C.G. Posted December 6, 2020 Share #151 Posted December 6, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.G. Posted December 6, 2020 Share #152 Posted December 6, 2020 Light weight ARVN ERDL Boonie which came out of a local Goodwill a couple years ago. Nothing like seeing that in a bin of hats! So many times just disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share #153 Posted December 7, 2020 CG Fine pieces !I know that surplus shop.Some good wall hangings in there for sure.O Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share #154 Posted December 7, 2020 Here’s a brown dom Erdl suit FANK.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share #155 Posted December 7, 2020 It’s common to see the FANK sets in brown dom as it appears they were the primary issue as the stocks became available.Typical in country style sewing preset.Suit is dated 69.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share #156 Posted December 7, 2020 And the name that’s probably been worn be the straps of the 56 gear.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share #157 Posted December 7, 2020 On real uniforms is always surprising to see the actual sloppy nature of in country sewing like on this SF Ssi paired with a hand stitch Airborne arc.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share #158 Posted December 7, 2020 I am not a big patch guy but if I am mistaken all the RK arcs Camo from the same batch and look like this.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share #159 Posted December 7, 2020 Vintage sewing looks like this.Married into the rear of the jacket since both were new.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share #160 Posted December 7, 2020 4Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share #161 Posted December 7, 2020 Brown dom is the exact same pattern as the more commonly seen Green dom.It is a hard print to actually say how many actual variations there are of the color combo as I am up to around 6 but I sure that’s wrong as different batch’s came before a standard went on line.Usually printed on rip stop cloth I myself have found a poplin jacket that I traded to another collector many years ago.Shades of the print can be quite flat brown to a rich pink hue like this above.Overall considered the step child of the Vietnam Cammo patterns is one I have always liked its colors almost lived on to the 81 Woodland pattern.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted December 7, 2020 Share #162 Posted December 7, 2020 I have a few nice original period-made color pics I collected from all over the web with camouflage worn in Vietnam and I thought these might be of interest here: I think the 2nd man is wearing ARVN ERDL fatigues and boonie, and the 3th man has an ARVN ERDL helmet cover it seems. I think a nice (then) brand-new set of ERDL's worn by this advisor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share #163 Posted December 9, 2020 US troops also wore ARVN Erdl print.Here’s a 75th INF set named to a Japanese American 1970-71 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share #164 Posted December 9, 2020 The CIB is the hallmark of a combat soldier and here is an in country late war typical set up with basic jump wings with Vietnamese production tape.Sewn in the usual manner.Camouflage uniforms with patches are the exception to the rule and this set has it all.Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share #165 Posted December 10, 2020 Ted Yoshimura wearing the above uniform.D co 2-7 Cav H co 75th Inf.70-71 Vietnam.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted December 11, 2020 Share #166 Posted December 11, 2020 On 12/4/2020 at 6:25 PM, kammo-man said: No left sew on but the Cambodian is above. If this was named it would be great but it is what it is. If you can find someone who speaks Khmer maybe they can translate the name back to English, who knows how good the original translation was, may come out garbled, but worth a shot. killer shirt regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted December 11, 2020 Share #167 Posted December 11, 2020 Last week a question popped into my head, how large is the ERDL pattern? I checked a poncho liner as it's all one big piece. The pattern is only 16" long before it repeats, that would be the circumference of the roller printing or rotary screen printing drum, I'm not sure which process was used. But as for the width, I didn't find the answer in the poncho liner, it's more than the 5 feet width of the piece. Possibly 2 yards as that's a nice number for textiles. While I had it out I compared the liner to an "RDF" shirt, was interesting to see the differences. Shirt should be NLABS-2 print, not sure what the liner is. On the left three quarters of the shirt the shapes are all the same, with minor differences in the details as it's clearly been redrawn. But on the right quarter just past the black Thailand looking shape it all suddenly changes with nothing looking the same. Not sure why. The poncho liner is a FY83 contract, 2-3 years after the first woodland, and yet it is made in ERDL. I don't think they were ever made in woodland, which would mean ERDL was still being made for liners until replaced with UCP in the late 2000s. George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share #168 Posted December 11, 2020 I should ask my son that question as he took my mint condition bolt of poplin erdl cloth and made a bed out of it in the living room.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share #169 Posted December 12, 2020 Last week a question popped into my head, how large is the ERDL pattern? I checked a poncho liner as it's all one big piece. The pattern is only 16" long before it repeats, that would be the circumference of the roller printing or rotary screen printing drum, I'm not sure which process was used. But as for the width, I didn't find the answer in the poncho liner, it's more than the 5 feet width of the piece. Possibly 2 yards as that's a nice number for textiles. While I had it out I compared the liner to an "RDF" shirt, was interesting to see the differences. Shirt should be NLABS-2 print, not sure what the liner is. On the left three quarters of the shirt the shapes are all the same, with minor differences in the details as it's clearly been redrawn. But on the right quarter just past the black Thailand looking shape it all suddenly changes with nothing looking the same. Not sure why. The poncho liner is a FY83 contract, 2-3 years after the first woodland, and yet it is made in ERDL. I don't think they were ever made in woodland, which would mean ERDL was still being made for liners until replaced with UCP in the late 2000s. George.?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonut Posted December 14, 2020 Share #170 Posted December 14, 2020 On 10/19/2020 at 7:00 PM, Harvs73 said: Here is another item my father brought back from Vietnam - an ERDL wrap around to wear after a shower. I have a bunch of Woodland ripstop. Might need to make one of these for hammock camping (no tent to change in). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted December 16, 2020 Share #171 Posted December 16, 2020 Photo by Jim Comer, D 3/31 Inf 1971-1972. ERDL Ponchos seem to have been much rarer than the ubiquitous ERDL poncho liner. Even at the end US involvement OD ponchos were the majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share #172 Posted December 18, 2020 An actual wartime ERDL leaf camouflage poncho is hard to find.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted December 18, 2020 Share #173 Posted December 18, 2020 Some VN ERDL camo I have in my stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkroad Posted December 18, 2020 Share #174 Posted December 18, 2020 On 12/5/2020 at 7:25 AM, kammo-man said: No left sew on but the Cambodian is above. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I ask my Cambodian friend for translate.Him say "BAO" in Cambodia is Male like MR. in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share #175 Posted December 18, 2020 Spike Beautiful sets shown.All hard to find but in mint very hard to find.The brown dom is rare !!Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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