August 8, 2008 Not sure who the maker is, but there available here in the UK from 'Soldier of Fortune' http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/ .......go to the reenactor's catalogue part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOLO Posted August 8, 2008 Share #5 Posted August 8, 2008 heres a cool photo of a Cambodian mercenary wearing tiger stripes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALERY Posted August 8, 2008 Share #6 Posted August 8, 2008 Hi Mobile Stike Force lizard uniform is a copy of the french airborne set 47/52. Valery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobilestrikeforce Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #7 Posted August 9, 2008 The Lizard repo uniform is like this. The jacket is in advisor type. I think it was Japanese repo in many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobilestrikeforce Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted August 9, 2008 The pants is like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted August 9, 2008 Share #9 Posted August 9, 2008 The Lizard repo uniform is like this. The jacket is in advisor type. I think it was Japanese repo in many years ago. 100 bonus points for imagination! Coming from Japan would explain a lot. Please do not let anyone think I am picking on Japanese reenactors as a whole... I've seen photos of some really excellent impressions from over there. But I've also seen stuff like this. Some of the uniforms are pretty fantastic but totally without historical precedent. And the same individuals just do not seem to know where to stop... like adding an US Army blue and white Airborne tab on top of the Vietnamese Airborne shoulder patch. I don't believe that is correct. I am not sure if this is just enthusiastic embellishment or an incomplete reading of history. Either way it is enough to make an experienced collector wince, let alone a veteran. Of course, we will say all of this and someone will come up with a photo of an American GI wearing a French camo jacket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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