Mandy Posted June 8, 2017 Share #26 Posted June 8, 2017 My favorite. Tom Next photo. Next photo. On 6/8/2017 at 12:53 AM, Mandy said: My favorite. The Marine Corps parachute medical pack. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrat Posted June 8, 2017 Share #27 Posted June 8, 2017 A little rough around the edges but here is my M1903/07 rimless eagle snap ammo belt...marked for the 464th Aero Squadron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share #28 Posted June 8, 2017 Hi everyone, There have been incredibly nice items posted here! Absolutely fantastic. Thank you very much for participating, and sharing those special pieces from your collections. Please keep them coming. RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share #29 Posted June 8, 2017 . Hi RC, good topic, love the decorated mess gear from member ' Stealthytyler ' , and ' Flage Guy ' I suspect will be a dominant poster to this topic. . . . . . . . . . . here's my original Camp Toccoa tee shirt with flock printed logo, the two 101 patches are just resting on the shirt for the photograph, one being Brit made and the other a white tongue version. lewis . Hi Ken, This is already one of my favorite topics to check, and I hope everyone will share that feeling too. I do hope you become a regular in this topic as well, since your shoebox often has things we never see in the wild. Beautiful shirt, and patches. If only they knew how popular printed tee shirts would be 74 years later, and had stuffed some long forgotten warehouse full with them. Regards, RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 8, 2017 Share #30 Posted June 8, 2017 Not rare by any means but a favorite I have had for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted June 8, 2017 Share #31 Posted June 8, 2017 Unbelievable stuff coming up here I predict that this thread is destined for pin-hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted June 8, 2017 Share #32 Posted June 8, 2017 On 6/8/2017 at 6:16 AM, RustyCanteen said: Hi Ken, This is already one of my favorite topics to check, and I hope everyone will share that feeling too. I do hope you become a regular in this topic as well, since your shoebox often has things we never see in the wild. Beautiful shirt, and patches. If only they knew how popular printed tee shirts would be 74 years later, and had stuffed some long forgotten warehouse full with them. Regards, RC . Hi RC, thanks for the invite to show something else, reading the title I read it as show your favourite piece, I suppose some of us have more than one favourite piece, for the rest of us its the curse of opening Pandora's box. from the shoebox maybe not the rarest piece but hopefully an unusual piece . . . . . . . . . It's a 1942 cavalry water trough for horses, doesn't get out much, not exactly something to display in a living room. lewis. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted June 8, 2017 Share #33 Posted June 8, 2017 Here's one of my favorite pieces. A WW1 trench art mess kit. Couple of pics to follow. pic 2 last pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted June 8, 2017 Share #34 Posted June 8, 2017 I predict that this thread is destined for pin-hood Good call, Flage. I went ahead and pinned it. This one needs to be pinned so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted June 8, 2017 Share #35 Posted June 8, 2017 On 6/8/2017 at 7:40 AM, General Apathy said: It's a 1942 cavalry water trough for horses, doesn't get out much, not exactly something to display in a living room. lewis. Not to be confused with the M1942 Pool, Kiddie or the M1937 Pond, Duck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken88 Posted June 8, 2017 Share #36 Posted June 8, 2017 It's not the rarest piece of kit but it is my favorite. This BG-186 radio bag was given to me when I was 14 by my dearly beloved grandmother. Found it at a local flea market. One of my first pieces of kit. The strong emotional connection that I have with it is what makes this my favorite piece of field gear. And I like how it was designed as well. Dated 1943 and made by Coglizer tent & awning co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Collector Posted June 8, 2017 Share #37 Posted June 8, 2017 This is nothing compared to many other items on here, but it's the rarest piece in my collection: a 1939-dated USMC pistol belt manufactured by RM Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanormalTrooper Posted June 9, 2017 Share #38 Posted June 9, 2017 Nice stuff guys! Here is my 1943 dated USMC officers field bag, not very rare but Lt (later captain) Marion F Stanley was the XO of G company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and participated in the Battle of Saipan, and was WIA on Junr27 1944 during the battle. Just edges out my 1st Infantry Division WWI canteen imo. Please excuse the fact that I'm using the sellers photos as I have been too lazy to take my own, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanormalTrooper Posted June 9, 2017 Share #39 Posted June 9, 2017 Heres my 1st Infantry, 1st Engineers canteen anyways. Not as cool as stealthytyler's engraved POW canteen but still a nice one! It was carried by Cpl Charles W Moyer, Company C, 1st Engineers, 1st Infantry Division. I belive he saw action during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive but im not 100% sure. I'm also not quite sure why he engraved X's into the bottom. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted June 9, 2017 Share #40 Posted June 9, 2017 That Camp Toccoa shirt is unbelievable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted June 9, 2017 Share #41 Posted June 9, 2017 Another one of my favorite rigs right here. Early OEF rig used by AFSOC. Black body armor is a 10-2001 dated American Body Armor piece. Rig is a "Frankenstein" piece. It is rigger made from an SO Tech back piece and an early Paraclete front piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted June 9, 2017 Share #42 Posted June 9, 2017 On 6/8/2017 at 6:12 AM, RustyCanteen said: Hi everyone, There have been incredibly nice items posted here! Absolutely fantastic. Thank you very much for participating, and sharing those special pieces from your collections. Please keep them coming. RC . Hi RC, this really is an item I love, there was one issued to every serviceman, it would have been used several times a day during the course of a day, so to find one in this unused condition I wonder why and where it was kept to be so nice. In fact neither the canteen or cup have ever been used. The blackened brass studs and posts show virtually no use, I leave the snaps unclosed so as not to damage the surface. lewis. . . Canteen set continued . . . . . . . . . Here is the inside of the canteen cup fresh as the day it was pressed out, the inside of the canteen is in the same condition. lewis. . . Canteen set continued . . . . . . Here is the canteen made by AGM and dated 1942. lewis. . . Canteen set continued . . . . . and finally the canteen cup . . . . . . lewis. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 9, 2017 Share #43 Posted June 9, 2017 Also not rare, but it's mine. My Davis belt from my boarding party web gear. Late Vietnam war medical kit which was carried by the USN. If you look at post numbers 44 to 57 on the reference topic link below, you'll see my nylon medical kit that I carried on my Davis belt. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1464-medical-supplies-items-used-to-fill-the-kits/?p=184154 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted June 10, 2017 Share #44 Posted June 10, 2017 Some great items have been posted, I particularly enjoyed seeing the personalised mess kits. A favourite item of mine is this bandolier as the time period is of particular interest to me. This is an experimental cavalry bandolier, part of the equipment trialled for the development of the M1912 cavalry equipments. This particular example was issued to the 11th cavalry and is unit stamped to troop D, they were part of the trial undertaking marches testing the equipment. As can be seen the bandolier was intended to carry a shortened 1903 bayonet, some scarce period photos of the 11th show a Krag bayonet being carried for the purpose of the trial. Unlike the adopted bandolier that carried loose pistol cartridges this was designed to carry three loaded Colt M1911 magazines along with two on the cartridge belt and one in the pistol a total of six. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted June 10, 2017 Share #45 Posted June 10, 2017 Here is an M1936 Field Bag with a 1938 manufacture date, waterproofed with Latex. The Army seems to have stopped this practice sometime in 1942. The inside, showing the stamps...another multi-colored product of good ol' Jeffersonville Detailed view of the M1936 Suspenders. Note that the buckles and hooks are all permanently affixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted June 10, 2017 Share #46 Posted June 10, 2017 Dang, I forgot to put this up earlier...padded Shovel Cover made by riggers in the Marine Parachute units in late '42-early '43. The back side, showing the carrying strap. Reversible, but not in the normal way; just a matter of flipping the mounting strap over to the opposite side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 10, 2017 Share #47 Posted June 10, 2017 Here is my 1943 dated Pistol belt rig. Everything is dated 1943 except the belt which is dated 1942 and the Gurley compass and pouch which are undated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 10, 2017 Share #48 Posted June 10, 2017 This is a pretty mundane piece of field gear but I haven't seen a lot of these bag. Maybe I just haven't noticed them or maybe they weren't used much. This bag holds 2 cans of MG ammunition. This would have been heavy and was probably a bear to carry. I imagine a lot of these bags were just discarded. Anyway, sometimes the humble, everyday stuff is pretty neat. The bag with the 2 Ammo cans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 10, 2017 Share #49 Posted June 10, 2017 Lewis, that canteen is great. I love looking a pristine, factory fresh stuff, It's like stepping back in time. Outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 10, 2017 Share #50 Posted June 10, 2017 Nice additions Dennis The M1 ammo bags are kinda hard to find in my opinion. I have (2) i recall.... one in khaki and one in olive drab some place.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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