Graham: Your 1 friend is using a tan .45 holster. Should be black as far as I know.
otherwise, what Porkchop said :)

The Keiichione:
Your uniform is early woodland. NOT ERDL.
Chicom: OK.
AK: Use type 56 or 47. No vert grips or (romanian) wire stocks. No polymer/bakelite mags. Steel only.
M56 gear: Looks OK from what I see.
ALICE Ruck: Did not exist in the 'Nam. Lightweight ruck, CIDG, or ARVN ruck.

You have a general idea but still a-ways to go :)

^ Indeed, this is ERDL.
http://www.3rd-force-recon-company.com/erdl001s.jpg

Early US Woodland (late 70's early 80's)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...attern.svg.png

Could be using old stock of WWII holsters?

I know some WWII holsters were painted/polished black for Vietnam.

Romanian AK is no go as are the Bakelite mags. It is also false to believe LRRP used AK. SF-SOGs-SEALs yeah, LRRP nope. I've been active for a number of years on the 101st ABN LRRP association board and C Co Rangers and all vets confirmed me they very seldomly used AKs and if so only the pointman would be.

Same situation for N Co Vince. Pointman, sometimes with black PJs for that extra second of "wait that guy isnt asian"

Boyso - Painted being the key word :D

Hehe, we're on the same line!

Thank you for all those replies,
I do believe that the Shirt on the Left is ERDL brown dominant (I have a Green dominant pair of trousers to go with that)
The Shirt on the right is most likely Early Woodland (thanks to Mr evolution)
I will work on this kit.

Very nice pics GRAHAM, glad to see all the proper Tiger Stripe pattern on display, looks like a mean unit!

Keiichione: It's not early WL pattern, this is an RDF shirt from late 70's

http://i51.tinypic.com/29pdqq1.jpg

Tried to give it a bit more old school flavour.

Good eye, Vince.


The original slant-pocket M1967 jungle uniforms were only sanctioned for use by US military personnel deployed to Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Once the war ended, the original ERDL uniforms saw only scattered usage, primarily by the US Marine Corps and US special operations community. Beginning in 1979, however, the DOD again reconsidered camouflage uniforms for issue to military personnel, and designed the Hot Weather Uniform (in a slightly varied cut from the Vietnam era jungle uniform) utilizing surplus stocks of green and brown dominant ERDL camouflage. Subsequent textile production for this uniform saw a distinctive color change from the Vietnam era ERDL patterns, creating what has come to be known among some historians as "transitional ERDL" or "ERDL 2nd generation." This pattern features mid-brown & grass green organic shapes with black "branches" on an light olive green background. This 2nd Generation ERDL uniform was primarily distributed to members of the Rapid Deployment Force and the USMC (along with some special operations personnel), but was officially only in production from 1979 to 1981.( thanks to ICUS)

sawheet. When you getting your kit going?!

Hey I remember all about my 'Nam days ;)

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/a...rsoft/erdl.jpg

-m16 bandolier with no mags :(
-Jungleboots
-CA M16 Chicom Sling.
-M56 Webbing With shit ton of tape to make it quite :P. 2 AR ammo pouches, 2 canteens pouches, I will replace my M61 pack with 2 more canteens and a Indigenous Rucksack replica. http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/combat-ge...cksack-od.html
-M7 M7 Bayonet
-ERDL 70 issued or 69.
-Will get black gloves, smoke grenades, M26 grenades and a XM177.