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Used Blouse Coat, Man's Combat, Tropical 3rd pattern. Size Medium Regular. The blouse is sewn with "in country-made" patches. US tape. Army and name tag are directly sewn into the uniform. The 1st Air Cavalry patch is mass-produced in a color with a thin border, additionally dyed to a darker shade. The jacket has a few stains and holes see photo.

M1 helmet liner with DUI 104th Cavalry Regiment decals on both sides. The original sweatband and straps are replaced with a simplified plastic liner. The liner has a dark green gloss lacquer finish.

AN/QSG-126 Inert/School Acoustic Detector AN/QSG-126 Detection Transmitting Set Acoustic. The detector was dropped from the aircraft to the suspected NVA/Vietcong site. Nice condition, stabilizing ailerons are still taped over with paper tape. Year of manufacture 1968. Shipping only within the EU. Sensor length is approx 76cm, weight approx 15kg without shipping container. Possibility to arrange personal collection.

Originally packed metal bars for mosquito net over the bed.

Used USMC black enamel field bottle. The packaging is the type without a funnel on the bottom. The cover is marked with spray painted number 521.

Used helmet with liner 26th (Yankee) Infantry Division 101st Regiment. Helmet has fixed bale and front seam. Heat stamp is visible. Liner is from International Molded Plastics Inc. Liner is painted with a thick coat of lacquer. It has the insignia of the 26th Infantry Division and 101st Regiment on the sides. Liner has two cracks and varnish has peeled off in several places see photo.

Belt M1 Garand - Ceremonial. The belt is unused, but stored for a long time.

Shirt Camp (Shirt, Man's, Cotton Sateen, OG-107). Year of manufacture 1967. Size 14 1/2 x 33 (roughly corresponds to Small). Embroidered U.S. Navy and Salvage Diver ribbon. Color Com patch on shoulder. Nav. Phil. SRF Subic Bay Phil. Diving Salvage. SRF stands for Ship Repair Facility and Subic Bay (Philippines) was the home base of the 7th Fleet.

Lightly used "spaghetti" M1967 Sleeping Gear Carrier. Year of manufacture 1968.

Used M1910 blade with packaging. Cover is painted green. D 74-91 marking on the cover is over the paint.

Manual Rifle, 5.56-MM, M16 Rifle, XM16E1 and Launcher Grenade, 40-MM, XM148. Year of publication 1966.

Experimental pouch EX 54-1 used. Catfish lacks clips.

Unused USMC Combat Boots. Size 7. Year of manufacture 1951. Manufacturer General Shoe Corp.

Unused bag for Pedersen Device. The Pedersen was an experimental accessory for the M1903 Springfield rifle, which allowed the firing of a pistol-type cartridge of 0.30 calibre (7.62 mm) in semi-automatic mode. The device was developed to allow an infantryman to convert "his rifle into a form of submachine gun or automatic rifle" in approximately 15 seconds.

Production of the Pedersen device and modified M1903 rifles began in 1918.

Unused folding shovel from AMES. Year of manufacture 1970. Cover year of manufacture 1969.

Paratrooper blouse for USMC "Paramarines". This is the second type of camouflage smock, based on the parachute jacket for the Fallschirmjäger. Sometimes this type is referred to as the third type (the first was not camouflaged). The cut of the pockets is unified. The jacket has 4 large inner pockets. Very nice, only lightly used piece with no damage. The colours are rich. All buttons are functional and none are missing. Size markings are not visible but correspond roughly to size Medium. This particular piece is photographed in the Geronimo publication!: U.S. Airborne Uniforms, Insignia & Equipment in World War II (Schiffer Military History). A dedication from the book's author, Bill Rentz, is included with the smock.

Two boxes of original US slides for aircraft recognition training. One box contains 168pcs and the other 150pcs. The lids of the boxes are torn on the sides.

Used US frying pan from 1918.

Coverall, Flying, Men's CWU-1/P. Size Small Regular. Very nice condition.

Unused cotton universal straps (GP Strap).

USMC nylon watch strap in original packaging.

M1 helmet made by McCord. The helmet has a front seam. Heat stamp 480A (production 1943). The liner was made by Westinghouse Electric Company. The sweatband has been replaced with an original stock piece. One bib has been replaced and a slightly different shade.

M1 helmet liner with 11th Airborne Division artillery markings. Manufactured by CAPAC in 1951. Very nice condition. Neckband is green from 1957. Liner is signed on inside with original owner's name and number.