Viet Cong Shirt & Trousers, 1960's

Historical information

The village Viet Cong guerilla wore a black shirt and trouser - the usual Vietnamese work-dress everybody wore. The perfect camouflage.
In a group of people it was impossible to pick the enemy. They all wore the same and looked the same to the western eye.
From a distance, a group of people did not necessarily mean mean a cell of viet cong on the move. They could be a bunch of field workers heading for a padi field or a community effort. At night the black pyjamas blended perfectly with very dark surrounds, but on other occasions they were too black. Main force viet cong wore black shirts and grey trousers. This clothing was hard to detect.

Physical description

Black cotton shirt and trousers.
Shirt - collarless, 5 buttons, long sleeve.
Trousers - draw cord at waist, no pockets , no fly

Inscriptions & markings

Size M tag.
No maker's label
No country of origin tag

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