Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated Receivers Scheduled to have his leg

Scheduled to have his leg amputated the surgeon attending him was continually called away so that Colonel Hamilton finally decided after the third postponement to take his chances and amazingly recovered

the cuff braiding appears to be a captains rank

They are usually made in a matte steel finish

and accompanying pegs make it an excellent addition to a U

Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated Receivers Scheduled to have his legOriginal Item: Only One Available. Development of the Tropical Rucksack (a. k. a. Jungle Rucksack) began in 1965 when MACV requested a nylon version of the ARVN pack from Natick Labs for evaluation purposes. However, after initial testing the rucksack had to be significantly redesigned in order to strengthen the pack and round off the corners of the frame. The redesigned rucksack was assessed against three Cresson H. Kearny modified Gurkha Australian