I sent a PM

Nice, the accelerator pedal linkage is one of the parts I talked about yesterday about needing studs to mount them to the block (the studs needed for the coil are the same), but this size is easily available from parts dealers.   When we restored the jeep the first time in the mid-1990's those big stashes were already mostly dried up, although dealers still did have a decent supply of original parts. Other parts were relatively easy to find at shows, but even once common and plentiful parts dry up sooner or later...   The last big vehicle stash I remember were those Greek jeeps, and most of those were in a very sorry state although usually relatively complete.        

The sleeves couldn't be permanently shortened because you never knew what region you might be deployed to, or in what season...remember, we wore BDUs regardless of the season/climate. You might need to pull the sleeves down for warmth, to protect your skin from the sun, or from critters that might give you some exotic tropical disease.   Mark sends

Hi Karl, Will send you a DM, thank you   AG

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Take note of post#7…when I listed “FSN”…not “NSN”   As far as the conversion from FSN to NSN, I enlisted in the USAF in June 1972 and I was an Inventory Mgt Specialist until Feb-Mar 1976.  I recall in 1974 while I was at Bitburg AB, Germany, I had the “honor” of updating catalog data by adding “00” in the FSN thus converting them to NSN…so I believe we converted earlier (1974).  In addition to my military, I worked in logistics/supply for DOD Civil Service (US Navy, US Army, and DOD Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)) retiring after 51 years service……so I “kinda know FSN/NSN. :-)

Here is a photo from one of the Natick reports. Tim

Here is the M56 nylon experimental pouch next to the standard pouch.  

When the Army adopted the M1956 equipment, the ammunition pouches were indeed "universal". Designed to hold 6 en bloc clips for the M1 rifle, 2 magazines for the BAR or the M14 or 4 30rd clips for the M1 Carbine.  The experimental M56 nylon set of equipment, which was tested in Vietnam, simply copied the ammo pouch. I've seen a lot of the Natick labs literature from the time period and have never seen a photo or reference to a nylon BAR belt. Tim