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Early Macedonian uniforms

tlundberg1

tlundberg1: Senior Sergeant; Location : USA
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Post n°1

Early Macedonian uniforms

Post by tlundberg1 Sun Dec 21, 2014 8:13 pm

Tan/Brown based camouflage variant

Shirt with current Macedonian flag
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Rare winter uniform with original Macedonian flag (uniform dated 1992). Because of Greek association between the Vergina Sun shown on this flag with ancient Macedon, Greece enforced economic sanctions against Macedonia which forced Macedonia to abandon this flag and switch to their current flag in 1995.
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Cap with handmade insignia "APM", Cyrillic abbreviation for "Армија на Република Македонија" - Army of the Republic of Macedonia
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CollectinSteve

CollectinSteve: ADMIN; Location : New England, US
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Post n°2

Re: Early Macedonian uniforms

Post by CollectinSteve Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:47 am

Great timing! I just received a summer set a few days ago that has the thee grommets in each pocket and the tags are too faded to read. Based on your beautiful winter coat, it looks like early 1990s.

Here are pictures of my early 1990s set:

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And a mixed 2000s set. Shirt is 2004, trousers are 2002:

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Steve

tlundberg1

tlundberg1: Senior Sergeant; Location : USA
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Post n°3

Re: Early Macedonian uniforms

Post by tlundberg1 Mon Dec 22, 2014 1:00 am

Looks like your summer set is a perfect match to my winter jacket! I need to get the later, more green pattern, but seems like you don't see them for sale much anymore.

Thanks for sharing!

Thom

CollectinSteve

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Post n°4

Re: Early Macedonian uniforms

Post by CollectinSteve Mon Dec 22, 2014 1:08 am

Macedonian stuff has always been hard to find. I've never seen a winter jacket before. I highly regret selling a couple of used green types in heavier weight. At the time I was happy with just the lighter weight type. Oh well Very Happy

Another special thanks to you, Thom. Thanks to this thread and the excellent close up shot of the earlier badge, I was able to locate exactly the right badge for my shirt. In a couple of weeks I should have the old badge and my old shirt back together again.

Steve