Vietnam War MAC-V Private Purchase Tigerstripe Set (Patched)
During the onset of the Vietnam War, early advisors and SF troops weren’t issued any camouflage. They were still using OG-107. This was an issue when it came to blending in in the jungle. As such, many soldiers bought their own camouflage back home and brought it with them. You see many tigerstripe variants at play produced either by originally the South Vietnamese Military and then plenty of small shops in Thailand, Korea, Japan and even the USA.
These two pocket jackets were made by a company called “Ranger” in the 1970s in the USA. This jacket is adorned with US Senior Jump Wings, ARVN Jump Wings and an ARVN Ranger Patch. We don’t have a name on who owned this set originally, but clearly they were working plenty with the ARVN.
The pants appear to also be made by “Ranger” in the late 1960s and early 1970s. We did a bit of a deep dive on the zipper and it appears the company producing them changed from the pattern used in the 1950s to the one seen on the pants in the late 1960s. It also appears that they essentially closed down in 1979. The pants appear to have been overdyed by the end user to darken the pattern as the inside of the crotch is lighter than the rest of the garment.
The shirt has the following patches: “US Airborne” on the left shoulder, ARVN Ranger Badge on the chest, US Senior Jump Wings and ARVN Jump Wings. The wearer undoubtedly was embedded with ARVN specialist troops.
During the onset of the Vietnam War, early advisors and SF troops weren’t issued any camouflage. They were still using OG-107. This was an issue when it came to blending in in the jungle. As such, many soldiers bought their own camouflage back home and brought it with them. You see many tigerstripe variants at play produced either by originally the South Vietnamese Military and then plenty of small shops in Thailand, Korea, Japan and even the USA.
These two pocket jackets were made by a company called “Ranger” in the 1970s in the USA. This jacket is adorned with US Senior Jump Wings, ARVN Jump Wings and an ARVN Ranger Patch. We don’t have a name on who owned this set originally, but clearly they were working plenty with the ARVN.
The pants appear to also be made by “Ranger” in the late 1960s and early 1970s. We did a bit of a deep dive on the zipper and it appears the company producing them changed from the pattern used in the 1950s to the one seen on the pants in the late 1960s. It also appears that they essentially closed down in 1979. The pants appear to have been overdyed by the end user to darken the pattern as the inside of the crotch is lighter than the rest of the garment.
The shirt has the following patches: “US Airborne” on the left shoulder, ARVN Ranger Badge on the chest, US Senior Jump Wings and ARVN Jump Wings. The wearer undoubtedly was embedded with ARVN specialist troops.
During the onset of the Vietnam War, early advisors and SF troops weren’t issued any camouflage. They were still using OG-107. This was an issue when it came to blending in in the jungle. As such, many soldiers bought their own camouflage back home and brought it with them. You see many tigerstripe variants at play produced either by originally the South Vietnamese Military and then plenty of small shops in Thailand, Korea, Japan and even the USA.
These two pocket jackets were made by a company called “Ranger” in the 1970s in the USA. This jacket is adorned with US Senior Jump Wings, ARVN Jump Wings and an ARVN Ranger Patch. We don’t have a name on who owned this set originally, but clearly they were working plenty with the ARVN.
The pants appear to also be made by “Ranger” in the late 1960s and early 1970s. We did a bit of a deep dive on the zipper and it appears the company producing them changed from the pattern used in the 1950s to the one seen on the pants in the late 1960s. It also appears that they essentially closed down in 1979. The pants appear to have been overdyed by the end user to darken the pattern as the inside of the crotch is lighter than the rest of the garment.
The shirt has the following patches: “US Airborne” on the left shoulder, ARVN Ranger Badge on the chest, US Senior Jump Wings and ARVN Jump Wings. The wearer undoubtedly was embedded with ARVN specialist troops.