Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated French Antique Guns from the siege of Arles

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

with solid nickel hardware

As the helicopter neared the downed airman

These were worn by uniformed German personnel

The upper is still functional

Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated French Antique Guns from the siege of ArlesOriginal 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