Mask, Riot Control Agent XM28E4 - Large NIB

Unused M65 trousers. Waist size 126cm, leg length from waist 119cm, leg length from crotch 82cm.

Colour patch of 199th Infantry Brigade (Light). Design with thin edge.

Originally packed Signal Mirror - Signal Mirror Survival Emergency Mark 3 Type II. Year of manufacture 1967.

Unused magazine belt for BAR machine gun in green colour. Year of manufacture 1951.

CIB colour patch used.

Unused US warm sleep shirt. Size Medium. Contract DSA 100-69-C-0610.

Used Coat, Man's, Tropical. Rip-Stop material. Size Medium Short.

Used ARVN backpack. The backpack has minor abrasions. Nice condition. The lumbar strap has stains.

Bandolier for SKS ammunition. Locally produced. Purchased from the estate of a veteran.

Bomber Jacket, Flying, Man's Intermediate, MA-1. Year of manufacture 1966. Size Large. Overall very nice condition. There are small holes in the knitting, see photo.

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Unused M6 bayonet from Milpar. Condition see photo.