Item:ARVN Vietnam CSDC National Police Field Force NPFF Clouds Camo Pants
Size/Measurements:There is no size marked on the pants, but they measure to a Size 24 Waist x 23 Inseam.
Markings:None
Condition:These pants are in Poor Condition. There's a 6.5" crudely stitched horizontal repair along the entire front right knee. Moderate dark soiling and notable zig-zag stitch repairs at both front thighs. A spot of fraying at the inner front left waist pocket seam. Post-war replacement khaki plastic buttons at the front waist and down the fly. A stitched repair at the middle seat. Moderate fading, "browning", and dark soiling at front and back. Medium weight 100% cotton twill construction. Feature slash entry front waist patch pockets, a button fly, and single exposed button flap closure seat pockets. The seat pockets sport the original "shaved edge" khaki plastic "pie tin" buttons.
Provenance: These pants, along with several others pieces of NPFF camouflage we currently offer, were acquired from the collection/inventory of the late, great George Petersen, owner of National Capital Historical Sales, and a godfather of the militaria industry.
Historical Background:The South Vietnamese National Police Field Force (NPFF) was an elite paramilitary unit operating alongside ARVN forces and working closely with US CIA agents. The NPFF was usually the first to respond to Communist attacks in cities, and ousted the Viet Cong from the Cholon area of Saigon during the Tet Offensive. They also were an integral part of the Phoenix Project, a controversial program conducted by the South Vietnamese National Police and the US CIA to attack and destroy the political infrastructure of the Viet Cong in South Vietnam. Intelligence gathered by the CIA led to lists of known VC operatives, who were then captured and interrogated for valuable information on the Communist network and activity. NPFF troops wore a distinctive "autumn clouds" camouflage uniform developed from the reverse side of the US "Mitchell" pattern, and the classic camo was also worn by some US Navy SEALs and US Army infantry.We have shown a photo of South Vietnamese National Police Field Force soldiers hurrying through the streets of their old capital on the morning of April 30, 1975; that fateful day saw the fall of Saigon, and marked the end of the Vietnam War. They all wear similar NPFF "autumn clouds" camouflage.
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