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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
Several armies have copied the design,
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
Marcel Bigeard (February 14, 1916 – June 18, 2010), personal radio call-sign "Bruno", was a French military officer and politician who fought in World War II, the First Indochina War
The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochi ...
to replace the colorful and less practical colored headgear worn by the French Army in its war in Indochina
Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...
.
The Bigeard is a cloth field cap with a short cloth peak. Originally produced in lizard
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, it was later produced in olive green
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As a color word in the English language, it appears in late Middle English. Shaded toward gray, it becomes olive drab.
Variations
Olivine
Olivine is the typical ...
and various camouflage patterns to include, forest
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, and desert
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. The cap is more of a peaked sidecap and is available with or without neck flaps for sun protection.
Users
Several armies have copied the design, Rhodesian army
The Rhodesian Security Forces were the military forces of the Rhodesian government. The Rhodesian Security Forces consisted of a ground force (the Rhodesian Army), the Rhodesian Air Force, the British South Africa Police, and various personnel ...
as the "swallowtail cap" in English or "Quico" (pronounced kiko) in Portuguese vertical lizardModern African Wars (2) Angola and Moazambique 1961 - 74, Peter Abbot & Manuel Rodriques Osprey Men-at-Arms 202, 1988Copywrite,
See also
* Sen bou The former Imperial Japanese Army's field cap with which the Bigeard is similar too in form and function. *patrol cap
A patrol hat, also known as a field cap, is a soft kepi constructed similarly to a baseball cap, with a stiff, rounded visor but featuring a flat top, worn by military personnel of some countries in the field when a combat helmet is not required.
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