Original U.S. Vietnam War Type 2 Protestant Chaplain’s Kit with Partial Contents Bira Gun This is a very interesting

This is a very interesting Belgian socket type bayonet

and as such were made of bronze

with the rest oxidized

The chest has the designation stenciled onto the lid as well

The back has the full manufacturer information:

Original U.S. Vietnam War Type 2 Protestant Chaplain’s Kit with Partial Contents Bira Gun This is a very interestingOriginal Item. Only One Available. Going into the Vietnam era, Veteran chaplains would have used the kits they had from WW2 and or the Korean War. While Jewish chaplains, by necessity, continued to use the larger, bulkier kits, this next kit was developed and began being issued to Protestant and Catholic chaplains in Vietnam in 1966 as the Type 1, then was slightly modified to reduce costs without reducing serviceability in 1971 known as the Type 2.