Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated WWII Once a preliminary sketch was

Once a preliminary sketch was complete

and had the barrels shortened to a more concealable 5-in length

with a few spots of tarnished silver

and the "crown" is far above the top of the helmet

Original U.S. Vietnam War Scarce Tropical Jungle Rucksack - 1968 Dated WWII Once a preliminary sketch wasOriginal 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