NVA knock offs of the Palladium

[slehman]

Gents

Not sure if the subject has ever came up but in the Second Indochina war, the NVA produced a copy of the Palladium to issue to their troops. They are much more practical than the HCM sandal. They're available from Sampan Imports. Sadly they don't have a rubber ankle pad.

www.goestores.com/catalog.aspx?storename=sampanimportcompanyn2&DeptID=210547&ItemID=9307649&detail=1



Steven

[lew]

Like all Pataugas made today, they were made in China. China also supplied them to ALN troops in Morocco and Tunisia. Most were intercepted by the French, but a lot still got through. The NVA were a bit easier to supply given the shared border.