34th168 Posted March 15, 2018 Share #1 Posted March 15, 2018 Has characteristics of some sort of demo bag and the USMC Field Bag. As you can see it has lift a dot fasteners on all three pouch areas and on the bottom tab. It's a dark shade of Khaki all the way to include the trim. It measures approximately 14" tall, 11" wide, and 5" deep. The side pouch is 10" tall and the front bottom pouch is approximately 8" x 10". When opened from the top the top pouch is approximately 10" x 4" x 3". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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34th168 Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted March 15, 2018 Pic 7 - brass lift a dot with round circle indent stamp on bottom of female piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Jack Posted March 15, 2018 Share #8 Posted March 15, 2018 While I'm heavy into field gear, I've never encountered on like this. My problem is there's another piece of field gear I now have to search for. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34th168 Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted March 16, 2018 It has me scratching my head as well. It has so many characteristics of a USMC Field Bag however the two front pouches with lift a dot fasteners in place of the two strap buckle closure has me thrown..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34th168 Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted March 16, 2018 I obtained this in a large lot of WW2 surplus gear over 12yrs ago. I remember being told by the shop owner that there was a demo bag in the lot. After going through everything this was the only piece left that was close to even being considered a demo bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Collector Posted March 17, 2018 Share #11 Posted March 17, 2018 You indeed have a WWII USMC officer's field bag, but it is a modified version not commonly seen. In fact, yours is the only one I've seen outside of a reference book; I haven't even come across any in period photographs. So, it must be pretty rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34th168 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted March 18, 2018 If I was to part with it, how much do you think it's worth? I'm not familiar with the WW2 USMC gear and equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted August 2, 2021 Share #13 Posted August 2, 2021 Paramarines wore them along with Raider units, I have one with marine green paint on it. Will post up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted September 4, 2021 Share #14 Posted September 4, 2021 This is the only one I’ve ever seen in the flesh, extremely rare Marine Corps item in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaimalu3 Posted September 6, 2021 Share #15 Posted September 6, 2021 Here is one I found earlier this year. It is unmarked. It is not "modified", but obviously has been manufactured in this configuration. It is identical to photos of 34th168, above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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