Original Vietnam War Era South Vietnamese Navy Blue Beret with Saigon Maker Tag & Period Applied US Navy Rating - Size 58 Scottish Militaria all participating countries quickly began

all participating countries quickly began to realize the importance of protection for their troops in the field

subsequently purchased what we refer to as the "Strakaty collection" over the course of ten years beginning in the 1980s

which has a removable spike held on by a "bayonet" style attachment

the band below the soldier bore the relief inscription "CCCP"

It is also marked 41 COLT

Original Vietnam War Era South Vietnamese Navy Blue Beret with Saigon Maker Tag & Period Applied US Navy Rating - Size 58 Scottish Militaria all participating countries quickly beganOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) employed an array of variations in clothing issued to the men and women in its armed forces. At the birth of the republic, military clothing was nearly identical to that of the former State of Vietnam or "Bao Dai Republic", consisting largely of French manufactured inspired pieces with a percentage of WW2 surplus uniforms from the United States and to a lesser extent Great