Infantry Leader's Handbook

Original "shrapnel vest" Armor, Body, Fragmentation Protective with 3/4 Collar (RVNAF). This type of vest was made in the USA for ARVN needs. The size is marked M, but according to the sizing for the ARVN. Contract DSA 100-70-C-0126. Stock condition.

For collector's purposes only - ballistic protection is not guaranteed.

ERDL trousers. Size M-R. The zipper is functional on the pants there are a few holes and stains. Contract DSA 100-68-C-2176.

Used MACV patch—design with a thin edge.

Used blouse (Coat, Man's, Camouflage Cotton, Wind Resistant Poplin). Camouflage ERDL. Size Medium - Regular. Size label missing.

ERDL trousers. Size M-R. Zipper is functional on the pants there are a few holes and stains. Contract DSA 100-68-C-2819.

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.

Used water bag (Flotation Bladder Collapsible Canteen, 5 Qt). Contract DSA 100-68-C-2742.

Mr. Marti Demiquels, the author of this book and a dedicated collector himself, has put together not only most of the pieces contained in the following pages, but a complete museum on the Vietnam War as well, amassed throughout an entire lifetime of passionate study and collecting.

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Used M1956 suspenders from 1973. Inner side is not cotton but nylon. Size Large.

Used Special Forces patch. Colour with thin edge.

Used patch 39. Scout Dog Platoon 173. Abn. Bde.

Lightly used M1967 USMC Combat Field Pack. Year of manufacture 1970. Very nice condition. Rubber collar is in good condition..

The M1967 USMC Combat Field Pack nylon pack was designed by the Marine Corps Airborne Forces Development Center as a replacement for the M1941 Haversack.1 The design of the pack evolved from the experimental XM1964 Haversack and featured two external pockets in addition to the main storage compartment, which had a waterproof rubberized collar. The top flap had two side strap hinges and one in the middle for attaching a blade carrier.

When matching USMC M1967 straps were used with the gear belt, the pack was worn on the back by attaching the top loops to the shoulder hooks of the straps and connecting the pack carabiners to the carabiners on the straps. Alternatively, it could have been worn as a backpack by connecting the front and back sling straps to the D-rings on the bottom of the pack.