You are buying an old French TTA Modèle 47 "allégé" lizard camouflage jacket. Famous for being used by French special forces Commandos de Chasse in the Algerian War. Hwever, they also saw action in Indochina, by the French paratroopers and later by ARVN army troops in the Vietnam War. An early French piece from the 1950s or early 1960s, commonly known as "lizard" camouflage (and leopard pattern by the French), which was developed by the French for their colonial troops in Indochina and elsewhere, comprised of horizontal overlapping, broad horizontal brushstrokes. Numerous variants of the pattern exist since it was in production for several decades, but only those made after 1962 were standardized in colour and print. This famous camouflage would become the grand father to tiger stripe and virtually every other version of lizard camouflage used around the world. This particular shirt uses the D2 pattern according to collectors, which has sparse and broad brushstrokes. Used extensively in Algeria and French Indochina. The summer field shirt is made from a durable cotton fabric (not the usual HBT) and is part of the TTA 1947 family of uniforms, but this is the model 1952 - a simplified tropical version for deployment use. The jacket has just two internal chest pockets with buttoned flaps, epaulets and a sleeve adjustment system that allows the sleeves to be opened rolled. 


The coat is in in excellent lightly used condition, close to mint. Just one broken button (see image) but the rest are all there and are the originals. On the shoulder of the right sleeve there are traces of having worn an embroidered insignia. The thread trace of the soldier's name tape appears on the left pocket flap. Despite the passage of time, the colors remain solid and bright.. Made by SAVO from Roanne, France. From early 1950s. The dimensions are as follows:

  • chest (pit to pit) - approx. 50 cm (19.68" in.)
  • shoulder - approx. 50 cm (19.68" in.)
  • arm (pit to cuff) - approx. 62 cm (24.40" in.)
  • arm (shoulder to cuff) - approx. 66 cm (25.98" in.)
  • back (collar to hem) - approx. 72 cm (28.34" in.)
  • weight - 670 gr (1.7 lb.)

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These are the Standard -airmail- shipping costs:

  • US$26.00 for Europe
  • US$50.00 for United States
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Terms of sale

  1. Returns are only accepted within the European Union - The returned product must be free of fees and duties.
  2. Item is described to the best of our ability – any defects or problems we observe will be described and shown in the listing photos.
  3. We take the measurements with the garment on a flat surface - a tape measure with a metric scale is used.
  4. Purchase cannot be cancelled once the order has been shipped.
  5. We reserve the right to increase or decrease the price at any time.
  6. Soft and malleable products (jackets, pants, headwear, etc.) are packaged in shipping bags.
  7. We reserve the right to change the shipping service depending on the rate and how it matches the price paid.
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