Original Item: One-of-a-kind. This is a very good condition BERET, MANS, WOOL, in the correct RIFLE GREEN color of the U.S. Army Special Forces, usually referred to as the "Green Berets". The owner of this rare beret served in the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) during the Vietnam war. The beret is offered in very good condition and also features a correct Special Forces enamel pin and all red 7th SFG (A) patch flash.

The Beret has a great maker and size mark on the interior, for Fleur de ‘Lis in Toronto, Size 7⅛. There is also a small paper tag sewed to the interior reading M2734.

The maker’s stamp on the interior reads

GENUINE
FLEUR DE ‘LIS
BERET
7 ⅛ 1962
DOROTTIES MAIRME NATLE
LIMITED
TORONTO

This beret is in great shape and is a scarce early-issue example. Comes ready for further research and display.

The 7th SFG(A) traces its lineage to the 1st Company, 1st Regiment, 1st Special Service Force, which was established on 9 July 1942 at Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana. The unit was a combined Canadian-American commando unit, designed to conduct raids against Germany's fledgling nuclear capability in northern Europe. However, it was relocated to the Aleutian Islands to fight the Japanese. Upon the successful completion of the Aleutian campaign, the FSSF was transferred to the Mediterranean theater of operations.

The unit earned the nickname "The Devil's Brigade" for fighting with distinction at the Anzio beachhead in Italy. It was the first Allied unit to enter Rome in June 1944. The commander of the 1st Regiment, Colonel Alfred C. Marshall, was killed in action leading that assault. The Force next served as an amphibious spearhead for the Allied landings in southern France in August 1944. The high rate of casualties from these campaigns made it necessary to disband the First Special Service Force at Menton, France on 5 December 1944.