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Written by steve   
Sunday, 23 November 2008

I have tons of U.S. stuff and will try to get most of it up here ! I am going to start with various Woodland Items , I do not have much Vietnam era or before , it is very hard to get and expensive plus I am not good enough to spot the repo's from the real deal , maybe in time I will explore these eras more !

The set Below is from My Grandfather , he served in WWII in the Philippines

 

 

 

A nice set of mint green ERDL in XL , with Boonie hat , dated 1968 these sets are getting harder to get .

 

 

ERDL Bib close to ARVN ERDL colors

 

 

Gold Tiger Stripes , this Pattern is not U.S. but was worn by U.S. soldiers in Vietnam 

 

 

 

Army Jungle Jacket 

 

 

 

OD ripstop Jungle pants Thanks Rod !!

 

Nice Issue Cap that came with aviation wings and rank

 

68 dated Mitchell pattern helmet cover

 

Post Vietnam RDF ERDL

 

 

First up 80's vintage Ranger jacket .

Thanks Einer !!

 

 

 

Some Ranger hats and Jump School beret

 

More Ranger Jackets

 

 

 

Airborne

 

 

Good ol M65 jacket courtesy of Bob Lundy

 

Another M65 type Jacket Georgia National Guard

 

 

Commercial dark woodland , yes it was used in the military by my friend .

 

I got this set of jackets 2 unseen , they seem to be all from the same gentleman ,the name tapes were removed before I got them , the first is when he was a Major in the Madical Service corps , the other 2 are of a Colonel , all with Master para badge and special forces tab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another Medical Jacket

 

 

Below are 2 modified woodland shirts 

 

 

 

Air Crew Set

 

Some Woodlad shirts 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPFOR coverall and Insturction packet sealed .

 

 

 

OPFOR DCU

 

Boonie hat

 

Nice Kevlar with 2 covers ,3rd Infantry patches , it also came with a spare chin strap and 2 sets of cats eyes.

The seller qoute was:

"This is used and was in Iraq, Panama and Cuba. "

 

Another Kevlar helmet ,THANKS MIKE !

 

Woodland coveralls

 

Woodland Pack

 

Now for some desert action 

3 color basic

Thanks Dan !!

 

 

3 Color Rip Stop

 

 

found the one below in a surplus store !

 

 

 

Modified DCU

 

 

 

Another grouping to same gent with 2 modified shirts

 

 

 

 

Below DUC/CCU    Thanks Steve G!

 

Gortex set

 

Cold Weather Jacket (M65 type)

 

I received a full Chemical set from a friend , it came sealed in bags , but I had to open them when I found out they were not the old style Charcoal suits that leave black stains on everything they touch ! THANKS MIKE !!

 

 

Mikes Modified DCU 

 

Multi National Forces patch

 

Salty named DCU

 

 

 

 

Below is a Sample CCU type pant , I am not sure if it was a pattern sample or sewing sample , but it is Identical to the CCU cut except this one has back pockets., the velcro is green and thread is black .

 

Nice new pair of Glove inserts

 

6 Color

Thanks Mike

 

 

 

Issue Ball Cap

 

 

Brigade Quartermaster Wolly Pully 

 

Nomex crew coverall,Thanks Mike !!

 

 

Mikes OD Mech Coveralls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Universial camo items 

 

Thanks Mike 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire resistant ACU

 

 

ACU with wind resistance  Tag,the chest pockets are smaller then al the other sets of ACU's I have seen

 

 

Test Combat shirt .

 

 

Plate carrier 

 

Nomex Aircrew shirt

 

 

 

I went to visit My Buddy Wayne who is in training to fly Apache Longbows , he is training in AZ and here is his 11th Aviation Brigade patch , and the patch of his training buddy Jack , South Carolina National Guard !

 

 

Also he found some interesting items in the desert around the base , it is also the training ground for HALO jumps , I got a complete HALO canopy chute with a partial cut harness , and these goodies !

Unknown Muzzle compensator , maybe a test piece ?

 

 

HALO Chute 

 

 

 

And a couple of spent CS grenade canisters , these are 1/3rd of a 3 part body that blows apart to distribute the gas in 20 foot intervals  ,he only found the top parts .

 

A great Grouping from a friend,he is still active so I have to edit his name !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M65 type jacket 

 

 

 

Sgt Bender also gave me some other great items !!

 

 

 

 

 

ACU map case with protractors 

 

 

A couple of note pads with waterproof  paper

 

And A bunch of patches he got in Iraq

 

 

 

 

His Beret 

 

 

 

Nice Holster rig ,given to me by a friend ! Thanks Tim !!

Specter Belt,BlackHawk M4 mag pouches and SafariLand holster for the Berreta 

 

 

 

CWO Dress Uniform THANKS WAYNE !!!!

 

Dress Uni for Mortarman Troop C 9th Cavalry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Army Dress Uniform

 

 

Officer Sweater

 

And some odds and ends , Thanks too everyone who I trade with and to my friends who gave me so much of their history.

Commercial BDU in Night desert

 

Commercial Anorak

 

 

 

The real Issue Night Desert below 

 

 

 

Acouple nice M1's Thanks Donnie !

 

 

 

 

Claymore bag

 

Claymore Training set !

 

Dont worry the Mine is solid rubber.

 

 

Fake detonator

 

 

Woodland Map case

 

 

Below is some 90's era gear ,Thanks Bob L!

 

 

Embroidered Laundry Bag

 

Duffel Bag

 

Nice Mint CVC crew helmet liner !! Thanks Mike !

 

Chemical and DCU helmet covers , Thanks Mike !

 

Chemical Decon stuff

 

Chem Filter

 

Over Boots

 

Early Molle Mag Pouch ?

 

OTIS 5.56 cal cleaning kit 

 

 

GPS 

 

Hand Sets

 

The first aid kit is almost complete

 

 

 

M60 ammo bag

 

 

 

Butt Packs

 

 

Mess tins

 

Patient effects bag,not sure what era

 

 

 

Submachine gun pouch ?

 

 

Air Crew Survival vest

 

 

Post Vietnam Jungle boots, and other Boots and shoes.

 

 

B-17G Radio Compartmant Hatch Cover , sadly one side has some paintspots on it , I might try to get them cleaned off , not sure how rare something like this is , but its very cool !

 

The three center lines read

B17G

FACTORY "A"

LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORP

 

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