Vietnam Era, Rigger Made Survival Kit

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Here is a custom made survival kit that appears to be rigger made.  It came from the estate of a deceased veteran who retired as a US Navy Lt. Col.

The penguin US Navy signal flares, Camillus jpk knife and smaller US marked Camillus folder are all dated 1967.

 

The 2 SEEK survival containers don’t appear to be complete.  I need to find a list of what’s supposed to be in them.

 

Now that I have it all out, I’ll be taking some close-up photos.  

 

 

[Jpage]

Never seen anything line that, pretty cool. Look for some Vietnam dated .38 special for those loops.

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Some more pics…

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1 hour ago, Jpage said:

Never seen anything line that, pretty cool. Look for some Vietnam dated .38 special for those loops.

This Vietnam era S&W .38 Special is US marked but did not come with this survival kit…  good idea on the 1967 head stamped ammo.  Thanks!

[Jpage]

17 minutes ago, digi-shots said:

This Vietnam era S&W .38 Special is US marked but did not come with this survival kit…  good idea on the 1967 head stamped ammo.  Thanks!

Those loops appear to be the type commonly seen with the SV-2 survival vest. Evidently the previous owner obtained them, and sewed them to the valise. 
a fascinating kit, designed for a multi-place aircraft. It would not fit in a tactical jet. 
Guessing that's an Officer's Model Victory ? 

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That 1967 JPK is beautifully mint, Id love to find one like that.  That kit looks like it was for a non tactical fixed wing aircraft crew like an S-2 or something similar.   I also admire the actual US marked .38 you have too, much like what my father carried for most of his tour in 69-70.

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24 minutes ago, Jpage said:

Those loops appear to be the type commonly seen with the SV-2 survival vest. Evidently the previous owner obtained them, and sewed them to the valise. 
a fascinating kit, designed for a multi-place aircraft. It would not fit in a tactical jet. 
Guessing that's an Officer's Model Victory ? 

It looks like the earlier Victory model from WWII and the later Officer’s Model, but is actually a model 10-5 that shipped to the Boston Army Base in 1963.

[Jpage]

A rare bird !

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2 hours ago, mohawkALSE said:

That 1967 JPK is beautifully mint, Id love to find one like that.  That kit looks like it was for a non tactical fixed wing aircraft crew like an S-2 or something similar.   I also admire the actual US marked .38 you have too, much like what my father carried for most of his tour in 69-70.

Mohawk, good eye!  the veteran was a crewman on a S-B Tracker aboard the USS Randolph.

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A couple more photos with everything back in its proper place.  The whole bag is about the size of a helmet bag.  
 

There’s a zip up outside map or document pocket on each side.

 

 

[jerry_k]

Wow! Killer example! How they carried it? Stored in ejection seat?

 

Thanks for photos, 

Jerry

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11 hours ago, Jpage said:

Never seen anything line that, pretty cool. Look for some Vietnam dated .38 special for those loops.

 

I have 50 round boxes of 68 dated 38 Spl. Boxes marked M41. 

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Awesome kit. Really like the rigger made custom pieces. That is a real gem you have there Linda!!

 

This kit was used in the S-2F Tracker nick-named the “ Stoof”. There were no ejection seats in that old Aircraft. 
 

Once again that is a neat kit!!

 

Chris

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Thanks, Chris.  It is a good looking example of rigger made Kit.  
 

Survival gear is not in my area of collecting… what do you know about the S-2D “Tracker”.  I did a few searches and found some onboard photos of what looked like  a “ready room” with similar bags or helmet bags hanging on a wall.
 

 The veteran was a crewman that flew from the USS Randolph.  He was also a member of a few local clubs and helped restore vintage aircraft.

 

Here’s a photo of him next to a “Tracker”.

 

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A few more photos

 

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16 hours ago, jerry_k said:

Wow! Killer example! How they carried it? Stored in ejection seat?

 

Thanks for photos, 

Jerry

Jerry, here is the type of aircraft and also a photo of the USS Randolph, CV15 (early to mid 1960’s)