Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated French Antique Guns It does have heavy wear

It does have heavy wear from service

with solid nickel hardware

protecting a plinth below a national eagle with outstretched wings clutching a wreathed swas within its talons and surrounded by “1936”

The metal work does have some rust pitting

plain cuffs

Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated French Antique Guns It does have heavy wearOriginal 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