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    Iraqi 6 Color Armor

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    Post by Nkomo Sat Feb 04, 2017 12:28 am

     Picked this armor up recently from Ebay. It is missing one of the side fasteners, but didn't have an example like this in my collection.

     Seems to be similar to other examples of Iraqi Police armor I have seen in the past, but was told this is Iraqi Army or Iraqi Civil Defense Corps.

     Front pocket looks to have been modified by cutting off the pocket flap and making a cut on the pocket.

     The armor inside is very light weight and I highly doubt it has much ballistic stopping capability.

     The inside writing is a name and part of it says "Ahmed".

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    Post by Bagman6 Sat Feb 04, 2017 5:53 am

    Arch - Great find. The Iraqi's used so much different gear, patterns, manufactures, etc kit like this is going to be turning up for years to come I believe.
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    Post by Nkomo Sat Feb 04, 2017 12:57 pm

    Thank you, sir. You are absolutely correct about the plethora of uniforms and gear used by the Iraqi Armed Forces. Many collectors walk right past items and have no idea what it is.
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    Post by Cap Camouflage Pattern I Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:14 pm

    Really nice, sorry I missed it!
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    Post by Cap Camouflage Pattern I Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:03 pm

    Iraqi 6 Color Armor Gettyi35'

    A similar one which may also have one of the pockets modified, although not in the same way and the watermark makes it hard to see.

    FALLUJAH, IRAQ - JULY 30: A soldier from the 1st Battalion of the Iraqi Ground Forces Command detains a family during a mission July 30, 2005 in Fallujah, Iraq. The Iraqi soldiers with the help of U.S. Army and Marines staged the early-morning mission during which they searched every home and recorded family information of residents in about a 30 block area of the city's northeast side. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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