Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated WWII the revolver shows a lovely

the revolver shows a lovely lightly oxidized patina of age

and features machine BeVo embroidered bullion eagle and metal tri-color cockade emblems attached to the front

The provenance to the historical owners of the Stone House as the Peugnet Brothers

Once a preliminary sketch was complete

and the "crown" is far above the top of the helmet

Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated WWII the revolver shows a lovelyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Development of the Tropical Rucksack (a. k. a. Jungle Rucksack) began in 1965 when MACV requested a nylon version of the ARVN pack from Natick Labs for evaluation purposes. However, after initial testing the rucksack had to be significantly redesigned in order to strengthen the pack and round off the corners of the frame. The redesigned rucksack was assessed against three Cresson H. Kearny modified Gurkha Australian