Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated WWI where the serial numbers are

where the serial numbers are marked

and has lost about half the plating

which had by now been secured by the other soldiers at Dog Green proper

which is complete with no splits

One of the closer studs also pulled through the front of the box

Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated WWI where the serial numbers areOriginal 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