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Post by shaun on Aug 2, 2009 20:42:23 GMT
Hi all,
Just really an interest, that one day maybe i would like to put together.
What was the typical "Kit" of a VC? I understand that they wore the "Black Pjamas". Just wondered if anyone made these? And what the other bits of equipment was that they used.
Shaun
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Post by shaun on Aug 2, 2009 21:12:22 GMT
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Post by oggy on Aug 2, 2009 22:26:01 GMT
Shaun, there's a few sellers on eBay that carry VC Chest Rigs (AK and SKS - search CHICOM), Rucksacks and Waterbottles. You can also find the Neck Scarves and the Tyre Sandals.
Basic kit could be a Chest rig with Water bottle.
The same suppliers can probably sort out headgear as well.
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Post by shaun on Aug 3, 2009 17:02:27 GMT
Hi Oggy,
Cheers for the heads up buddy, i think it will do well at displays, Aussie kit and VC Kit, so can allow the public to see a uniform from either side.
Shaun
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Post by oggy on Aug 3, 2009 21:38:09 GMT
Oh Yes, that'd work, throw in some WW2 Soviet SMGs, to scotch the rumour that it was all AKs...
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Post by deucemp on Aug 6, 2009 20:48:41 GMT
A lot of the lasses do VC at the shows, how about putting a bona fide NVA kit together? Not seen anyone doing a proper job of that. People forget they were a full on army with a proper uniform...
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Post by maverick on Aug 10, 2009 17:49:07 GMT
Rolling Thunder have a large VC squad and amongst there members are a couple of collectors, one of them has over 200 original VC and NVA items, a lot of it was brought back from Vietnam by himself.
Regards
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Post by mikepenver on Aug 10, 2009 20:06:37 GMT
Rolling Thunder have a large VC squad and amongst there members are a couple of collectors, one of them has over 200 original VC and NVA items, a lot of it was brought back from Vietnam by himself. Regards Do you mean Stuart? |
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Post by Capt Gary Wilder on Sept 9, 2009 19:05:23 GMT
Sampan has a very good shipping time. I got my black PJs in less than a week from ordering them. I'd recommend them a lot.  These are the said PJs sold by Sampan. |
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Post by shaun on Nov 1, 2009 12:46:19 GMT
Hi there,
Cheers for sharing, thatas a fantastic uniform you have put together there!
Shaun
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Post by dustoff on Nov 13, 2009 17:52:35 GMT
you could start a vc/nva group within delta to the dmv shaun.
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Post by shaun on Nov 14, 2009 16:25:52 GMT
Hi Nick,
Good plan mate. I will look into this. What info you got??
Shaun
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Post by dustoff on Nov 17, 2009 14:40:54 GMT
Hi Nick, Good plan mate. I will look into this. What info you got?? Shaun hi shaun, wrong one to ask i know squat about the enemy as i am still learning from scratch. but we could use a vc contingent in d2dmz so upto you want you wanna do. |
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Post by Troy Whigham on Aug 31, 2010 13:03:23 GMT
At a recent Vietnam War tactical, we had a mix of NVA/VC uniforms, but generally we used either the black uniform above, or a khaki/green NVA uniform. Most of us had authentic/reproduction uniforms from militaria vendors, either Sampan Imports, Moore Militaria, or from Vietnam vendors on eBay. What we learned after 3 days in the bush is that VC uniforms suck for operating in dense foliage! One fellow completely shredded the seat of his pants to the point that it looked like he was wearing chaps, and a few of us had issues with the elastic waist creeping down as we moved under the weight of the web gear. On the other hand, some of us had brought "emergency back-up" NVA-type pants and shirt (either khaki or green modern civilian clothes like Dickies tan shirts with J. Crew pants that could pass as period) to replace our clapped-out VC stuff. These replacements held up much better and were more practical because they had pockets for holding event registration cards and medical ID stuff. With the VC scarf and black VC boonie, the effect was startling - it looked very much like Viet Minh uniforms, NVA uniforms, and/or Russian advisor uniforms. Footwear consisted of either the PAVN boot, the Palladium boot, US jungle boots, plain brown leather hiking boots, and (in my case) Converse All-Star hi-tops with black soles and the canvas upper painted green. One fellow wearing the PAVN boot came down with issues with blisters and was out of the fight for the final day. My Converse provided zero arch support and I almost went out of the fight with sore feet as well, but we needed numbers so I stayed in the fight. As a group, we decided that modern boots would be the smart way to go for the next tactical, since you can't really see them with the pants untucked. For weapons, we used whatever was blank-adapted, but generally it worked out like this: - 2 AR-15s - 4 AK-47s - 1 M1 carbine - 1 K-98 - 1 MP-40 - 1 Norinco carbine Our webgear was a mix of Chi-Com, PAVN, WW2, and M-56. Here's a group shot on Saturday.  If you're doing a living history event, the VC black pajamas make good display articles, but aren't very practical for field operations. Your better bet would be to go with a khaki NVA uniform made with sturdier materials and practical functionality (like pockets and belt loops!). |
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Post by norseman on Sept 14, 2010 19:34:30 GMT
Troy, You guys look GREAT!  |
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