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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The Australian Haversack, Respirator, Anti-Gas, Light was a waterproofed canvas carrier developed for use with the Respirator, Anti-Gas, Light during the Second World War. Based on the British design but modified for tropical conditions, it incorporated a Lift-The-Dot closure, triglide strap fittings, and compartments for respirator accessories and anti-gas equipment.
The Singapore Belt, Individual Equipment was a component of the SAF nylon individual equipment system used from the early 1980s into the early 1990s. Fabricated from woven nylon webbing with double rows of metal grommets, the belt was designed to support suspenders and equipment fitted with M-10 wire hangers.
The Singapore Armed Forces Pocket, Ammunition, Magazine was the standard magazine pouch of the SAF nylon individual equipment system during the 1980s and early 1990s. Designed to carry three 30-round M16 magazines, the pouch featured side grenade cradles
The Singaporean Field Pack, Combat With Shoulder Straps was a commercially produced patrol pack designed for use with the Singapore Armed Forces nylon web equipment system. Combining features of the U.S. Field Pack, Combat and Field Pack, Nylon, it could be attached to a web belt or carried independently using removable shoulder straps.
