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The British soon adopted similar methods, and eventually the United States followed suit. By 1954, the U.S. Army introduced its Green Uniform, and by the 1960s, the now-famous Tiger stripe pattern gained popularity after being worn by Navy SEALs and Green Berets
in Vietnam.
Hunters took notice. The Tiger stripe design, with its jagged streaks of green and brown layered with bold black strokes over lighter olive and khaki, wasn’t just effective in the jungle; it was effective in the woods back home. As surplus military gear became available, hunters swapped out their traditional red plaid wool Mackinaw coats for this new camouflage. What started as a battlefield necessity had crossed over into the hunting world, reshaping how sportsmen dressed in pursuit of game.
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