Bigeard cap
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The Bigeard cap (French: casquette Bigeard) is a field cap worn by the French Army and several others. It was allegedly invented by French General Marcel Bigeard[1][2] to replace the colorful and less practical colored headgear worn by the French Army in First Indochina War.
Overview
[edit | edit source]The Bigeard is a cloth field cap with a short cloth peak. Originally produced in lizard, it was later produced in olive green and various camouflage patterns to include, forest, and desert. The cap is more of a peaked sidecap and is available with or without neck flaps for sun protection.
Users
[edit | edit source]Several armies have copied the design, Rhodesian army as the "swallowtail cap" [3] in English or "Quico" (pronounced kiko) in Portuguese vertical lizard[4]
Gallery
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Portuguese "Quico" variant
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Olive Bigeard
See also
[edit | edit source]- Patrol cap
- Sen bou The former Imperial Japanese Army's field cap with which the Bigeard is similar to in form and function.
References
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- ^ Modern African Wars (1) 1965-80 : Rhodesia, Men at Arms Series 183, Copyright June 15, 1986, by Peter Abbott and Philip Botham (Author), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Modern African Wars (2) Angola and Moazambique 1961 - 74, Peter Abbot & Manuel Rodriques Osprey Men-at-Arms 202, 1988Copywrite, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
