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I can’t see any visible sewing lines from old garment but as it’s got the shop label the cutter made sure they weren’t going to be seen.
Finer made than the more crude wide brim hat above.
Both in 2nd pattern print.


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aussie digger

Awesome hats there. Very nice having the tailor label in the boonie.

Iv always thought those beach ball cut ones look kind of goofy but hey in Australian basic training I wore the wide brim bush hat so I’m not in a position to judge!

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Fantastic thread guys, Owen and Aussie, thanks for posting these amazing pieces.  M1, unfortunately that Hayes shirt Is a put up, although I believe there are real pieces of his out there.

 

here are a couple of hats;  a really Early and a later one, hope you like them. 🙏👍✌️.

 

 

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Great hats Guy.

Like I told you be email I have in all my years never even had a crack at a first pattern printed hat.

And I have been actively looking, they are that rare.

Your example is as good as they get !

 

The parts hat is one I was alluding to in an earlier post and tailor shop made and sold to whoever wanted one from floor scraps.

I have had several over the years and are charming in there own way !

I have an original photo of one being worn that I will dig out and post.

 

 

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Thanks mate, I’m glad you like them.  As you say, the scraps hats are charming for what they are but the early first patterns are quite something 😍🙏😉. Look forward to seeing that photo 👍

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As we were discussing by mail, this Is part of a much larger grouping to an Early Vietnam Green Beret.  I will post the rest of the group here tomorrow if no one objects 🙏😉👍

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24 minutes ago, kammo-man said:

Here’s one of my parts  hats mixed with both 2nd pattern Bulletproof and invisible ERdl print.

 

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That’s pretty 😍

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And this fella has one like your first pattern given the date on the back of the photograph.

 

Ever use the old 

the dog ate my homework excuse ?

 

well I had a package delivered and the postie slid the package through my letterbox, he wasn’t my usual guy even though it said do not bend etc 

 

well my new puppy was waiting for that package and he ate his way through it

Pretty funny when you open up the front door and your pup zooms out of eyesight!!

 

Heres one of the pics 

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1 minute ago, kammo-man said:

And this fella has one like your first pattern given the date on the back of the photograph.

 

Ever use the old 

the dog ate my homework excuse ?

 

well I had a package delivered and the postie slid the package through my letterbox, he wasn’t my usual guy even though it said do not bend etc 

 

well my new puppy was waiting for that package and he ate his way through it

Pretty funny when you open up the front door and your pup zooms out of eyesight!!

 

Heres one of the pics 

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Superb 🙏😍

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riflegreen297

I love this topic.  Long overdue to be pinned thread! Here is a set of 2nd pattern camo material made in the style of the 1st pattern jungle fatigues.

 

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Here is a shirt that I once owned. 1st pattern material camo top that felt like butter when holding it.  The sewn on Sergeant First Class collar rank was also made on the 1st pattern material. 

 

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18 hours ago, kammo-man said:

This press Bint has one on also.

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Catherine Leroy, plenty of Vietnam war photographers had interesting backstories but hers was one of the most IMO.

 

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On 12/21/2020 at 11:17 AM, riflegreen297 said:

Here is a shirt that I once owned. 1st pattern material camo top that felt like butter when holding it.  The sewn on Sergeant First Class collar rank was also made on the 1st pattern material. 

 

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Fabulous camouflage!!!

owen 

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Here’s a story that’s typical of wartime WW2 men.

a Finnish SS officer found a home in the US army after the war then became a Special Forces officer losing his life in Vietnam.

Here he is in SS uniform then Tiger stripes also British WW2 Windproof camouflage.

His name was Thorne.

 

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