SOURCES:  Ancestry.com, Find-A-Grave.com                         Ancestry - Thomas Jacob B Lohr.pdf Death Cert - Thomas J B Lohr.pdf

#18878 [10/10/32] MacDonald, Charles A.        

Congratulations on this excellent find, wish it was in my care.

Looks like an M5 cavalry horse gasmask pouch modified into a pack.

Just got this MA-2 torso harness at a WW2 reenactment for $40! Probably the best deal I’ve ever had, like, ever.     It’s size Extra Large Regular, and the date is probably anywhere from 1963 to 67, I’m not sure because it’s just unintelligible at this point. It has some different rigger made pouches added on, with the 2 of those D rings added I imagine so the original owner could use the LPA-1 or 2 without an SV-2, and an interestingly placed liner pad from an APH-6. Overall, the vest looks like it’s barely been used, and the buckles are near mint.   The seller had a bunch of milsurp with just a few aircrew items, but alongside the MA-2, he was selling a pair of heavily worn Z-3’s for $150 and a gear set of an APH-6C, early CWU-27/P, SV-2B, LPA-2 with pouches, and CSU-15/P for $1,000. Would’ve gotten it if I had the money on hand (thankfully I didn’t).   Anywho, it was a crazy deal, and I’m definitely enjoying it.   Thank you very much - Ryan

Crew of "Les's Best".

Hi Nestor. Nope, unfortunately another fake. By the way, “QLVNCH” Is the acronym for Quân lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa, which translates to the “Republic of Vietnam Military Forces”. Not sure why this lighter would have that, instead of just the acronym for the ARVN Rangers (Biệt Động Quân), as is on the one side. If you’re a South Vietnamese Ranger we already know you’re in the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces.

This is the info on the sellers page. The group is comprised of 34 shooting medals and marksmanship badges which were awarded to Thomas Lohr, with the medals reflecting a period of more than twenty years, from the pre-World War I era into the 1930’s. Lohr was a member of the Virginia National Guard, and he was commissioned as an officer in World War I. The group includes a portrait photograph of Lohr as an enlisted man in World War I, wearing several marksmanship awards. The group also includes a 1912 document appointing Lohr as a Corporal in the First Infantry Regiment of the Virginia Volunteers as well as Lohr’s 1918 dated commission as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry. Many of the medals are engraved with Lohr’s name as the recipient. The group also includes a pair of screw back distinctive unit insignia for the 116th Infantry Regiment, a component of the 29th Division, and both bear Lohr’s name on the reverse. Overall an impressive group in very condition, with the documents showing age toning.

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/more-furniture-collectibles/collectibles-curiosities/arms-armor-weapons/rare-m4-leather-wwii-horse-gas-mask/id-f_17321292/#zoomModalOpen I think this is a case for the horse gas mask, check out this link, and go from there.  Cheers, Armygas

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