M1961 webbing vietnam war reddit. There are two different styles of ammo pouches.

M1961 webbing vietnam war reddit. you’ll see marines ditching the m1961 suspenders for size L m1956 suspenders throughout the conflict. I will make a post in a few days with all of the gear on. Partly consisting out of the old M1941 webbing, like the suspenders OP posted, and new M1961 webbing, mainly M14 mag pouches and the Since then I added to more M1961 Mag pouches, 2 metal canteens, and Korean War era 2 tone suspenders I opted to search eBay and was able to create a basic M1956 web gear rig from original Vietnam War items for less that what that repro cost! Just pay attention to eBay, haggle a bit, and have patience! I have an almost complete Late 1968-Early 1969 Vietnam War uniform. Get an ?1956 or M1961 buttpack, place it where the e-tool cover is, an attach the e-tool cover to the buttpack. USMC-proprietary M1961 magazine pouch, holds a single M14 magazine. Basic M1956 web gear. My canteen is incorrect (NBC cap I got for free). This is the USMC M1961 pattern web gear seen early in Vietnam. The M1956 & M1961 buttpacks were still being issued up into the 1980s (mostly for training or USANG/USAR units). The Marine Corps was a bit behind in terms of equipment in the early years of Vietnam. But with an M1961 belt you'd be correct using a 1950's and '60's M1910 canteen cover with the cartridge belt hooks. The goal is to show comparisons in equipment and to show how to set up the equipment properly, etc. The M1923 dismounted cartridge belt would carry 2 M1903 5rd clips with a dividing strap, or 1 8rd M1 clip in each if its ten pockets, the Marines used this same design untill adopting the M1961 system. There are two different styles of ammo pouches. To add, other webbing is also accurate for Nam’ such as Marine webbing which I forgot the name of, bits of WW2 and Korea hand me downs, M67, etc. While the Army rocked the M1956 system pretty much all throughout the war, the Marines had their own webbing. Standard load was four of those on a matching M1961 belt, which came with female snaps to accomodate those found on the pouch and keep them from moving. Basically an dummy's guide to VN equipment. It usually would have been replaced with a second canteen. It would be consisted of M1956, M1961, and M1967. Since those are Apr 8, 2009 · In the late 1960's, after adopting the M16A1 rifle for use in Viet Nam, the Marines began using Army M56 web gear. Waiting on the second M1 Helmet I just bought to come. Interesting graffiti, but I would assume this is probably something a previous owner applied after the war. . now if you’re making a specific impression i would research pictures of the particular unit during specific time frames to see what the actual soldiers did, but from my experience m1961 is the USMC’s default web system through the conflict Sep 18, 2009 · I figured to start this thread. Not quite. Jul 20, 2008 · Marines in Korea 5 years later looked about the same as they did in WWII. (M67 also looks similar to ALICE but it’s not) but the ideal webbing for beginner Vietnam reenactors is M56 as it was used by Army and Marines (Marines don’t use the buttpack and also uses more WW2 and Korea bits) and M56 will work for the Nov 16, 2015 · Rare vertical weaving M1961 belt Marine web equipment in early Vietnam War: M1941 & M1961 Sep 11, 2018 · Not quite. Partly consisting out of the old M1941 webbing, like the suspenders OP posted, and new M1961 webbing, mainly M14 mag pouches and the Looks good! I have one suggestion. m1961 for early-mid war and m1956 for late war. The E-Tool was typically not worn on the web gear. left is 1st pattern and right is 2nd pattern, the difference is eyelets. lisi dlm cepet zevtor rgpoaxb qzbq hmbnar miqczt ytpuq lzbmosy