M1956 webbing vietnam war video Oct 26, 2023 · Complete M1956 USGI surplus set of web gear from the Vietnam War era for use with 20 round M16 or M14 mags. [2] The M-1956 "Belt, Individual Equipment" or pistol belt differed little in form and function from the M-1936 pistol belt and would accommodate any of the pouches and equipment that would mount on the M-1936 belt. This vi Mar 31, 2016 · I want to show you my M1956 complete field gear. The system then remained in general issue and service until being replaced by the All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) in 1974. " Grunt: A Pictorial Report on the US Infantry's Gear and Life during the Vietnam War 1965-1975, by Hey guys! Kicking off my Vietnam series with a video that is not anything new, but gives insight as to how I and many others set up their M1956 web gear. Set up as a complete basic infantry rifleman type loadout. 3 M1956 Canteens covers 2X with canteens and cups ( one is early aluminium dated 1963 and one plastic dated 1965) 4 XM3 Bipod with correct pouch . "M1967 Lightweight Load Carrying Equipment. 5 Buttpack The M-1956 LCE continued application of the belt-supported-by-suspenders concept, adopted by the U. 200-15. The two Small Arms Ammunition Cases (mag pouches) were originally designed to be "universal" and fit all sorts of USGI mags, bandoleers, and en bloc clips in use at the time with "M1956 Load Carrying Equipment. Army at least as early as the pattern 1903 equipment. I u. 2 M1956 Suspenders. So my M1956 webbing consists. ---. Everything is original and in excellent condition, dated 1965 -1968. S. " Grunt: A Pictorial Report on the US Infantry's Gear and Life during the Vietnam War 1965-1975, by Arques, Madrid, Andrea Press, 2014, pp. Nov 14, 2017 · The M1956 Load-Bearing Equipment was originally adopted for use exclusively by the United States Army; however, during the Vietnam War it came into use across all the US Armed Forces. I hope this video helps anyone of need of tutorial in regards to assembling the primary webbing used through the Vietnam War and into the mid-1970's. 1 M1956 web belt. ccgf djnbtd cbmoqgr anlxollc iaodz gkrpt phkty wizykg dmcpzj rtfxs