RARE 1950/60s ALGERIAN WAR FRENCH ARMY TAILOR MADE LIZARD CAMO HBT JACKET (38) for Sale

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RARE 1950/60s ALGERIAN WAR FRENCH ARMY TAILOR MADE LIZARD CAMO HBT JACKET (38) For Sale

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RARE 1950/60s ALGERIAN WAR FRENCH ARMY TAILOR MADE LIZARD CAMO HBT JACKET (38):
$399.99

RARE 1950/60s ALGERIAN WAR FRENCH ARMY🇫🇷TAILOR MADE LIZARD CAMOHBT JACKET (38)

MILITARY: French Armed Forces / Armée Française
MILITARY UNITS: Airborne / Special Forces / Foreign Legion (Unités Parachutistes / Commandos de Chasse / Légion Étrangère)CONFLICT: Algerian War
JACKET TYPE: Tailor made \"Ike\" Type JacketCAMOUFLAGE TYPE: Léopard Pattern F1
SIZE: 38 (fits like a modern Medium)
MATERIAL: 100% Herringbone Cotton TwillPERIOD OF MANUFACTURE: 1950/60s
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: France
APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS (in Inches): 19\" Shoulders / 20\" Chest / 22\" Arms / 24\" Overall Length
CONDITION: In mint vintage condition.
NOTE: This jacket has been thoroughly cleaned.

HISTORY: Thelizard pattern(TAP47 patternor Leopard pattern for the French) is a family of many related designsofmilitary camouflagepattern, first used by theFrench Armyon uniforms from 1947 to the late 1980s. Itwas based on the British paratroopers\'Denison smock and its brushstrokepattern.The use of the pattern is still widespread in Africadespite its association with France.There are two major types of lizard pattern, horizontal like the French design, and vertical like thevariant developed byPortugal. In addition, theVietnam WarTigerstripepattern is descended fromtheLizard pattern.
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