Bigeard cap
The Bigeard cap (French: casquette Bigeard) is a field cap worn by the French Army and several others. It was allegedly invented by French General Marcel Bigeard[1][2] to replace the colorful and less practical colored headgear worn by the French Army in its war in Indochina.
The Bigeard is a cloth field cap with a short cloth peak. Originally produced in lizard,[3][4] it was later produced in olive green and various camouflage patterns to include,[5] forest,[6] and desert.[6] The cap is more of a peaked sidecap and is available with or without neck flaps for sun protection.[6]
The Bigeard cap has subsequently been indissociable from the unconventional warfare seen during the various conflicts of the 20th century.
Users
Several armies have copied the design, Rhodesian army as the "swallowtail cap" [7] in English or "Quico" (pronounced kiko) in Portuguese vertical lizard[6][8]
See also
- Sen bou The former Imperial Japanese Army's field cap with which the Bigeard is similar too in form and function.
- patrol cap
References
- ^ "LA CASQUETTE BIGEARD" (PDF). www.fondation-general-bigeard.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ DENYS, Hubert. "04- L'origine de la casquette BIGEARD". episodes-histoire. Archived from the original on 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Sales site". fr.shopping.rakuten.com. Retrieved 2019-08-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Photo" (JPG). pmcdn.priceminister.com. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ ""BIGEARD " CAP". Doursoux.
- ^ a b c d "French F2 "Bigeard" cap, surplus". Varusteleka.com.
- ^ Modern African Wars (1) 1965-80 : Rhodesia, Men at Arms Series 183, Copyright June 15, 1986, by Peter Abbott and Philip Botham (Author), ISBN 978-0850457285
- ^ Modern African Wars (2) Angola and Moazambique 1961 - 74, Peter Abbot & Manuel Rodriques Osprey Men-at-Arms 202, 1988Copywrite, ISBN 978-0850458435
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