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This is a very heavy weight cotton. Hbt tape edging and drawstring covers. All button closures except for upper zip pockets. Has windflap inside. Mint, un-issued condition.
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French Lizard Skin Camo M-64 Jacket
1stDivVet- Colonel
- Name : Fins...
Age : 54
Location : Ohio
Registration date : 2009-03-24
Number of posts : 2561
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If i'm the stupid one, why do they have a book with pictures of the militaria and I have the real things??
Camo_fiend- MODERATOR
- Name : Ben
Location : Lefthand side of the Atlantic
Registration date : 2009-07-22
Number of posts : 2705
That jacket is SWEET! Very nice find!
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Interested in any European digital camo.
See my collection online: http://benscamo.webs.com/
CollectinSteve- ADMIN
- Location : New England, US
Registration date : 2009-03-08
Number of posts : 6801
It is indeed a very nice uniform, but it isn't French 
The French military never used Lizard camo (Leopard, as they call it) in F1 cut. However, the Chinese made TONS of these in the late 1980s and early 1990s for various African nations. Several nations still use them.
Someone with expertise in African camo can probably point out how to tell the difference between various production runs and their intended contract countries. However, as far as I know the common type was used in many countries concurrently.
In the early 1990s these were dumped onto the market. They were very, very easy to get in the US at least. I even used one as my primary paintball uniform back in the 1990s. Then they dried up and they have become more difficult to find. However, they appear on eBay quite regullarly.
Steve
The French military never used Lizard camo (Leopard, as they call it) in F1 cut. However, the Chinese made TONS of these in the late 1980s and early 1990s for various African nations. Several nations still use them.Someone with expertise in African camo can probably point out how to tell the difference between various production runs and their intended contract countries. However, as far as I know the common type was used in many countries concurrently.
In the early 1990s these were dumped onto the market. They were very, very easy to get in the US at least. I even used one as my primary paintball uniform back in the 1990s. Then they dried up and they have become more difficult to find. However, they appear on eBay quite regullarly.
Steve
Camosaurus- Officer Candidate
- Age : 113
Location : Pacific Rim
Registration date : 2009-06-06
Number of posts : 534
I think Sierra Leonne used this camo for their Army.
nkomo- ADMIN
- Name : Arch
Location : Kentucky, USA
Registration date : 2009-02-13
Number of posts : 3307
So did Zaire and many others.
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Always looking for Central American militaria 1965 to 1991. Especially items relating to Coronel Velasquez El Salvador Armed Forces
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