Typical Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) worn by New Zealand soldiers in the field during the Vietnam War. The BDU above consists of:
- Australian 'Pixie' uniform shirt and trousers
- Mixture of US M56 and British 1944 Pattern webbing
- Dunlop GP boots
- US-made ARVN pack
- 200 round 7.62mm ammunition link for M60 machine gun
- Replica SLR with field dressing taped to butt
Reference
Images courtesy James Hebden
How to cite this page: '
Vietnam-era New Zealand battle dress
', URL: https://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/photo/vietnam-era-new-zealand-battle-dress, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 03-Dec-2024