Viet Cong ladle/spoon

[mvmhm]

I got this today from SSgt Mike Linscott, who is discussed here:

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/171611-46th-scout-dog-platoon-grouping/?hl=%2B46th+%2Bscout

 

 

He found this spoon...he originally got it after his unit was searching a VC bunker complex after it was plastered by B-52's north of Tay Nin (?)...it caught his eye so he stuck it in his pocket.....it still has mud/food stuck to it and looks to be made from aircraft aluminum.

 

 

Mark sends

[firefighter]

That is cool.You can tell it's hand tooled.

[11thcavsniper]

Thanks for sharing. They were very resourceful. They used most anything that we discarded or they could capture.

[badash5946]

Very interesting artifact. So nice to have with the provenance!

[Bill in VA]

Nice piece, and a typical Vietnamese/Chinese shaped spoon. (Same shape as you'll find with your miso soup at the local Vietnamese or Chinese restaurant.)

[BOLO]

it could have also been used as the rice server to scoop a serving of rice from the cooking pot

 

interesting piece

[V42]

Nice bring back souvenir with some documentation to go along with it.

[Brodys Collection]

Thats a very cool find.