A commercially manufactured New Zealand DPM suspender set based on the US Tactical Load-Bearing Vest shoulder strap design. Privately purchased by soldiers from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, it provided a more comfortable alternative to the US-style Y suspenders issued by the New Zealand Army.
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Australian M-1988 ICLCE H-Type khaki web suspenders, developed from the final M-1956 (Aust) design and used to support the ammunition pouches and field pack.
British Frog, Cutter, Wire, Folding (Mk I), developed during the First World War to carry folding wire cutters and remaining in service until the 1990s.
Developed for the U.S. Army M-24 Sniper Weapon System, this ammunition pouch carried twenty loose rounds of 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition in elastic loops, reflecting the transition from the magazine-fed M-21 sniper rifle to the bolt-action M-24.
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Developed for the Australian M-1988 Individual Combat Load Carrying Equipment (ICLCE), the Cover, Water Bottle evolved from the final M-1956 design. Later examples incorporated a front pouch to carry a Hexi Cooker and fuel tablets, combining water, cup and cooking equipment into a single pouch.
Locally produced in the Sinai Peninsula for members of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), this unofficial baseball cap was manufactured by Egyptian tailors and features an MFO deployment patch embroidered onto an ‘Urban’ style M-1981 Woodland camouflage pattern.
Developed for the M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon, the Case, Small Arms Ammunition, 200 RD Magazine was introduced in 1983 to carry the 200-round hard-pack magazine on the ALICE equipment system. Although designed as a dedicated ammunition pouch, its practical size saw it widely adopted as a general-purpose utility pouch by U.S. soldiers.
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The Bladder, Flight, DK was the inflatable flotation bladder fitted inside the U.S. Navy Life Preserver, Vest Type MK-1. Manufactured by Switlik Parachute Co, Inc. in 1991, the polyurethane-coated nylon bladder provided approximately 15 kg (29 lb) of buoyancy through a twin CO₂ cylinder inflation system and oral inflation tube.
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The Life Preserver, Vest Type, U.S. Navy, Mark I, commonly referred to as the Flight Deck Vest, was a standard and mandatory item of safety equipment worn by personnel operating on the flight decks of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and other aviation-capable vessels.
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The Pouch, Utility, Camouflage was a commercial pouch produced by a local manufacturer during the mid-1990s and early 2000s. Utilised as both a utility and canteen pouch, it was available in several variations, including an example fitted with an internal waterproof poly-cotton lining and plastic stiffening board.
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