Good Morning, 

 

A friend of mine picked this up from a military surplus store several years ago. He's looked for info online and hasn't found much on it. He asked me my opinion on it but because I don't know much about Vietnam era items I hesitate to provide him with advice on its authenticity. His question is, does anyone know  what features separate a reproduction SOG vest from original SOG vests. Thanks you very much for any help, 

 

Adrian 

I haven’t seen too many in my day but I like the zipper. 

Thank you for the Feedback USMC_COLLECTOR. Its much appreciated.

Does not look like an original.

 

Zippers are wrong and so are the snaps.

 

Plus where are the straps across the front.

 

Looks like a current Asian made copy.

Probably an East Asia replica. I'm pretty sure they use those snaps.

You guys are great! Thank you for answering the question, and providing insight on this piece. 

 

Adrian 

Bah shows what I know! 🤣

That's why second opinions are needed!

On 4/23/2023 at 1:23 PM, vintageproductions said:

Does not look like an original.

 

Zippers are wrong and so are the snaps.

 

Plus where are the straps across the front.

 

Looks like a current Asian made copy.

 

On 4/23/2023 at 1:42 PM, Spike said:

Probably an East Asia replica. I'm pretty sure they use those snaps.