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Magazine Vests

parafal: Junior Sergeant; Name : Ed.
Age : 55
Location : WA
Registration date : 2011-09-19
Number of posts : 164

Post n°1

Magazine Vests

Post by parafal Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:50 pm

Here's a couple of Vietnam War Magazine vests , the vests where first used by ARVN Forces and then copied and adopted by American Forces , they where made in many styles and patterns , camo patterns used where Tiger , ERDL and Leopard/Duck Hunter , many where also made in the regular OG107 fabric used for fatigues.

I own an OG107 model

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And an ERDL Pattern model

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Sarge

Sarge: Junior Sergeant; Age : 88
Location : Colorado
Registration date : 2010-07-31
Number of posts : 164

Post n°2

Re: Magazine Vests

Post by Sarge Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:20 am

I've never saw or heard of these! What American units used them? How would you wear your LBE with one of these?
You don't show any markings on the OD one, but the erdl one is a civilian made item, Not military issue! Soumds like a post war fantasy item to me.
Sarge

parafal

parafal: Junior Sergeant; Name : Ed.
Age : 55
Location : WA
Registration date : 2011-09-19
Number of posts : 164

Post n°3

Re: Magazine Vests

Post by parafal Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:25 am

Sarge wrote:I've never saw or heard of these! What American units used them? How would you wear your LBE with one of these?
You don't show any markings on the OD one, but the erdl one is a civilian made item, Not military issue! Soumds like a post war fantasy item to me.
Sarge

You could wear LBE under it or over it , depended on the type of vest.

A few units used them as trial versions .

The OG107 model has no markings as most of them didn't have them.

Not a fantasy item at all , CHIEF Sporting manufacture made a few of the vests in ERDL and Tiger.

The Original vest , ARVN made of Water Proof fabric
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