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JerryTheGerman
2 hours ago, USMC_COLLECTOR said:

Wow! Cool belt. Is that helmet named to them as well?

It’s not definitive but it says he was shipped out in Early-January 1945. And I do presume he saw combat but doesn’t show where. Sadly the helmet isn’t named to him

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Darn! My Great Uncle was a veteran of Iwo Jima. Had multiple close calls that day! Don't know where his stuff went though... 

17 hours ago, JerryTheGerman said:

It’s not definitive but it says he was shipped out in Early-January 1945. And I do presume he saw combat but doesn’t show where. Sadly the helmet isn’t named to him

 

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JerryTheGerman
5 hours ago, USMC_COLLECTOR said:

Darn! My Great Uncle was a veteran of Iwo Jima. Had multiple close calls that day! Don't know where his stuff went though... 

 

stinks :( Some boy-scout probably painted it red after the war but hey maybe someday you might find that web gear

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Some great gear here, my favourite piece would be this salty USMC M1912 pistol belt. It is named, but illegible.

 

Cheers

 

Sean

 

 

 


     
 


     
 


    
 
 

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This Knapsack or pouch was made from from about 4 1903 Springfield rifle breech covers. While maybe not practical I found it with a bunch of old WWI items several years ago so I believe it was made in the WWI timeframe. 

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Here is my favorite piece.  This is a Seiko MAC-V SOG 6119-8100 from 1968.  This is the best documented example of all the variations of the watch that I am aware of. It is the same watch shown and storied in Running Recon on page 94.

 

I was told by my watchmaker when the watch was serviced that it looked new inside. He also told me the movement still had the original dried up whale oil from the 60's inside showing that the watch was receiving its first service since the war.  I have heard there were only @300 pieces issued back then of this model.  Mine is displayed on an original Vietnam band with an era wrist compass.  

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I love abba too! Haha!

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On 3/30/2022 at 7:10 PM, ABA Schizo said:

I love ABA (American Body Armor) 

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This is one of my favorite pieces.  It is a canteen from 1918 that was engraved by the individual named.  I was able to do some research and found that he enlisted in 1942 in the Army and was assigned to the Hawaii Division.  A little more digging showed that he was a two war Veteran (WWII and Korea) in the Army Air Corps and later USAF.  He ended his career as a MSgt and lived a long life.  I found his resting place on findagrave.  Rest in peace and thank you for your service MSgt Scarce.
 

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One of my favorite rucks is USMC “CASE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT “ LC2 medium ALICE field pack. Like the army version it has the Velcro antenna slit; however, it is unique because the internal radio pouch is larger and extends to the bottom of the pack. It also has a foam pad incorporated into 3/4’s of the back panel. The NSN is a USMC number/contract. Not DOD or any other branch. I have two, one is slightly damaged and I use it w/o the frame as a EDC truck bag. It has become my favorite piece of ALICE gear due to it’s comfort and utility 

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Harrington & Richardson Arms Inc WWII USMC Paramarine Model 55 Reising SMG with its Frogskin camouflage padded jump case.

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My favorite piece of field gear, my M-1 Garand Winchester June 1943

finally found a vid of my son Joe firing it

600m up near the top of the hill 18x18" target, 6x hits  - 15 years old

he had it for 3x years

"I didn't know you wanted it"

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Salvage Sailor
On 3/15/2020 at 9:05 AM, Salvage Sailor said:

"Rarest piece of field gear"

 

From a USN Seabee/Divers's demolition grouping - more items here

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"BOOM MAN"s BOOM BOX - USN Diver/SEABEE Company A, 4th Platoon, Naval Construction Battalion 40

Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides - Finschaven, New Guinea, by way of Noumea and Milne Bay - Los Negros, in the Admiralties (opposed combat landing) - Noumea, New Caledonia - Saipan - Okinawa,

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More of his customized and unit marked stenciled field gear here --> WWII USN DIVER "BOOM MAN" - Fighting 40th SEABEES

 

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I just picked up these two M2 Ammunition vests.

I read they were made to carry Bazooka Rockets

but were also used to carry mortar rounds cans of M1 and machine gun ammo etc etc...

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On 6/6/2017 at 6:57 PM, USMCman01 said:

Here's one of my more interesting pieces,

 

USMC Haversack ID'D to Wilfred G. Amburgey of Baker Company, 2nd Raider Battalion. During the battle of Midway, he was one of the few raiders of Baker company to be sent over to Midway in the case of a Japanese counter attack. He participated in the Makin raid, the long patrol on Guadalcanal, and transferred to Easy company to take part in the battle of Bougainville. After transferring to D co, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines he took part in the battle of Iwo Jima and was wounded on D-Day via gunshot wound.

He passed in 2014.

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His name in the pack written in purple as seen in many service greens.

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Hello,

This pack belonged to my dad!

I am the only living child of Wilfred Garrett Amburgey.

Please contact me:  I want to bring this home, to his surviving family where it belongs.

 

Rita Amburgey- Heitz 

[email protected] 

 

 

Please contact me, this is my dad's Marine Raider pack.

I want to bring it home, where it belongs.  I am his only surviving child.

 

Rita Amburgey-Heitz 

[email protected] 

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General Apathy
14 hours ago, Rita Heitz said:

 

 

Hello,

This pack belonged to my dad!

I am the only living child of Wilfred Garrett Amburgey.

Please contact me:  I want to bring this home, to his surviving family where it belongs.

 

Rita Amburgey- Heitz 

[email protected] 

 

 

Please contact me, this is my dad's Marine Raider pack.

I want to bring it home, where it belongs.  I am his only surviving child.

 

Rita Amburgey-Heitz 

[email protected] 

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Hello.

 

I don't know the owner of the pack but I just clicked on his avatar and it shows he last visited the site November 2018, it shows that he is no longer a member here of the forum.

 

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regards lewis.

 

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From my ' Shoebox '  . . . . . 

 

Not an individual item of equipment but something EVERY serviceman was required to carry. 

 

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regards lewis.

 

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