American Market Ho Chi Minh City

American Market in Ho Chi Minh City is popularly known as Dan Sinh Market. This market located at the back of city center specializes in reproduction of ex-military items and fake war souvenirs. It is mainly due to this feature of Dan Sinh Market that it is also known as War Surplus Market in Saigon. It is the most offbeat of all the markets in Ho Chi Minh City.

Among the displayed items in Dan Sinh Market, flack jackets, smashed aviation dials, foot powder, ex-military clothing and equipment are worth mentioning. The authentic items are gradually disappearing and the copies are flooding the market. The vendors in the market are very persuasive and may compel you to buy "souvenirs" from the war like zippo lighters, dog tags, and shell casings. Most of the displaced items fake. All real stuffs of the American/Vietnam War are gone long back. If you have good eyes, you can look for some genuine items like GI zippo lighters, parts of tanks, planes, bombs and US army issue webbing.

If you are looking for gas masks and field stretchers, you can get those in Dan Sinh Market in Ho Chi Minh City. You can also search for fatigues or dog tags used in Vietnam War. However don’t expect to get genuine items as duplicates, with the passage of time, are phasing them out.