by CollectinSteve Thu Jul 09, 2015 2:21 am
If it has a label that follows the standard conventions of contract number, NSN, and both languages then it's probably genuine issue. If it does not have all that, then it's probably not genuine issue. However, that doesn't mean an active soldier didn't use that particular item. I don't know how common "private purchase" items are in Canadian military use, but it's probably more than zero.
Steve