In 40 years of collecting I have never seen any piece like this. If it was part of the M1967 nylon gear, there's no way it would have been made for a BAR. Never seen any pics of US troops using the BAR in Vietnam. Also, anything  even experimental M1967 is so marked just like all the other pieces of gear you posted pics of; so if the "BAR belt" is not marked anywhere with a nomenclature of some kind, I would venture to say its something somebody made up, as anything can be repro'd or custom made. 

Hello all: Just joined the site, and as a 40 year collector, I probably should have been on this site much sooner. I live in the Ft. Worth, TX area and primarily focus on WWII AAF and USMC Vietnam era stuff, as my grandfather was a B-17 tail gunner in WWII, and my dad was a radio operator in 1st Battalion 9th Marines "The Walking Dead" at Khe Sanh in Vietnam. Look forward to being on here. 

I’ll add an appendix to your story with one of my own. I was in my early 30’s and recently went through my divorce and living on my own. About midnight I started getting severe abdominal pains. I thought it was a bad case of gas but different somehow. It got worse so I eventually decided to got to the hospital. The emergency room folks suspected appendicitis but were confused that  I was not showing some of the usual symptoms. They stuck me in a very chilly exam room only wearing one of those annoying stupid hospital gowns. Brrrrr. They did let me put my socks back on. Nice of them.  Eventually my blood tests came back and again pointed to appendicitis. But I still didn’t match some other symptoms. Still confused, they eventually decided to do exploratory surgery. Nurse put an anesthesia mask over my face and told me to count backwards from 100. I remember getting all the way down to 97. Next thing I knew I was in a recovery room. Doctor came in and told me that when they opened me up my appendix was just about to burst. Another 5 minutes and I would have been in big trouble. To date, this has been my one and only major surgical experience. Thank goodness. The only upside of the whole thing was that the young nurse taking care of me while I was in the hospital was quite cute and friendly. The medicine there is!  mikie

Not me, I'm about to throttle some people's enthusiasm!  😉

sounds plausable  

At one time I had an extensive collection of military arms that gave way to other interests. The Rock Island Arsenal 03's were always my favorites over the standard Springfield manufacture. This one is special and has been dug out after many years in the vault. The soldier that owned this piece stamped his last name or last initial on the stock, barrel, receiver and a few other places. He also stamped an interesting series of numbers and letters on the opposite side of the stock. This gun is in remarkable "as issued" state. The muted case hardening is clearly seen and the blued surfaces are well above average for an issued rifle. Any help with the ID of the soldier or information on the numbers with the lettering will be greatly appreciated. As an aside, the bore and rifling is very nice and strong. By posting this, and with your help, I can hopefully find more information on the name and numbers . Many thanks Dennis Jackson -     

When I got it in come to find out it is also Austrian marked. So was returned to the CMP after that

Hello there. I believe the following information is covered in Chapter 76, “Men’s Twentieth-Century Dress Blue Uniforms”, starting on page 559.  

I find this discussion of carburetors quite interesting and emotional. I’m all choked up 😁 about it.  mikie

I own this book. Do you possibly know what pages these are on?