Original French First Indochina War Era TAP 47/56 Olive Drab Parachute Smock with Cap & 11th French Airborne Division Patch Caps & Hats when it was still in

when it was still in service

but definitely is not

and he became chief military adviser from 1965 to 1968

however the leather is definitely degraded and stiff

Original French First Indochina War Era TAP 47/56 Olive Drab Parachute Smock with Cap & 11th French Airborne Division Patch Caps & Hats when it was still inOriginal Item: Only One Available. After the Second World War, the French Army began rebuilding and created a new uniform. This uniform included jump smock and trousers for parachute troops. The design of the smock and the camouflage pattern were influenced by the American jump smocks and British Denison smocks worn during WW2. The smock underwent several changes over the following decade, with the 1956 pattern being the example in question, hence "47