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Up for sale is a 100% authentic, premium piece of Vietnam War military history: an original U.S. Army 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) rifle green wool beret in Size 7. This beret is a highly collectible cross-border contract variant manufactured under the Defense Production Sharing Agreement (DPSA). The inner black cotton lining features completely legible white contract stamps verifying its logistical history:
Contractor: Canadian Commercial Corp.Contract Number: DSA-100-71-C-0514 (Fiscal Year 1971 contract allocation)Federal Stock Number (FSN): 8405-082-5645 (Rifle Green Beret, Size 7 classification)The flash is attached to the beret using white thread stitching visible through the inner lining.
Early Insignia: Mounted to the flash is an original, early enameled De Oppresso Liber U.S. Army Special Forces crest featuring the scarcer, period-correct bent pin attachment on the reverse side rather than modern dual-clutch posts.
