We're going to have to agree to disagree then. I'm certainly no expert on carburettors, all of the information I posted above comes from the g503.com forum of which I am a member too but there is a very good topic about the WW2 jeep carburettor and its various parts, variations and markings and it has been documented fairly well that Carter themselves only start to mention the 698S (with the 12 patents) in 1948.   Regardless, we have now reached the point that any original Carter carburettor in NOS to usable condition is getting rare and expensive, and since a few years reproductions of various quality have been available.   I would love to see some photo's of your jeep! 🙂         Absolutely amazing, those were the days... But even if you can't save everything I would say you made good use of the opportunity and collected a very nice stash of spare parts that continues to be of good use today and in the future!     

Wow what a nice group.

This particular detector has been waterproofed at some point in its life.

Spalding 1898 contract belt. mounted version. The Spaldings used heavy 3 brass round wires for fastening and waist adjustment; an open c-catch for fastening flanked by a pair of sliding adjusters. The belt plate is not correct, its a typical modern era collector 'mash up' to make the belt look much cooler than it originally made and worn.

In 1895 the army issued new cartridge belts for the Krag rifle and carbine. What you have is the mounted or cavalry belt, just as it was issued and used. The belts were dark blue from 1895 to 1900 at which time the army switched to the tan belts which were better suited to the khaki field uniform. The c-catch is the original system and the way these were worn. The army dropped the US plates in 1895 when the new 30/40 belts and Krags were issued. That book sadly is full of errors including collector / dealer 'put together' belt & plates combos never actually worn. 

Hi Thanks for the info. Really appreciate your input🙂

The bag is the rubber ear pieces for the headset all nos 1957. There are still has all the earth pieces which are still plyable.

The box and certain components have been repainted directly over the WWII paint and stenciling wich is visible from some angles through the current paint which im guessing is from right around 1957 all parts are stamped signal corp as well the WWII stenciling shows this as a signal corp detector throughout its life. Some bonuses are the WWII dated GM vacuum tubes and the other item that is used for finding and removing the mines.

I don't know much about these but it is supposedly a Siam Amulet so Thai not Vietnamese.   So I guess this could have been worn by members of the Thai Queen Cobra or Black Panther Divisions that fought in South Vietnam.   

. More photos 1970's Jeep wrecks   Note in the first photo the saplings have started beside the Jeep, twisted up under the hoop bar and continued upwards,  the side panel is badly rotted where the shovel would normally sit.    The second is a Ford GP engine and a carburettor   The third shows the British airborne quick release on the steering wheel for removal for glider use   The forth shows the square painted area featuring the British Airborne ' Pegasus ' sign    The fifth the King inspecting a British airborne Bantam Jeep featuring the large British airborne Pegasus plaque.             Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 24 May  2O26.   ..