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1966 dated M69


TheFortunateSon
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TheFortunateSon

Here is the tag on my M69 flak vest, with the DSA number and stuff. I will try to get more pictures of the whole vest soon, but since it's night time and my room is really poorly lit, this is all I could get tonight. I have had this vest for a few months now, and I really like it. I got it for $60 on eBay. Enjoy!

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here are some better images of the vest. Question: how easy is it to come across the strings for the side of the vest for sale? My vest is missing one. Thanks.

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The DSA number on the back is DSA-100-4996, which makes it 1966. DSA-1-XXXX is 1965 and DSA-100-67-C-XXXX is 1967, so the DSA number on the vest must be 1966. I have seen more 1966 dated 3/4 collar vests on eBay in the past few days than ever before, one of which has almost the exact DSA number as mine (DSA-100-4995 as opposed to my DSA-100-4996). Was there some cache of these early production vests discovered only recently?

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MEversbergII

Bit of a bump, but I was curious about those laces. They're on both this and the prior vest, and they don't look like any protection covers that spot. Seems like a fairly sizable gap for fragments to get in. Can anyone comment on how your flanks stay safe? Do the lacings let the front panels and back panel overlap?

 

M.

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