FRENCH MILITARY LIZARD CAMOUFLAGE SHELTER HALF PONCHO 1954 ALGERIAN WAR ERA

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FRENCH ARMY CAMOUFLAGE LIZARD PATTERN SHELTER HALF/PONCHO. LIZARD CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN WAS FIRST USED IN THE INDOCHINA CONFLICT BY THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION ELITE FORCES AND THE PARATROOPERS AND WAS ALSO USED IN THE FRENCH ALGERIAN WAR ERA FROM (1954- 1960)  THIS PATTERN IS KNOWN AS PATTERN D AND WAS USED ONLY ON THE SHELTER QUARTERS ALTHOUGH SOME MILITARY PERSONAL DID MAKE HELMET COVERS BERETS AND CLOTHING OUT OF THEM. THERE IS A NECK OPENING WITH BUTTONS THAT ARE STAMPED EQUIPEMENTS MILITARIES  FOR TO USE AS A PONCHO. THESE ARE REVERSIBLE WITH CAMOUFLAGE ON ONE SIDE AND KHAKI ON THE REVERSE SIDE. NICE MARKINGS OF ARMEE S.F.H 1954 & M.A.E NANTES ON THE CORNER OF FABRIC SOME MARKINGS VARY SLIGHTLY. THE BUTTONS OR SNAPS ARE ALUMINUM WITH NO ISSUES. FABRIC IS ALSO NICE WITH NO ISSUES LIKE NEW MINT CONDITION. GUARANTEED ORIGINAL SURPLUS.