The US 1st Infantry Division., 2nd Battalion the "black Lions" (originally posted by patrick)

hello all,

despite my main focus of the moment being Asian themed armies from the Vietnam era i do have a fondness for US uniforms also.

This set was until recently possibly my favourite jungle jacket.

Fickle creature that i am,it has been supplanted by others however!

In any case, i think it makes a good introduction to my US collection,more of which i will show over the coming weeks and months i hope.


Patrick.



A further profile...



Insignia detail. You can just make out the CIB.



The Jacket has a pocket patch. 2nd battalion "The Black Lions".



The Jacket came with a bonus tucked inside.....



The rear of the Zippo.

I have an ERDL jacket badged to a member of the recon element of the 1st Battalion to show, one of a few uniforms i have to get photographed if there is interest?

PLEASE POST IT!!!!!!

Arch

Patrick,

once again very nice stuff, I know I would be very interested in seeing the erdl jacket. You are luck to find stuff in the pockets, In the 200 uniforms I have I have found a paper or 2 & sand in some of the desert sets & a piece of gum. nothing cool like a zippo

Steven

That is a really awesome Jungle Jacket patrick. Love the zippo find- just amazing.
I'd be one of my favorites too.

Now we just gotta get Patrick back in here...to defend hisself...lol I sent him a message using his last email I had....I will try to ship him another...I know he is on the USMF....but has not been here since the last incarnation of IACMC last year.

bond007a1 wrote:Now we just gotta get Patrick back in here...to defend hisself...lol I sent him a message using his last email I had....I will try to ship him another...I know he is on the USMF....but has not been here since the last incarnation of IACMC last year.

I'll send him an email.

That is some nice Mint gear, he just needs to get a Vietnam era flashlight, and a .45

Tyler