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Post by Nightcrawler on Apr 16, 2006 12:19:04 GMT -5
that isn't a compass pouch, it is a first aid pouch that holds your dressing. I recall calling it a compass/first aid pouch earlier in the thread. It's perfect for either. For lack of compass, I actually have been keeping dressing and a few other things in there to fill it up. Truth be told, it actually says 'CASE, COMPASS/FIRST AID' on the inside of the pouch, although the pictures don't allow you much chance to read it. Perhaps if you squint I suppose what determines whether it's a compass pouch or first aid pouch is what you put in it
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Post by Enkidu on Apr 16, 2006 13:41:50 GMT -5
I find the compass/first aid pouch a perfect place to put a red rag, for when I'm skirmishing. What does it say on your helmet band, Nighty?
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Post by Nightcrawler on Apr 16, 2006 14:35:07 GMT -5
Great tip, Enki. I think I'll adopt that. I never have an appropriate spot to put my kill rag and I doubt I'll ever use the dressing. My helmet band says 'Do not go gentle into that good night...' It's the title of and a line from a poem by Dylan Thomas. I always liked it cause I thought it was a cool way to say 'Don't give up'. Had I enough room on my band, I also would have put 'Rage, rage against the dying of the light', another line from the same poem, saying in so many words to fight against even an inevitable outcome. www.bigeye.com/donotgo.htmGlad to enlighten you
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Post by lilvino on Apr 16, 2006 22:11:58 GMT -5
that isn't a compass pouch, it is a first aid pouch that holds your dressing. That particular pouch being produced in 79 as stated earlier in the thread, was designed to hold both the standard field compass as well as the individual field dressing. It is nearly identical to the field dressings which are issued today. it is a 4 x 7 inch dressing which today sometimes comes in a camouflaged pattern (just like the one in my personal collection). In many pictures from Vietnam you can see soldiers wearing those pouches on both shoulders, one containing a compass and the other containing a bandage. The pouch you have I will say is slightly out of place as it is am M-67 type 1st. Aid / Compass Pouch (Made for A.L.I.C.E. gear) so it looks slightly out of place. The pouch you would be looking for is an M-56 1st. Aid / Compass Pouch, and the easiest way to tell the difference between the two is simply the material it is made out of. The M-56 gear (which makes up the majority of your load-out) is made purely of cotton. Nylon wasn't used yet for field equipment. It was developed later in-oder to extend equipment life as well as lighten the over all load weight. www.mooremilitaria.com has the pouches that would best fit your gear for $8 if your interested. But that is such a minor detail and it is entirely possible some one with M-56 equipment was later issued an M-67 1st. Aid / Compass Pouch as I have seen WWII equipment in press pictures of soldiers headed off to Iraq for the second go-round in "the big sand box." So if you are focused on details, there is a fix for you, but I wouldn't really worry about it because you're not really doing a historical display where a vet will say, "that's not right." And they probably wouldn't anyways.
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Post by Nightcrawler on Apr 18, 2006 15:05:35 GMT -5
Thanks for the info (+1)
You're right though, I'm not shooting for 100% accuracy. 'Pretty close' is good enough for me.
I'm still making strides towards getting an m14 and Phil is working on getting me my bandoleers. Thanks again for the feedback, all.
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Post by Jumprefusal on Apr 18, 2006 15:54:45 GMT -5
Well slap me sideways. I've never seen it used for a compass, but then again I wasn't in the army 20 years ago. I've got a few lensatic compass's laying around, If I run into you at an event I'll be happy to contribute to your vietnam cause.
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