Shared from the excellent Modernforces website that covers the history of MACVSOG. Lnk at bottom of article. Brief History: The AK-47 is a gas piston-operated 7.62×39mm cartridge assault rifle developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. Work on the AK-47 began as early as 1945 in Russia and in the following year 1946, the AK-47 had reached prototype phase and wasContinue reading “AK Rifle And Its Many Variants In Vietnam”
Category Archives: Vietnam War
SOG User Experience With The Gyrojet Pistol
During the war in Vietnam, SOG recon troops were sent a lot of unique and experimental weapons and gadgets to play around with and report back. One of those items is the famous Gyrojet pistol. You can see MOH Franklin D. Miller holding one tht belonged to MOH George Sisler after he was KIA. TheContinue reading “SOG User Experience With The Gyrojet Pistol”
It’s Up To You – Basic Combat Training (1967)
I ran across this video on a Youtube channel I recently discovered. Of course I had to watch this bit of Army propaganda about basic training the same year my Father went into the Army. I’m sure a few of them will have a lot of memories brought up from watching this one.
1965 1st CAVALRY DIVISION AIRMOBILE IN VIETNAM
This is a great little doc following a company of the 1st Cav during operations in Vietnam. Its not another telling of LZ Xray or anything you’ve seen 100s of times already.
Sionics 9mm Silent Sniper Carbine Testing by SOG
Lt. Mike Ash Command & Control Central (MACV-SOG) test fires the Sionics SSC. This is probably the only known photo of this rare gun being seen in the wild. It looks like a rechambered and barrelled M1 carbine action but it is not. Made by Plainfield Machine Co for Sionics, it is a 9mmx19 actionContinue reading “Sionics 9mm Silent Sniper Carbine Testing by SOG”
Custom Tailored Tiger Blazer
The “party jacket” is something most Vietnam war collectors know about. You will see them made of Tiger stripe, ERDL poncho liners and all manner of camo from the war. The coolest is my opinion are always the ones made from Tiger stripe and are cut to me Tuxedo jackets or blazers. This fellow wasContinue reading “Custom Tailored Tiger Blazer”
RECONNAISSANCE TEAM LEADER SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
The Special Recognition Award is presented to SERGEANT Rob Graham, for sustained meritorious service as a Long Range Reconnaissance Team Leader from 26 May 1969 through 12 May 1970. Sergeant Graham’s determination, courage, and accomplishments during his tour with Command and Control South have been inspiring. An honor graduate of the Reconnaissance Team Leaders” School,Continue reading “RECONNAISSANCE TEAM LEADER SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD”
C-Ration From Vietnam
I have a few MCI (” C-rations”) from Vietnam war era and decided to crack open one to see how it held up. Turns out it was completely edible still. The crackers and the chocolate and rice cookies. As you can see, the crackers still look as good as the day they canned them. PrettyContinue reading “C-Ration From Vietnam”
The Tropical Rucksack
I stole below from Vietnamgear.com so if you want to see a little more go check them out. Development of the Tropical Rucksack (a.k.a. Jungle Rucksack) began in 1965 when MACV requested a nylon version of the ARVN pack from Natick Labs for evaluation purposes. However, after initial testing the rucksack had to be significantly redesigned in order toContinue reading “The Tropical Rucksack”
US Army Snipers, Vietnam
A very cool color picture of US Army Snipers. You can see the use of the XM21 with Starlight and with ART 3x-9x optic
Scattered Shots 