Belgian Denison Brushstroke Camo jacket Bush Congo Rhodesia 1956 size 2 L Zaire

Description

Original Belgian airborne/paratroop bush jacket with typical beaver tail, in the Belgian "Denison" brush stroke camouflage pattern.
These jackets are very hard to find, and are from very early manufacture.These were mainly inspired on the British ww2 paratroop/airborne jumpsmocks
Made out of an extremely sturdy and tightly woven Egyptian cotton.
This one is dated 1956.
They were used on several operations in Africa by Belgian paratroop units,and by numerous Mercenaries trough the African/Colonial wars.
The jacket is in very good condition, lightly worn, colors are strong, zipper and press studs all work fine
- 2 large breast pockets
- 2 lower/waist pockets
- 2 inner pockets , holster shaped
- drawstring for the waist adjustment
- all pockets close by 3 tan buttons, and have 2 "positions"
- cuff adjustment by buttons
- hem adjustment by press-studs - 3 positions
- Stand up collar, with 5 press studs on it for attaching the hood
- Front zipper is a heavy duty Opti zipper,  works properly and is hidden by 5 press stud buttons on the stormflap.
- beaver taill still present, can be worn in 3 positions, and is secured by 2 release bolts, it can be stored on the backside of the jacket when not in use.
- reinforced elbows
I would say this is a size L
measurements:
shoulder to shoulder: 50 cm/ 19.68 Inch
collar to bottom: 63 cm/ 24.80 Inch
arms : 64.5 cm/  25.39 Inch
When laid flat,from armpit to armpit: 72 cm/ 28.34 Inch
Production tag reads:  ABL     RAKA     4     48
______         _____
1956                56
ABL stands for Armée Belge/ Belgisch Leger   (Belgian Army) in both languages that are mainly spoken in Belgium
RAKA is probably the producer
4 size
1956 date of manufacture
48/ 56 size measurement
Colors are great.
Get your chance to own this one, they're really not common !
shipping to neighbouring countries is 16.40 euros, FRANCE,NETHERLANDS,GERMANY
other EU countries AND UNITED STATES is 32,8 euros/ 39 $
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