September 9, 200916 yr #1 How can you tell the age of an army stretcher? Is there a difference between the ones used in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam?
September 9, 200916 yr #2 I believe the WW2 ones have ribbed aluminum supports, while later ones have painted steel supports without ribs... This will be of some help http://www.med-dept.com/litters.php
September 9, 200916 yr #3 some of the ones that they use now fold up so the medic can carry it on his back
September 9, 200916 yr #4 Here is some stretcher legs, I found 2-3 years ago at a scrap iron shop. A friend of mine sand blasted them for me. BEFORE AFTER
September 10, 200916 yr #5 The one I have is dated 1944 in small almost indiscernible numbers near the stretcher legs on the underside of the canvas.
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