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Post by pitfighter on May 16, 2016 13:41:13 GMT -5
Collector from CA - Nice to meet you all! Very small collection of French items, but growing. My primary is German WW2 -
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Post by craigtx on May 16, 2016 20:02:51 GMT -5
Howdy! Bienvenue! A nice start to your collection. Explore around, feel free to ask questions. We're mostly a friendly lot... Craig
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paulk
Nouvelle arrivée
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Post by paulk on May 16, 2016 23:22:38 GMT -5
Nice collection ! Welcome from a fellow newcomer.
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Post by lew on May 17, 2016 13:59:09 GMT -5
Nice. Welcome aboard. That Mle. 47/56 TAP jacket looks great. I'm too lazy to look it up: from what service branch is that képi? The béret rouge looks to be in similarly excellent condition.
You have the makings of two excellent Algerian War impressions: colonial para (pre-April 1958) or Metropolitan para (post-September 1957). The Metro paras used the blue beret until 9/57, and, from then until April 1958, both colonial and Metro paras used the red beret with the winged dagger insignia. After 4/58, the colonial paras became Marine Parachute Infantry Regiments (RPIMa) and changed to the insignia with the winged dagger over an anchor.
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Post by pitfighter on May 20, 2016 13:58:52 GMT -5
Thank you, Lew! A lot of new items arriving over the next few weeks. The Kepi was in a market at Cannes - it has a photo of the owner pressed inside it, in uniform. (Arrow pointing to individual - marked "moi.")
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Post by Saigon1965 on May 21, 2016 11:08:01 GMT -5
Hi Pit -
Great to see you here -
Great stuff coming in -
Keep posting them for us to enjoy!
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