M17 Gas mask

Unused Body Armor, Ground Troops, Variable Type vest with plates. Size Medium Long. Contract DSA 100-69-C-0548. Perfect unused condition. There is a small tear in the cotton fabric on the inside back see photo.

The vest was tested by the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam from January to May 1967, and although it was too heavy for foot mobile operations, it was recommended for personnel involved in escorting convoys and motorized patrols.

US Army 82nd Airborne Division Recondo Patch.

Used 2qt field water canteen with universal strap. Bottle is from Hedwin. Year of manufacture 1968.

Unused 2qt canteen (2 quart collapsible canteen). Year of manufacture 1968. Made by Hedwin.

Used cardboard packaging for M67 grenade.

Unused bipod for M-16A1 rifle. The holster is also in unused condition, but is slightly dirty due to storage.

Lightly used USMC Shelter Half Tent in Mitchel camouflage. Cell has a few small holes. Colors are perfectly preserved. Overall it is in very nice condition. Year of manufacture 1953.

Unused M1956 First Aid Case and Compass Pouch with bandage.

Introduced in 1971 as part of the LINCLOE (Lightweight Individual Clothing & Equipment) program that lead to the ALICE system, these nylon pouches accommodated three thirty-round magazinesfor the M16 rifle. Though the later LC-1 cases had the same grenade pockets on each side and suspender snap eyelet on the back, the LINCLOE pouch uniquely had individual flap covers for each magazine compartment. The flaps were designed to ensure that the magazines remained in their proper positions when one was removed, but they also slowed magazine removal.

USMC adopted the LINCLOE pouches in 1972 and Marines guarding the U.S. embassy in Saigon in April 1975 are thought to have carried them.

Used MACV patch—design with a thin edge.

Used blouse COAT, MAN'S COMBAT, TROPICAL. Rip-Stop material. Size Medium Regular. Contract DSA 69-C-1161. See photo for condition.