Wonderful excellent!
(2024-04-15)
I ordered the French Kiko hat and it was wonderful quality!
i will order another one
i will order another one
Excellent cap
(2024-03-11)
I bought this to see how well WPG recreated the French HBT lizard pattern and also because I don't own a real "Bigeard" cap.
I do have several genuine French trousers and jackets in HBT lizard from the 60's and 70's as well as a real Bigeard cap in olive drab from the 90's so from this I can say it's a great repro. The cut is very near the original it seems and the fit is great. The color of the camouflage is very close but not quite the same, since the base khaki-green color is a little lighter than on the real items I have. On the other hand the colors on the green and red overlapping strokes are very close to real French lizard.
Note that at the time the colors varied between manufacturers, years of production and patterns until it became more stantardized in 1958 as can be seen on 47/56 pattern uniforms. So I'm not exactly criticizing here.
The only thing that really betrays it as a repro (besides the absent markings and that it's brand new) are the chevrons of the HBT fabric, they are slightly wider than the real stuff.
All in all a great substitute for a cap that's nearly impossible to find in the right size and at a reasonable price nowadays!
I do have several genuine French trousers and jackets in HBT lizard from the 60's and 70's as well as a real Bigeard cap in olive drab from the 90's so from this I can say it's a great repro. The cut is very near the original it seems and the fit is great. The color of the camouflage is very close but not quite the same, since the base khaki-green color is a little lighter than on the real items I have. On the other hand the colors on the green and red overlapping strokes are very close to real French lizard.
Note that at the time the colors varied between manufacturers, years of production and patterns until it became more stantardized in 1958 as can be seen on 47/56 pattern uniforms. So I'm not exactly criticizing here.
The only thing that really betrays it as a repro (besides the absent markings and that it's brand new) are the chevrons of the HBT fabric, they are slightly wider than the real stuff.
All in all a great substitute for a cap that's nearly impossible to find in the right size and at a reasonable price nowadays!
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