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Post by 101steasykid on Aug 16, 2006 2:36:41 GMT -5
umm i was wondering if anyone could hook me up with some vietnam gear, i only have a jacket, im not sure wat kind it is, but i has a 1st infantry patch, and a m1 paratrooper helmet (vietnam style) i was wondering wat gear the Marines used, and if anyone had any flak jackets since on ebay they start at .99 and go for like 500 bucks. mainly i need a flakvest, any other gear would be fine too, please and thank you.
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Post by CharleyNovember on Aug 16, 2006 7:40:07 GMT -5
you know 1stID was Army not Marine right? and Marines don't have paratroops?
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Post by 101steasykid on Aug 16, 2006 13:40:06 GMT -5
yeah i know that, i just said thats all the vietnam gear i have, i took off the 1st Infantry patch so now its just a plan jacket, and i am trying to take off the paratrooper straps on the helmet to just make it a plan helmet. I'm not stupid, just i cant find wat i need in army and navy surplus so i get stuff close and modify it
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Post by CharleyNovember on Aug 16, 2006 14:40:23 GMT -5
Wasn't implying you were stupid. Ignorance is not a crime. There is stuff I don't know that I find out all the time. Wasn't meant as an insult just making sure you were not way way off track.
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Post by 101steasykid on Aug 16, 2006 15:30:52 GMT -5
oh i wasnt really offended, just saying that like i wanted to do the infantry for WWII until the guy at the store said it was a vietnam jacket, and i did a report on the 101st in vietnam so i bought a helmet which got me 9 extra credit points, haha and i really like the marines, i wanna join when i get out of college.
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Post by CharleyNovember on Aug 16, 2006 15:54:56 GMT -5
be careful of that around here .....yeah I know guys....but I couldn't help it he needed a warning.... I'm always interested in seeing what people modify to suit there interests and impressions.
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Post by 101steasykid on Aug 16, 2006 21:31:11 GMT -5
back on subject, does anyone have any vietnam gear they would like to give away, ammo pouches, canteen, .45 pouch, pistol holster, flak jacket, helmet, etc?
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Post by mauser98k on Aug 16, 2006 21:38:31 GMT -5
you know 1stID was Army not Marine right? and Marines don't have paratroops? There were paratroopers who jumped in the pacific in ww2, only one jump though.
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Post by mauser98k on Aug 16, 2006 21:39:44 GMT -5
and if anyone had any flak jackets since on ebay they start at .99 and go for like 500 bucks. mainly i need a flakvest, any other gear would be fine too, please and thank you. Surely if anybody had one they would sell it for $500 rather than give it to someone they don't know.
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Post by 101steasykid on Aug 16, 2006 22:45:06 GMT -5
well yeah, im not saying just give your old gear to me, more of if anyone wants to get rid of it for a cheaper price*
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Post by smokeythebear on Aug 16, 2006 22:45:41 GMT -5
lol this so called of topic section is pretty much al nam stuff now btw just head to www.incountry.ca
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Post by CharleyNovember on Aug 16, 2006 22:58:36 GMT -5
exactly.......
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Post by 101steasykid on Aug 16, 2006 23:31:19 GMT -5
only one jump...? hrmm i dont get it, i want a M-61 Cartridge Belt and M-41 Belt Suspender Straps carrying 4 x M-61 Cartridge Pouches, 2 x M-44/45 Canteen and Cover, First Aid Kit, and it would be nice for a pistol holster and .45 mag pouch www.gruntonline.com/US_Forces/US_MarineCorps/usmc_kit.htm
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Post by magic8ball on Aug 22, 2006 20:36:47 GMT -5
the one difference in the gear that I know of was that the Marines wore a piece of rubber inner tube for their helmet band whereas the Army wore a regular issue elastic fabric one.
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