U.S. M-1956 Field Combat Butt Pack Hand Select:No Original Item: Just received from

Original Item: Just received from an old collection in England are these sets Original Queen Elizabeth II Red Cavalry Trooper’s Parade Tunics of the Life Guards Division of the Household Cavalry complete with blue facings

Khaki P37 Web Pair of over-the-shoulder Cross straps

308 Winchester) barrel

these are not the sub-standard new made productions available elsewhere

The firm of Quist moved their maker's marks to the rear of the helmet sometime during 1942 or 1943

U.S. M-1956 Field Combat Butt Pack Hand Select:No Original Item: Just received fromOriginal Item: The M 56 Field Pack was part of the The M 1956 Load Carrying Equipment [LCE], also known as the Individual Load Carrying Equipment [ILCE], replaced the M 1910 olive drab cotton canvas and web individual equipment which had remained in service, with various modifications since that year. The M 1956 LCE came at a period when the United States Army was in the process of adopting a new service rifle, and thus the system is very general