Photo of a sterile mag pouch in use in Vietnam

[bbmilitaria]

Great thread. Here's a few I have laying around that were always "unidentified".

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[Andrew]

For the record, here are three examples from my collection:
 

[Boy Howdy]

I bought a pair of them from SARCO.

It will hold a single AR/AK mag in each pouch and I was able to get 3 M-9 mags in the small pouch on the front. Which cleaning rod was meant to go in the pouch on the back?

All the straps are unfinished cotton .

It is actually a dark O.D. The lighting makes it look more khaki.

Any opinions as to authenticity would be greatly appreciated.

BH 

[Boy Howdy]

Here's a picture of a DELTA operator carrying a M-3 grease gun and a CISO ammo pouch. Operation Eagle Claw, 1980

[Boy Howdy]

https://kommandopost.com/2022/07/02/ciso-indigenous-pouches-1960s-1980s/

 

Interesting article about these pouches. 

WITH PICTURES! 😀

[Boy Howdy]

Here's pictures of the reproduction frog skin version SARCO is selling. Material appears to be HBT to me. It has a good feel.

[Boy Howdy]

On 9/29/2022 at 5:29 PM, Boy Howdy said:

I bought a pair of them from SARCO.

It will hold a single AR/AK mag in each pouch and I was able to get 3 M-9 mags in the small pouch on the front. Which cleaning rod was meant to go in the pouch on the back?

All the straps are unfinished cotton .

It is actually a dark O.D. The lighting makes it look more khaki.

Any opinions as to authenticity would be greatly appreciated.

BH 

After some concerns about the "cheapness" of their construction I contacted SARCO. They admitted, in so many words, that these, too, are reproductions. They refunded my money and paid return shipping.

[DesertBill]

Here's mine


I never knew quite what it was until this thread. Thanks, everyone! 

-Bill

[ShibaLegend]

Here's one from kommandopost.

[immurement]

This is such a great thread I thought it would be nice to add in this other pouch about which little is known. Photos of  well known SOG operators Shriver and Bolen using them below (other photos of this pouch do exist). It features two female lift-the-dot style snaps which allow for the height of the pouch to be adjusted to allow for the carry of a variety of magazines for platforms including the Swedish K, M3, AK etc. While I know some copies were offered in the past does anyone have an original? Were the lift-the-dot snaps labeled at all? Was this an item offered by CISO? Has anyone ever seen photographic evidence to indicate this pouch was used outside of SOG?