Original U.S. Vietnam Era M1961 USMC Ammunition Pouch Hand Select:No GUNS MACHINE BESA ILLUSTRATED IDENTIFICATION

GUNS MACHINE BESA ILLUSTRATED IDENTIFICATION LIST July 1944

It was in turn gradually replaced in the 1990s by the current issue '95 Pattern Personal Load Carrying Equipment (PLCE)

released in the early 1990s

and production of aluminum M-1910 canteen cups was resumed as well

hand axe or hatchet

Original U.S. Vietnam Era M1961 USMC Ammunition Pouch Hand Select:No GUNS MACHINE BESA ILLUSTRATED IDENTIFICATIONOriginal Item: The basic design of the United States Marine Corps cotton M1961 ammunition pocket, which accommodated a single 20 round magazine for the M14 rifle, remained constant throughout the Vietnam War, though the pouch and flap were lengthened slightly in late 1964. The loop on the back of the pouch contained two male press studs, either one of which could be used to attach it to the M1961 cartridge belt. The lower press stud was used when the