I picked this up recently from a gun collector that does not collect militaria. He got it when it was included with a few weapons  he purchased along with a pretty solid M42 helmet. The seller stated that his grandfather brought them home from WWII. My friend had no interest in the items so I took a chance on both items for $50. After getting it home I have serious doubts that the MP40 is an actual relic bringback. Other than a couple of numbers there are no German markings on it and it also looks like it was painted with rather thick black paint. To be clear I am no expert on WWII German weapons. With that said it also doesn’t have the quality work I would expect for a German made weapon. I remember the saying buy the item and not the story. But, for $50 I had to take a chance. Any opinions are appreciated and I apologize if this listing violates  forum rules in anyway. 

at least the mini gp and a leather name tag

greetings would you sell it best braxton

In my platoon if you needed a field jacket then Supply would issue you one. And, even in the non-mountainous areas of Vietnam (I was in III Corps) it got cold at night, shivering cold. Especially during monsoon season when you’re always wet, just a slight drop in temperature could be hypothermia time. For most of the grunts in my platoon, however, that were ‘on the move’ on a many ‘klicks’ operation, we’d just use the poncho liner to try to stay warm. So, for me anyway, “pack light, freeze at night” was how I rolled.   Meanwhile, back in the basecamp, if it got chilly then the ol’ field jacket, a poncho liner, or a tour jacket made out of a poncho liner could be used. Personally I never bothered with a field jacket, in the field or in the basecamp. Instead I just used the poncho liner.

The tab is part of the SSI and does indicate whether or not an individual soldier is airborne qualified. Airborne units generally have a percentage of their personnel airborne qualified, not everybody.

Charlie,  Thank you very much for your response. That's the ballpark I was thinking myself, certainly appreciate the feedback.

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Thanks guys, and thanks for posting this. Here is the video about the helmet    

do you know what regiment this was?