US Army 1967 ERDL "Non-Rip" Poplin Jungle Pants with a wool outer

with a wool outer

Tagged a size 9

The zipper was shot so I've replaced it with a NOS period correct Conmar

A very unusual 40s/50s hickory chore shirt/jacket

) the Trialmaster is one of the most enduring male garments

US Army 1967 ERDL "Non-Rip" Poplin Jungle Pants with a wool outerIntroduced into service inn 1967 this was an early iteration of the ERDL pattern camouflage that would become the standard US camo pattern of the second half on Vietnam and on into the 1970s. This featured the 'green dominant' pattern (note the colour contrast against the brown dominant background) that wasn't wholly suited to use in Vietnam, with the bright green standing out against the brown tinged grasslands. These were soon replaced in service by