Bigeard cap
French army field cap
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bigeard cap (French: casquette Bigeard) is a field cap worn by the French Army and several others. It was allegedly invented by French General Marcel Bigeard[1][2] to replace the colorful and less practical colored headgear worn by the French Army in First Indochina War.
Overview
The Bigeard is a cloth field cap with a short cloth peak. Originally produced in lizard, it was later produced in olive green and various camouflage patterns to include, forest, and desert. The cap is more of a peaked sidecap and is available with or without neck flaps for sun protection.
Users
Several armies have copied the design, Rhodesian army as the "swallowtail cap" [3] in English or "Quico" (pronounced kiko) in Portuguese vertical lizard[4]
Gallery
Portuguese "Quico" variant
Olive Bigeard
See also
- Patrol cap
- Sen bou The former Imperial Japanese Army's field cap with which the Bigeard is similar to in form and function.
