Original Vietnam War era 1969 Dated US Army 5th Special Forces Group Marked Green-dominant ERDL (M-1948 ERDL) Camouflage Jungle Jacket.
The ERDL pattern, also called the Leaf pattern, is a camouflage design created by the United States Army’s Engineer Research & Development Laboratories (ERDL) in 1948. It was first deployed during the Vietnam War, beginning in early 1967, primarily to elite reconnaissance and special operations units. The design features four colors arranged in an interlocking configuration. Initially, it appeared in a green-dominant variant with large organic shapes in olive green and brown, black branch-like lines, and light green leaf highlights. Shortly after initial deployment in Vietnam, a brown-dominant version replaced the light green with light tan. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) adopted the green-dominant version as standard issue in South Vietnam in 1968, and later the U.S. Army introduced it on a wide scale in Southeast Asia. The ERDL-pattern combat uniform was identical in cut to the OG-107 Tropical Combat uniform, commonly called "jungle fatigues", it was issued alongside. It was common for Marines to wear mixes of ERDL and OG-107 jungle fatigues, which was authorized owing to periodic shortages. Australian and New Zealand SAS members were also issued U.S.-spec tropical combat uniforms in ERDL during their time in the Vietnam War. By the end of the Vietnam War, U.S. service members wore camouflage combat dress as the norm.
Shows signs of use and wear, all buttons present.
Flat garment measurements in inches:
Chest: 46" (23” pit-to-pit)
Length: 30”
Arm: 24"
