Angolan Camo

Hi All,

Just thought i would share an Angolan Jacket......



Kind Regards
Militaryman

Can you get a close-up of the front fastening button/press stud? These look like straight PLA camouflage fatigues of the '90s ...

that's correct, the angolans did wear chinese made camouflage/uniforms briefly in the 90's...

very rare and nice piece!

The features are very Chinese... It looks like a copy of the officer's cut jacket with the zippered chest and slant pockets.

Pattern itself is close the Korean "noodle". Very cool piece. Any national markings inside?

Any pics of this in use? The only types I have pics of are in French influenced designs.

The Chinese are infamous for taking overruns of cloth and pounding out their commercial copies in old PLA cuts. I recently sold a set in this style that was made from Nepalese cloth. The Nepalese uniform doesn't have the same cut.

Steve

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the comments i will get back with more info and answer questions later today.

The ANC (African National Congress) also adopted this camo here in South Africa in the early '90's.

Chat a bit later.....

A friend of mine bought a set for hunting in a local chinese store with that exact same pattern
Cut and material were different from that thou (absence of upper pockets).

Best regards

Hi All,

I do have some pics of it in use....the pics aren't the best but you can see whats going on.

Executive Outcomes Instructor training FAA recruits. See the man on the LHS



Colonel Hennie Blaauw with Executive Outcome in Angola working with the FAA



Close up of button....



The only markings are a small white label marked with "XL"

I have the trousers and Cap to go with the Jacket.

Enjoy.......

Sorry i forgot to mention the pics are courtesy of:

"War Dog" by Al J Venter and "Executive Outcomes Against all Odds" by Eeben Barlow

Very Cool looking camo !

It is a Chinese jacket
The picture show mercenary, they don't weare Angolan camouflage, they wear that they want!
See also: https://iacmc.forumotion.com/t1806-cool-photos-of-mercenaries-in-africa-executive-outcomes
Gilles

yes they wear what they want. They also get supplied from the Country they work with sometimes. It definitively is Angolan and is worn by the Angolan recruits in the other pic i supplied. Angola has about 4 different types of camo and yes they are a Chinese contract. It was also adopted by the ANC here in South Africa.

Here is a few more links.....

Enjoy!

http://www.kamouflage.net/camouflage/00137.php

http://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Angola

1994 Nelson Mandella meeting

It is Chinese set that they wear, and sorry but I never see Angolan soldier wear this pattern, and sorry but it have some approximation on camopedia
Gilles

Thanks for the pic Gilles, great pic!

Cool. It is good to know that the ANA wore these in the PLA cut.

Steve

vonstuck wrote:

1994 Nelson Mandella meeting

It is Chinese set that they wear, and sorry but I never see Angolan soldier wear this pattern, and sorry but it have some approximation on camopedia
Gilles

finaly, I wrong