Constabulary Posted January 24, 2009 #1351 Posted January 24, 2009 Hello Jerome, AWESOME!!!! I have one more TS but have to dig it out. BTW - I´m very impressesd by yor collection!!! I wish I just had ONE Beo Gam uniform - you have a complete cabinet full as it seems
Copran Posted January 25, 2009 #1352 Posted January 25, 2009 690usd for this shirt faked VNMC advisor shirt, how can people waste too much money for this scrap. Cop Thanks for the heads up . This guy makes me go AAAAGGGHHH!!!! OWEN
kammo-man Posted January 26, 2009 #1353 Posted January 26, 2009 Cop Ebay is like a shop selling everything you cam imagine . It has crooks working the cash regester. Its sales men are sharks . Last but not least it has BIG windows , so that the sharks can see the un-supecting poor collector walking down the street, who has not done his research in and throw him to the crooks who in turn repeat process ,go to one certain shop in Vietnam and get another shirt made . Repeat this every 5-6 months . owen
Pluto Posted January 26, 2009 #1354 Posted January 26, 2009 hello, I now own this very same set of Tigerstripes. I cannot comment on the origin or pattern nuances of the tigerstripe print or the cloth, but the set is clearly Far East / SEA manufacture, and features chevron reinforcement stitching to ends of the epaulettes that is exactly consistent with an ARVN ERDL heavy cotton airborne set I have. To my mind, this is a 'fashion' set of Tigerstripes - the jacket shows shadow to where there originally were lower flapped-patch pockets, thus making the shirt more of a 'Safari' style shirt. A pity that these were removed at some point. The trousers are rather exceptional, in that they have unhemmed frayed-edge bell-bottoms (patte d'elephant), and the cargo pockets are far too small and tightly placed to be functional. If the set had been tailored from pale denim, not Tigerstripe, then is would be dead-on 1971/72/73 rock fashion. My feeling is that whoever had this set custom-made, was more interested in striking a fashionable pose than in tropical concealment, and the set is no less interesting for that - I would place it in a category along with party suits, tour jackets etc
American Graffiti Posted January 26, 2009 #1355 Posted January 26, 2009 hello, I now own this very same set of Tigerstripes. I cannot comment on the origin or pattern nuances of the tigerstripe print or the cloth, but the set is clearly Far East / SEA manufacture, and features chevron reinforcement stitching to ends of the epaulettes that is exactly consistent with an ARVN ERDL heavy cotton airborne set I have. To my mind, this is a 'fashion' set of Tigerstripes - the jacket shows shadow to where there originally were lower flapped-patch pockets, thus making the shirt more of a 'Safari' style shirt. A pity that these were removed at some point. The trousers are rather exceptional, in that they have unhemmed frayed-edge bell-bottoms (patte d'elephant), and the cargo pockets are far too small and tightly placed to be functional. If the set had been tailored from pale denim, not Tigerstripe, then is would be dead-on 1971/72/73 rock fashion. My feeling is that whoever had this set custom-made, was more interested in striking a fashionable pose than in tropical concealment, and the set is no less interesting for that - I would place it in a category along with party suits, tour jackets etc Pluto mon brave! Welcome to the forum, I know the set of which you speak, very funky! AG
Andrei Posted January 27, 2009 Author #1356 Posted January 27, 2009 I've seen pics of Légionnaires wearing commercial Tigers at the 13th DBLE at the desert training centre in Jibuti.
HelmetGuy Posted January 29, 2009 #1357 Posted January 29, 2009 Here is a nice and different cut of Tigerstripe cap that you dont see everyday .It comes with a handmade wing on Herringbone cloth to the front . The peak is in the poplin material just like the 2nd jungle set in tiger I posted before . I have a similar cap. Mine has a green sweatband and has some white material behind the tiger stripe in the front (non-synthetic/no glow under blacklight). Please tell me what you think of it.
kammo-man Posted January 29, 2009 #1361 Posted January 29, 2009 Helmet guy . Your cap looks pretty close to me . My sweat band is Tigerstripe. Yours looks to be green . Also the color underneath the peak is a different color . Where did you get your cap by the way ? thanks owen
HelmetGuy Posted January 29, 2009 #1362 Posted January 29, 2009 Helmet guy .Your cap looks pretty close to me . My sweat band is Tigerstripe. Yours looks to be green . Also the color underneath the peak is a different color . Where did you get your cap by the way ? thanks owen Owen, Thanks for the reply. Yes, the sweatband is green. The white material is a separate piece sewn in behind the tiger stripe. I sent you a PM about where I got it.
vintageproductions Posted January 30, 2009 #1363 Posted January 30, 2009 Here is a typical SOG type tiger stripe boonie. Made out of scraps of numerous pieces of tigers tripe material. The lining is a coarse dyed burlap. Between the lining and hat is a odd straw stuffing. This hat was shown in the Japanese magazine Combat in their special Vietnam issue in the late 80's.
kammo-man Posted January 30, 2009 #1364 Posted January 30, 2009 VP Your SOG boonie is fantastic . Its conscruction is crude to say the least , but wow if this thing could talk !!!! Using scrap Tiger to make a boonie is a very Viet trait . And the burlap material is just salty . I love it owen
Patrick. Posted January 30, 2009 #1365 Posted January 30, 2009 That is a fine example! The ones posted by Paul in the other thread running at the moment and this one have been a very educational experience, i think the cruder they are the more desirable they actually become. Did you have something similar with you at last years SOS Bob? Patrick.
kammo-man Posted January 30, 2009 #1366 Posted January 30, 2009 Now that Vintage Productions has us going about the hat the next thing we all need is its picture in a magazine !!!! owen
vintageproductions Posted January 30, 2009 #1367 Posted January 30, 2009 Ahh, young grasshopper, with patience, you will get what you ask for.... Here is the Japanese magazine and a photo of the boonie hat from 1989
vintageproductions Posted January 30, 2009 #1368 Posted January 30, 2009 Here's the page from the magazine and hopefully a better shot of the boonie. Can't seem to get a clear shot as the paper the magazine was printed on either uscks in all the light without flash or bounces when a flash is used.
Spike Posted January 30, 2009 #1369 Posted January 30, 2009 "....either sucks in all the light ...." There, fixed that for ya.
kammo-man Posted January 30, 2009 #1370 Posted January 30, 2009 AAhhhhssooo . Very kind to call me grasshoper . It is normally Paddy o
Duffy Posted January 30, 2009 #1371 Posted January 30, 2009 That is one stunning piece! Cheers, Duffy
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