Anybody please got any ideas what country would have worn this jacket please?
All insignia/velcro etc is how it was on the jkt when bought.
Thanks
All insignia/velcro etc is how it was on the jkt when bought.
Thanks
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UNKNOWN US Type 3 colour Desert BDU Jacket.
Gulf91- Colonel
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Cool.. I love mysteries like this one!
The jacket looks Dutch to me ( Dutch marines ? ),is there any Labels in the Jacket.
The jacket looks Dutch to me ( Dutch marines ? ),is there any Labels in the Jacket.
Gulf91- Colonel
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Easy Gee wrote:Cool.. I love mysteries like this one!
The jacket looks Dutch to me ( Dutch marines ? ),is there any Labels in the Jacket.
Someone else mentioned Dutch Marines and ive scoured Google and come up with nothing.
Should have some pics of the label somewhere.
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Gulf91 wrote:Easy Gee wrote:Cool.. I love mysteries like this one!
The jacket looks Dutch to me ( Dutch marines ? ),is there any Labels in the Jacket.
Someone else mentioned Dutch Marines and ive scoured Google and come up with nothing.
Should have some pics of the label somewhere.
Cool, the label will say a lot about this jacket, check out Dutch Desert kit on OEF/OIF forum.
There are some excellent examples there (including err,..some of mine
)I love the look of this one, very nice mate
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The jacket itself seems to be made for the civilian market. All that Velcro stuff and weird rank does not look like NL Marines to me.
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Philip wrote:The jacket itself seems to be made for the civilian market. All that Velcro stuff and weird rank does not look like NL Marines to me.
Labels certainly dont look "issue" so its a mystery to me
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I think it is something from one of the surrounding ME countries. The chevrons remind me of Brit influence as a lot of the area had in the early parts of last century. That, and triangle patch above the left also makes me think of the various forms of "airbrone" insignias most have an affinity for. Maybe Saudi?
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Epaulettes are a pretty good sign this is Middle Eastern. My guess is Saudi based on the rank chevrons.
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Hmmmm....I'm going to say Jordanian due to the shape of the velcro area for the jump wings. Jordanians also use the same inverted Sgt. rank as due the Saudi's. However, it could be Saudi as well.CollectinSteve wrote:Epaulettes are a pretty good sign this is Middle Eastern. My guess is Saudi based on the rank chevrons.
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Re: UNKNOWN US Type 3 colour Desert BDU Jacket.
by CollectinSteve Sun May 22, 2011 10:33 pm
I think Arch gets the prize for this one. Saudi ranks have the point going upwards, Jordan goes downwards (like in this example). Jordan also has a history of using US 3 color desert so that makes perfect sense. My Jordanian 3 color uniform is also ripstop (though not US manufactured), while my Saudi set is smooth cotton.
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Thanks guys,so looks like Jordanian then.
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Gulf91 wrote:
Err,yeah,definetely not Dutch
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