Silver Metal Drink Canteen with black plastic screw top. Metal chain attached to lid and canteen body.canteen

Silver Metal Cup with adjustable handle which folds under cup to fit into a holder.DS Hamill mfg Co Inc 1963cup

Field Pack, Army issue, green canvas material backpack with many compartments & pockets. Webbing at centre of backpack to secure onto a soldier. U.S army issue.united states army uniform

Khaki coloured adjustable webbing belt made of material webbing. Clasps are brass & are adjustable.webbing belt, army issue

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam.Thick booklet, yellowed cardboard cover. 184 pages. Front cover with Vietnamese writing & shield with sword. Star on the wings over the anchor. Book showing weapons & equipment used by the enemy in Vietnam.north vietnam army, weapons, australian army, vietnam

12 Volt battery supply. Green metal box with switches & knobs on top. Army issue used in conjunction with head set for communication APC issue. Radio set from APC used in training?battery

Green metal plate with 10 holes & 2 wing nuts.radio plate

Green radio handpiece that plugs into the battery pack. Black rubber coil with screw in attachment on top. Hand set has black connection to press button to communicate.radio handpiece

Green head set with earphones and hand held microphone with attachment to a long rubber coil connecting head set altogether. Leather strap holding earphones together. Metal connection for 12 Volt battery pack.radio sets

Coil of khaki coloured roperope

the Vietnamese knew the Long-Range patrol Scouts as "the men with green faces"united states. army. special forces -- equipment and supplies, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- regimental histories -- united states, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- reconnaissance operations, american.

The Corps of Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) has the major responsibility for the maintenance, recovery and repair of the Army's electrical and mechanical equipment.australia. army. corps of royal australian electrical and mechanical engineers - history, military engineering - australia - history - 20th century

Item is a combination tool used for a M60 machine gun, standard Australian issue for Vietnam era (US made).Heavy metal tool, well used. Combination spanner- closed at one end and open at other, with additional tool attached. Has white painted patch probably done for purposes of user labelling object.On shaft: 279068m60, machine gun, spanner, combination tool, military equipment

A typical North Vietnamese army issue helmet.Khaki green fabric covered pith helmet. Top part has 4 sections, each with a silver metal ventilation eyelet. Band separating top section from brim also has a metal eyelet. A domed metal vent at the top has 4 'arms. Inside strapping is green vinyl held in place by brown cord, and the chinstrap is brown leather with a silver metal buckle.pith helmet, vietnam, uniform, north vietnamese, helmet

In 1965, HMAS Sydney sailed on the first of 25 trips to Vũng Tàu, transporting Australian soldiers and equipment to serve in the Vietnam War. This is how the ship became known by the nickname " the Vung Tau Ferry".Shield-shaped wooden plaque with a bronze attachment displaying a crown, anchor, boomerang, woomera and nulla nulla with the word Sydney. Emblem of he HMAS SydneySYDNEY / THOROUGH AND READYsydney, navy, vungtau ferry, hmas sydney, australian navy

Standard Australian Army issue to combat soldiers in Vietnam. The wet weather material was strung up via tree supports or wrapped over the soldier as protection from rain.Green vinyl plastic sheet with reinforced corners with eyelets for cords to be attached. Reinforced borders with press studs and loops. Nylon cord attached to be used for hanging/securing of wet weather sheet. Illegible rectangle label on centre of sheet. Torn label on borderwet weather sheet, ground sheet, waterproof, vietnam, shelter

Standard Australian Army issue canteen pouch as used for carrying a water bottle during the conflict in Vietnam, but the name shown on the front of this item is not a Vietnam Veteran. Such items were also use post-Vietnam.An army issue canteen holder.Coop's 185 988 army issue, canvas, canteen

The item is standard issue shell dressing as issued for use in the Vietnam conflict. Note that it was made in 1942 for World war 2.Small cotton shell dressing used by medics in the Vietnam conflict produced by Johnson & Johnson Pty Ltd, Sydney June, 1942.Commonwealth of Australiavietnam, wound dressing, johnson & johnson, shell dressing, first aid, medical, bandage

Standard issue multi-use tool as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam (1962-1972).Foldable metal shovel with pick, has a release winder at the top of a long wooden handle, which is painted white.shovel, spade, pick, entrenching tool, vietnam

Dated 1964, these are standard issue pouches, designed to carry ammunition during the conflict in Vietnam.Khaki canvas ammunition pouch with four compartments each with a strap and fastener made from webbing with a metal clasp. Dividers are metal capped. Webbing on back for attaching to soldier's belt.Black printing on inside of pouch. 8465-66-021-1977 C.C.C.F. ^.1967ammunition pouches, canvas, 1967, khaki, equipment, military equipment

In the Vietnam conflict, Australian troops used these multi-purpose ropes to aid travel in the jungle at night or when crossing rivers, to join together with poles as stretchers, and to secure prisoners.Dark green rope assembly: single leg, cotton/jute. Rope is coiled with a loop at each end. Single loop at one end and a double loop at the other end.vietnam, toggle rope, military equipment, rope

Standard issue utility pouch as used by armed forces during the war in Vietnam.Brown canvas pouch. Brass press stud at front with three small compartments in lid. Brass buckle on back with two brass clasps for attachment to uniform.pouch, canvas, brass fittings, utility pouch, military equipment

This duffel bag was used during the Vietnam war by National Serviceman Private Wayne Edward Maschette, Army number: 5716538, who served in 8RAR, 1969-70, Long green canvas bag with a large white painted label. Brown stencilled printing of name and number of soldier. Brown, blue and yellow stripes and a picture of kangaroo on left hand side. Base of bag is covered in white paint with a black strip through the middle. Eight corroded metal rivets at the top of the bag where cord to close it would go.Front- 1023 5716538 PTE W.E. Maschette. Back- 8RAR E NOGGERA. His name and 5716538 all marked in texta. duffel bag, 8rar, army issue, bag, maschette, vietnam war, kit bag

Motar locating radarAN/KPQ-1mortar, mortar locating radar

Hand held silver and black Movie Camera automatic with zoom lens (attached to mannequin)Kolvex Titan TTL Automatic Akai (microphone)movie camera, automatic, zoom lens

Item used by National Serviceman 2nd Lieutenant John Bart Neervoort, who served in 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, from 08 May 1969 until 12 May 1970 during his service. Many of the films taken by John in Vietnam are used in the displays at the Museum. Black and silver hand-held Canon Super 8 movie camera with zoom lens, carry handle and battery pack that doubles as handle for filmingCanon super 8movie camera, canon super 8, 6rar, john neervoort, neervoort, super 8, camera