Original Vietnam War Era South Vietnamese ARVN Officer’s Black Beret With Stamped Brass Badge - Size 55 Medals and these definitely do show

and these definitely do show some real use

and the cleaning rod is still included

and the National Archives did save some of the metal stampers

In 1926 the Bade-Tauchretter was brought into service for rescuing drowning swimmers

Metal finish is a nice aged blue color

Original Vietnam War Era South Vietnamese ARVN Officer’s Black Beret With Stamped Brass Badge - Size 55 Medals and these definitely do showOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) employed an array of variations in clothing issued to the men and women in its armed forces. At the birth of the republic, military clothing was nearly identical to that of the former State of Vietnam or "Bao Dai Republic", consisting largely of French manufactured inspired pieces with a percentage of WW2 surplus uniforms from the United States and to a lesser extent Great