Case 32 - Vietnam War 1962-1975

Lightweight pith / tropical helmet with green cotton covering - brown leather chin strap with metal fastener - synthetic interior band - woven plant fibre structure - white lining

pine box with dovetail joints and two built in handles . The box has black illedgiable stamps in kanji and numbers . There are a number of shell casings and a carboard a unition case inside the box .

"05" stamped on canvas strap with green aluminium canteen with plastic stopper

Green canvas shoulder bag with two pockets. Instructions sewn under flap. Two button closure.

Flag is bisected in light blue and red halves; white star in center with Vietnamese writing in white above and below the star