Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Experimental Marine Corps M-14 Load Carrying Vest Designed for Troop Test Program - Extremely Rare British "Bobby" Police The leather is solid and

The leather is solid and supple throughout and the stitching and staple backed rivets are all solidly in place

however the maker mark is unfortunately too faded to read

NOM-48707 JUNE 15 1945

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Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Experimental Marine Corps M-14 Load Carrying Vest Designed for Troop Test Program - Extremely Rare British "Bobby" Police The leather is solid andOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an extraordinarily scarce experimental USMC M 14 Load Carrying Vest, designed as part of the Troop Test Program around 1960. There is very little written reference for these vests, but one article in the Marine Corps Gazette from October 1972 notes their use in the Troop Test Program: I was fortunate enough to take part in the Troop Test Program about 1960. Three different load carrying systems were issued