gunner Posted January 12, 2009 Share #1 Posted January 12, 2009 i was driving down the road a couple weeks ago an i saw olive drab out of the corner of my eye draped over a chain link fence at a yard sale... i immediately pulled over! this is what i found, along with a marine rain coat, but i only had enough money in my pocket for this... all of my last four bucks. thank god i had that. i dont know much about the bag but i do know a bit about the man. he was in the marines because its written on the bag an tucked away in the side pocket there was the shipping tag from when it was sent home. any info on this or the marine would be much appreciated. thank for all and any comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share #2 Posted January 12, 2009 heres another one... sorry idk how to make them any smaller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted January 12, 2009 this is on the inside of the bag.... if anyone wants to let me know how to fit these all on one page for next time that would be awesome... let me know if you need any more pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orko Posted January 17, 2009 Share #4 Posted January 17, 2009 first glance would be it was older since it is made out of cotton duck instead of the newer water resistant nylon, I was told long ago the army switched materials mainly due to the older ones dry rotting in the vietnam climate. however yours has what looks like a small pocket on the side and an extension, which is still a common modification. does the stamp say 84? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constabulary Posted January 17, 2009 Share #5 Posted January 17, 2009 it has an FSN Number so it is pre 1975 I´d say but the date looks like 1984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QED4 Posted January 17, 2009 Share #6 Posted January 17, 2009 The shipping tag tells the story. It says REA Express this name was not used until 1959 (the Express was add then) also there is no place to put a ZipCode so it is pre 1963. This would conform with the fact it has a FSN and no DSA Number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Bibliotecario Posted January 17, 2009 Share #7 Posted January 17, 2009 It looks identical to the cotton bag the army issued me in early '71. On that bag the pocket was original, not an add-on. The bag I was issued in 1963 had no such pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdriver Posted January 18, 2009 Share #8 Posted January 18, 2009 It's also identicle to the bag I was issued in 1983 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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