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Force Publique Belgian Congo
A photo print I had made off of a colorized glass slide. This would be pre 1900. At some point in the early 1900's the Local Force Publique uniforms went to a khaki color.
Indigenous members with flintlocks and barefoot. Was pleased with the clarity of the print.
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Major General George Alan Vasey CB, CBE, DSO and Bar New Guinea 1942 |
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hi,
very nice foto the blue " shirt " is worn from 1888 to the end of the 1st war in 1912, the buttons change, they wear the belgian army button with the lion the " khaki " shirt arrives little by litlle during the year 1916 @+, hughes
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Thank you for the information on the uniforms.
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"We must make our mistakes quickly"
Major General George Alan Vasey CB, CBE, DSO and Bar New Guinea 1942 |
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