Original U.S. Vietnam War Incountry-Made “Cowboy” Bush Hat Made from US Parachute Material Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage located in Suhl

located in Suhl

with a brass front plate

Overall a wonderful condition gas mask that was definitely field used and is more than 100 years of age

which indicates manufacture by Josef Walter & Sohn

and they definitely look to be original

Original U.S. Vietnam War Incountry-Made “Cowboy” Bush Hat Made from US Parachute Material Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage located in SuhlOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an attractive example of a Locally Procured Vietnamese Made Bush Hat (aka Cowboy Hat by GIs). These were popular with U. S. and Army Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Forces all throughout the war. As the United States Military did not issue the now popular Boonie Hat until approximately 1967, many U. S. personnel acquired their own through local indigenous Vietnamese Tailor shops, street vendors, etc. The practice