TSPTR x EAST ASIA Gold Tiger Boonie hat

Gold Tiger pattern, vintage washed cotton twill

Locally made boonie hats were procured by many of the CIA operatives and Special Forces outfits in South East Asia during the Vietnam war. During the early stages of the Vietnam War the US Government placed orders for camouflage uniforms with several South East Asian countries under the CISO and Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP). Tiger Stripe was one such pattern, it quickly became available to US Advisors and personnel, the items varied in coloration and style with mis-matched sets being common.

Many of the Special Forces units such as LRRPs and Rangers had boonie hats made by local tailors to specific patterns and with additional details. The dressing pocket or 'cigarette' pocket as it become was one such detail, originally found on the sleeve of some of the CISO variations of tiger pattern jungle shirts, these were often removed and repurposed onto the crown of a boonie hat.

Will comfortably fit sizes 58 to 59cm