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187 - MANNEQUIN. A parade uniform that belonged to G.
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Estimate €450 - €550
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MANNEQUIN. A parade uniform that belonged to G.R., a paratrooper non-commissioned officer with the 18th RCP in Algeria, comprising an amaranth-coloured beret made of fulled wool with a ‘paratroopers’ insignia’ (unmarked), an unnumbered paratrooper certificate, a 18th RCP insignia manufactured by Drago-Paris, a camouflage jump jacket and TAP 47/56 trousers, featuring a 25th DP patch and an 18th RCP diamond badge, a beige shirt, a pair of Model 52 combat boots, a RAPCO Model 50/53 belt, a TAP Model 50 belt set, an M51 canteen, a holster for the MAC 50, the entire set displayed on a mannequin sold with this set. BE G.R., born in 1929, served as a paratrooper in the 8th RIPC, the 18th and 1st RCP, and ended his career as a warrant officer in 1968. He undertook his first tour of duty in Indochina in 1948–1950 with the 20th Partisan Unit (Ankhé sector), then served as a master corporal in Tonkin with the 319th CSM (auxiliary forces) as a commando section leader. He was awarded the Legion of Honour, the Military Medal, the Combatant’s Cross, the Overseas Service Medal, the Wounded in Action Medal, etc. He is the author of a seminal memoir on commando operations in Tonkin.
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About the sale MILITARIA FROM INDOCHINA & ALGERIA – COLLECTORS’ WEAPONS
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Auction time 09/26/2026 at 10:30 AM
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