KurtA Posted October 18, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 18, 2015 Found this at the flea market this morning. Measures 6 1/2 inches by 11 1/2 inches. Being one sided, this must be for the right side of the vehicle. Applied twill on silk. I'd guess it's Vietnamese-made based on the 10th Cav's history of assignments - mechanized division recon with the 4th Infantry Division. Does anybody know if "RAD" has any military meaning (some sort of acronym?). I'm thinking it may just be the slang meaning, as in "totally radical") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted October 18, 2015 Share #2 Posted October 18, 2015 Neat piece. Radio Mechanic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted October 18, 2015 Neat piece. Radio Mechanic? I'm fairly certain the "Mech" refers to "Mechanized". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill K Posted October 18, 2015 Share #4 Posted October 18, 2015 RADIACMETER or ? or RADIAC set? Both were equipment of an Armored Cav Squadron from the 1960's foreword. I found both types listed on an 80's TO&E (IM-93/UD) & (IM-174/PD),(AN/PDR-27). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted October 18, 2015 Share #5 Posted October 18, 2015 Since BILL K said it stands for RADIACMETER, handheld device for detecting radiation, I bet it's from their time in Germany durn the 1980s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill K Posted October 18, 2015 Share #6 Posted October 18, 2015 Could it be Korean made? 10th Cav was with 7th Div in Korea for a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted October 19, 2015 Could it be Korean made? 10th Cav was with 7th Div in Korea for a time. I considered that possiblity. Was silk common for Korean manufacture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted October 19, 2015 Thanks for all the comments/ideas. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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