Collect WWII Gear? Check this out...

[coolhandluke]

Ran across an individual out in Weatherford today with a small stash of very nice WWII era surplus items at more than fair prices. I picked up the items in the photos below from him. I'll post the additional items that he had in post #2 in case anyone is interested in anything else that he has...he did tell me that he as willing to ship items.

M1923 cartidge belt with medical pouch (Boyt manufacture...date illegible, med pouch manufactured by JQMD "Jefferson Quartermaster Depot"...dated 1943)

M1928 haversack (Indianapolis Tent & Awning Co. manufacture - 1942 dated)

Packboard (American Seating Co. manufacture - dated 3/15/45, unissued with unopened instructions and additional instruction sheet)

 

[coolhandluke]

The other items that I saw were...

Packboards (2...unissued condition)
M1908 Haversack (WWI era style....dated 1909)
M1928 Haversack (2)
M1936 Field Pack (2 or 3)
M1945 Rucksack (not sure how many...there were more than two)
WW2 Mountain Troop Backpack with frames (2)
M1910 Mattock Pick (3)
1 set of WWII era leggings
1 set of 1945 dated shoulder pads
OCD helmets with liners (4)
Anchor Glass 7x50 US Army binoculars that had been professionally refurbished (came with a B&L case)
50 cal ammo cans (4)

 

[761mph]

i miss the days when you walked into a surplus store the musty canvas smell hit you (normally 2 steps in), next was the used leather boot smell
i spent many an hour in the old stores around Okc area (my mother had a curio & antique store and she was always driving around looking for items for the store)
the "surplus stores" of today are mostly filled with factory seconds or very low quality items that fall apart sometime between the first and third wearing