Indeed, much further back . . .

This C2 Vest walked in the door yesterday and is in nice shape, and the zipper still works. This example was worn by Bernard A. Murray, originally from Ironton, OH, who also lived in Fairborn and Springfield.....he served in the Army Air Forces from June 1942 to December, 1945.   Mark sends

Are on this forum? Apparently I joined it sometime in the distant past and can't use my email to register. Do you know of any way to contact the administrator to help me re-register, I don't see a help or contact us option that doesn't require being a member. Thanks 

Right you are , thank you,   They appear not to have ben based in NYC, but rather Upstate New York, this even when it was assigned to the 50th Armored Division,   On 1 April 1975, the regiment was removed from the 50th Armored Division and joined the 42nd Infantry Division (New York National Guard).  

Welcome to the Forum, Rick.  You will like it here.     Looking forward to seeing pics of your new blade.   Charlie

Not Rated. He was PI with the 67th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron at Yokota (1957-1960). They were processing and interpreting the Photint/Elint from all the recce activities in the Far East. Both the 56th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (R/WB-50D *photo is a sampling scoop on a WB-50) and the 6091st Reconnaissance Squadron (RB-50G/Elint) were routinely gathering samples of radioactive fallout from the Soviet nuclear tests at Semipalatinsk for analysis. The CIA U-2s at Atsugi were also involved in sampling.  Japan was downwind from the test site in Kazakhstan. Hence the little black hockey pucks.

Neat piece.  EGA snap M1910 canteens and related equipment are very scarce.  While your cover has some wear/damage to the hanger overall it is in pretty good shape.  In my neck of the woods I would expect to see Marine Corps collectors willing to pay $400-500 for such a set.   The value here is in the cover.  While the canteen and the cup are nice it is the cover that is driving the bus on value.   Hope that helps you.   Regards, Charlie

Yes, both are USGI of WW2 manufacture.   Both have suffered from insects chewing on them which is indeed unfortunate.    Neither has had any significant use.  One can tell this by looking closely at the interior pistol rest.  When M1911A1 pistols are inserted they inevitably scar up the pistol rest over time.  Your holsters show only a few minor marks there so they don't have much actual mileage.   Regards, Charlie

Thank you for the info. The reference picture will be very helpful, thank you