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Posting for a mate...is this an early Tropical shirt?Interesting patch colour too.
Patch.
Patch.
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Gurkha early Trop?
downboy- Junior Sergeant
- Name : Nes
Location : oceania
Registration date : 2010-05-23
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filupe- MODERATOR
- Location : Oz
Registration date : 2009-02-16
Number of posts : 1088
Patch is for the 48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade (1957–1976; renamed Gurkha Field Force 1976–97; returned to old title 1987–ca.1992) formerly based in Hong Kong. Patch was also worn by the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (Volunteer), a TA unit made up principally of resident Hong Kong citizens and some ex-patriates. If the shirt has no zippered front opening and no issue labels, then the shirt is probably RHKR(V) as they employed their own tailor to make up uniforms from tropical DPM material. That being said, many RHKR personnel acquired genuine Brit tropicals to be 'ally'.
downboy- Junior Sergeant
- Name : Nes
Location : oceania
Registration date : 2010-05-23
Number of posts : 162
Thanks for that info.Will confirm if it has zipper and tag.
Cheers,
Nes
Cheers,
Nes
Easy Gee- Colonel
- Name : Gary
Age : 55
Location : UK
Registration date : 2010-06-12
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Very Cool, I'm interested if it has the zipper too,this will help to ID it 
downboy- Junior Sergeant
- Name : Nes
Location : oceania
Registration date : 2010-05-23
Number of posts : 162
Details.
Tag
Zipper.
Tag
Zipper.