6e BPC service jacket, 1952

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A Mle 1946 service jacket. Adjudant rank. Hanoi, March 1952.



On the left side:

parachute qualification wings
6e Bataillon Parachutiste Coloniaux pocket badge.

On the right side:

Unit awarded Croix de Guerre TOE fouragerre
Colonial troops Mle 45 sleeve Ecusson

Medal ribbons:

Personal award Croix de Guerre TOE
Croix du Combattant
Medaille Coloniaux (Colonial: North Africa, Indochina)
Medaille de 2eme Guerre Mondiale (WWII campaign)
Medaille de blesse (wounds)

[hoover]

Very nice!

I am not able to find a good tunic which fits me. So I have to use a M44 Ike Jacket for reenactment purposes.

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I've had several from ebay.fr - a good source!

[hoover]

Yes, my 2 originals are from Ebay.fr, too. But I need size 44R, so not easy to find. The guys then were small little Frenchies... ;D

[bellumbill]

Cookie -

I should have commented on this months ago, sorry - The jacket looks fantastic!!! I too would love to set one up for the 6eme BPC, but I, too, need a large size - I am a size 46R - Also, do you know of a good source for the 6bpc badges? I have bid on a few on ebay, but lost out - I know originals go for big bucks, does anyone re-strike them??

Again, great job on the jacket!

Best,
Bill K.