Seals in Vietnam

[sniper34d]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

no I paid £20 for the holster from a surplus store

the belt, cantina and 2 ammo pouches were £15

[mike174]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

The belt buckles look like they're from a British issue belt....

[Terry Mcann]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

The belt buckles look like they're from a British issue belt....

1st thoughts were indeed Brit but nope-the female part of the buckle is slightly different to a Brit one-im still going for Dutch or Belg(or similar Nato type).

[Kenworth W900]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

Not sure about the SEALs but SOG used it during the Nam war. The UZI and the G3 and HK33 were also used at times.

I've never seen a G3 in SOG Nam pics before. Pics or didn't happen...

[army will]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

g3 was used although in limited numbers and primarily by aussies

[Teufelhunden]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

Belt is not a 782 web belt(usmc) it is indeed a Dutch issue belt,

If it's usmc it's missing the pop studs !

[Terry Mcann]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

Dont think they were actually G3s-cannot remember their official designation but they were the forerunners of what we know now as the G3.

[shoreham]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

....However, jeans in the jungle?

The Seals wore jeans because apparently they were quieter than baggy jungle utilities when wet. The Seals had easy access to them in Vietnam because they were standard US Navy issue. They were also reckoned to last longer than uniform trousers.




Pics snaffled from militaryphotos.net

There's a big picture-heavy thread on there.

[army will]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

cetme?

[Terry Mcann]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

cetme?

Nope,will do some digging and get back with i hope the answer

[Kenworth W900]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

g3 was used although in limited numbers and primarily by aussies

Again Will, I must reply with, 'pics or it didn't happen...'

[Terry Mcann]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

Cannot find the fantastic link i saw a while back with pics etc but the weapon in question was the---Harrington & Richardson T223.

[Kenworth W900]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

Thats okay then, I thought my google-fu had weakened and prevented me from finding an actual G3 in (US) use in Vietnam.

The T223 is just one of the weapons I have been gathering info on in the past few months. When my site is finished I hope that it will provide a valuable resource to Vietnam airsofters.

[Teufelhunden]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

http://img352.imageshack.us/i/navyse...am91zfyw2.jpg/

http://www.airsoftteam-weekendwarrio...nahme_seal.jpg

[Kenworth W900]

Re: Seals in Vietnam

Here is a link to my page of info on the H&R T223. Please note that my page is not finished, nor infact the whole site. If there's anything you can add to my info on the T223, please let me know.