hirsca Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Recent estate sale pick-up. From its size, I would guess that it was for an aircraft crew. Can't find anything about it. Approx. 20" wide. Three separate compartments. No military nomenclature that I can find, only the maker's info. Zippers are plastic. Klikit (Star) Pull snaps. Is this USGI? Any info is much appreciated. Thanks, Al. Link to post Share on other sites
hirsca Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Last pics. Thanks, Al. Link to post Share on other sites
1SG_1st_Cav Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Nice find. No Zip Code on the address, so It's probably pre-1960-era. Never seen what like it before. Danny Forum Member #1691 since September 2007 Served in the US Army from 1960-80 First Sergeant (Retired) Vietnam 1967 with 7-15th FA ~ [8"/175mm Gun] First Field Forces Vietnam 1968 with 1-30th FA ~ [155mm] 1st Cavalry Division [AIRMOBILE] President & Historian 30th FA Regiment Association ( WWW.HardChargers.Com ) Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the 30th Field Artillery Regiment in 2018 Link to post Share on other sites
Survival Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I believe they were used from the early 1950s to the early 1960s in the larger bombers like the B58 and B52. Maybe some of the transport aircraft also. Had the usual dressings and bandaids, wooden splints, and a number of assorted medications in cardboard mailing tubes. Link to post Share on other sites
hirsca Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 Thanks for the replies. Any idea as to why there is no military nomenclature? I would think that something like this would have the typical stock and contract numbers along with the manufacturer's info. Thanks again, Al. Link to post Share on other sites
Survival Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I don't think any of the aircraft first aid kits from WW2 to the 1960s had any stock numbers printed on them. Link to post Share on other sites
hirsca Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 A collector friend of mine came over this morning to look at my recent acquisitions. We were looking closely at the bag and at once, we both said: "Replacement plastic zippers." The obvious clue was the different color of the zipper stitching than for the stitching on the remainder of the bag. The zipper pulls are marked YKK and the slides are marked VIS LON. So, This older bag may have gone through a refit at some time in its life. My friend told me that he has a YKK marked zipper on one of his field jackets. Can anyone please tell me when these plastice zippers were introduced? Thanks, Al. Link to post Share on other sites
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