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HomeAccessoriesOrigins of Tiger Stripe: British Windproof and French Lizard Camouflage

Origins of Tiger Stripe: British Windproof and French Lizard Camouflage

August 1, 2026 Ian McCollum Accessories, Video 0

Reserve your copy of “Tiger Stripe: The Vietnam Camouflage Story” on Kickstarter today:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/tiger-stripe?ref=evt699

Today I am speaking with Owen Thornton (author of Headstamp’s new book on Tiger Stripe camo) about the origins on Tiger Stripe. The *French* origins, naturally…

Romagne 14-18 Museum Tour

October 30, 2018 Ian McCollum Museum Review, Video 5

Jean-Paul de Vries runs a very interesting private World War One museum in the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon in the Meuse region of northeastern France – the Romagne ’14-’18 Museum (in France, World War One is […]

Book Review: Proud Promise, by Jean Huon

March 15, 2012 Ian McCollum Book review 9

We’ve all heard the jokes about French guns – never fired and only dropped once. It’s a shame that they developed that type of stereotypical reputation here in the US, because the French were actually […]

Video: French Military Centerfire Revolvers

April 11, 2012 Ian McCollum Handgun 17

Today we’re look at the two main French military centerfire revolvers – the model 1873 and model 1892. These both served for many decades with French troop around the world, and they’re interesting designs. I […]

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