Thai Contingent

[brigadepiron]

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There seem to be very few sites on the internet (that I can find) that talk about the Thais, however, I have pieced together all the evidence about it from the osprey book.







Here is the caption from the Osprey book:

'Lance Corporal, 21st Infantry Regiment (Thailand), 1951'

"The NCO is wearing the 'varient' version of the US M42 HBT fatigues with single pleated brest & hip pockets...His helmet is...the French Adrian Model...it bore the national crest. Junior NCOs rank chevrons followed British system but were embroidered in yellow or gold on a dark blue-green background."

Osprey: The Korean War 1950-53.

Adrian (M26?):

More info:
www.militaryheadgear.com/items/4490

As always, aditions, corrections etc. are welcomed.

[pop401k]

Interesting subject Adrian Helmets... Several countries made/used them. There were some subtle differences among them. The Thai helmet shown above has a different "rim" than either of the French models. It appears closer to the Belgian model. The Japanese helmet from WWII was in fact a modified Adrian design.

[brigadepiron]

Nah, it doesn't quite correspond with my Belgian adrian. The crest does not have the right point at the front. There is also a type that pops up occasionally of the WW1 type (pressed with rim) with the Thai badge on, but TBH, I've yet to find a picture of ANY Thai troops wearing adrians at all... The US M1 is much more common.

Happily, there seems to be no shortage of these adrians - in Thailand but maybe they'll spread to the rest of the world too.

[brigadepiron]

weirdwars.co.uk/thaiarmy.htm

Good link for kit...

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