Vietnam War USMC RECON Kit list

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[Patrick750]

What about something simple like this?

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He's Mud Marine , not RECON , his gear and uniform where a little different from that of a RECON Marine.

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[Patrick750]

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[Darius137]

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Sure do

[Darius137]

The STABO harness is a nice touch. Did they wear those regularly in the jungle, or just before and after pickups?

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[Eyes On]

NOT to argue, but there was more than cayenne in that container. While the other contents are not going to be discussed by me (as they are current TTP), you take your chances using only cayenne. It renders some dogs worthless, and has no effect on others.

It's a nice loadout. I wish I had kept my slant pockets. They went out of issue about a week before I graduated from ITS. Guys who had them after the changeover would wear them to bullshit formations like division change of command and whatnot. I think I finally had to throw out my last set in 1994... they were more repair than they were fabric

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[Paladin101]

[Paladin101]

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The list of gear was approved by various members of RECON teams from the war which i have been in contact with . STABOs where used often by them as well as M56 gear , the only difference between Marines M61 belts and Army M56 belts is on the attachment points for the M61 single magazine pouch , tiger stripes where also used by RECON teams until ERDL camo was adopted , there was also a mix of camo and OG uniforms used. Sea Wave was the first type of TS camo developed by the South Vietnamese Marines in the 50s this was later copied by the ARVN wich produced many variations of the pattern , all of wich where used by the RECON teams.