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2eme Regiment Parachutiste Coloniale: Rifle Grenadier
Port Fouad, Suez Canal, Egypt, 1956
US M1C helmet with 1944 net & neoprene band
Large crown red beret with 'Troupes Aeroportees' badge
Field made 'Bigeard' cap in Lizard camouflage
French Mle 47/52 'Lizard' camouflage jacket and trousers
US M43 'double buckle' boots
French Mle 50/53 TAP RAPCO belt
French Mle 50/53 TAP equipment suspenders
French Mle 50 rifle ammo pouches
French Mle 50 TAP SMG pouch on strap (for rifle grenades)
French Mle 51 water bottle in cover
French Mle 50 TAP musette pack
French TAP 1st aid pouch & bandage
US M3 fighting knife in M8A1 plastic scabbard
French 1956 forces issue cigarettes
MAS-36/51 bolt action rifle with integral 22mm grenade launcher
3eme Regiment Parachutiste Coloniale: Soldat
The Casbah, City of Algiers, 1957-58
Field made 'Bigeard' cap in 'Lizard' camouflage material
French 47/52 'Lizard' camouflage jacket and trousers
US M43 'Double buckle' boots
French Mle 50/53 TAP RAPCO belt
French Mle 50 TAP MAT-49 ammo pouch
French Mle 52 water bottle and cover
US M3 fighting knife in M8A1 plastic scabbard
MAT-49 Submachine gun
NB- Due to the 'Police Action' nature of the deployment that faced Marcel Bigeard's paras in the city of Algiers, they wore a reduced amount of equipment. This being due to the proximity of their barracks and the need to keep civilian casualties to a minimum.
Port Fouad, Suez Canal, Egypt, 1956
US M1C helmet with 1944 net & neoprene band
Large crown red beret with 'Troupes Aeroportees' badge
Field made 'Bigeard' cap in Lizard camouflage
French Mle 47/52 'Lizard' camouflage jacket and trousers
US M43 'double buckle' boots
French Mle 50/53 TAP RAPCO belt
French Mle 50/53 TAP equipment suspenders
French Mle 50 rifle ammo pouches
French Mle 50 TAP SMG pouch on strap (for rifle grenades)
French Mle 51 water bottle in cover
French Mle 50 TAP musette pack
French TAP 1st aid pouch & bandage
US M3 fighting knife in M8A1 plastic scabbard
French 1956 forces issue cigarettes
MAS-36/51 bolt action rifle with integral 22mm grenade launcher
3eme Regiment Parachutiste Coloniale: Soldat
The Casbah, City of Algiers, 1957-58
Field made 'Bigeard' cap in 'Lizard' camouflage material
French 47/52 'Lizard' camouflage jacket and trousers
US M43 'Double buckle' boots
French Mle 50/53 TAP RAPCO belt
French Mle 50 TAP MAT-49 ammo pouch
French Mle 52 water bottle and cover
US M3 fighting knife in M8A1 plastic scabbard
MAT-49 Submachine gun
NB- Due to the 'Police Action' nature of the deployment that faced Marcel Bigeard's paras in the city of Algiers, they wore a reduced amount of equipment. This being due to the proximity of their barracks and the need to keep civilian casualties to a minimum.
