Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated French Antique Guns The metal work does have

The metal work does have some rust pitting

with solid nickel hardware

from the siege of Arles in southern France by French forces under King Francis I

with some oxide antiquing in the recesses

plain cuffs

Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated French Antique Guns The metal work does haveOriginal 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