Backpack ARVN (3)

M-56 Strap, Pack Adapter - NOS

The Associated Press made an unprecedented commitment to reporting the conflict: It gathered an extraordinary group of superb photojournalists in its Saigon bureau and these men created one of the great photographic legacies of the twentieth century. Collected here are images that tell the human story of the Vietnam War, as we watch the American presence in the war swell from a trickle of military advisers in the late 1950s, through dramatic operations involving thousands of soldiers in the 1960s, to the fall of Saigon in 1975. These are pictures that both recorded and made history, taken by unbelievably courageous photojournalists. In a moving essay, writer Pete Hamill, who reported from Vietnam in 1965, celebrates their achievement, focusing on five masters who took many of the photographs in the book: Horst Faas, Henri Huet, Eddie Adams, Nick Ut, and Phuoc Van Dang.

Nice 1950s Foreign Legion képi. Size 58 (7 1/2).

The HT-2A radio from The Hallicrafters is from the OPS family of radios. The HT-2A is one of the first models delivered under the CIA-funded Village Radio program sponsored by the Office of Public Safety (OPS) to provide local forces with short-range radios to report Viet Cong movements. The retractable antenna is undamaged. The plastic knob for volume control and transmission switching is missing. See photo for condition. Functionality is not guaranteed.

Used US poncho (Poncho, Nylon, Coated, Twill). Year of manufacture 1968. Used but very nice condition with no damage.

Unused forearm for M16A1 rifle.

Cross woven belt M-56 with Davis buckle. Maximum length 102cm. nice condition.

The M7 Imperial bayonet from a series of commemorative bayonets issued by The American Historical Foundation to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Designed by veteran B. J. Weber. The blade is etched and highly polished. Parts of the bayonet are gilded in 24 karat gold. Detailed information on this series can be found on the mocityman.com website.