Original U.S. Army Vietnam Era AN/PVS-2 Starlight Night Vision Scope with Transit Chest MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Points of note include-

Points of note include-

with the mask body being stiff and the respirator hose brittle and broken (which is not uncommon for these masks that are over 100 years old

although lacking the same stopping power

What is significant

There is a bend in the blade about 10 inches from the tip

Original U.S. Army Vietnam Era AN/PVS-2 Starlight Night Vision Scope with Transit Chest MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Points of note include-Original Item: Only One Available. The U. S. Army AN PVS 2 is a first generation night vision device, first developed during the Vietnam war era, which quickly went through several different revisions. While very large and heavy by "modern" standards, the 6 pound passive starlight PVS 2s were considered state of the art when it came to the capabilities of U. S. troops fighting at night. These scopes first entered service at the height of the Vietnam