Original U.S. Vietnam War Unopened Type C Field Ration “C-Rat” by Southern Package & Storage Co. - Dated September 1969 U.S. Field Gear The M1 optical was very

The M1 optical was very similar to the Navy Diaphragm Series the only difference being the canister being rimmed on the M1

another phrase used was: Buntfarbenaufdruck (colourful print)

but this is the larger 2nd model French WWI Barbed Wire Destruction Grenade

which is still about 25% retained

The brass has small bits of oxidation throughout but this adds to the patina

Original U.S. Vietnam War Unopened Type C Field Ration “C-Rat” by Southern Package & Storage Co. - Dated September 1969 U.S. Field Gear The M1 optical was veryOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this was a fantastic discovery! Its not very often you come across a C Ration case still unopened. While the initial specification was officially declared obsolete in 1945, and production of all Type C rations ended in 1958, existing stockpiles of both original and revised Type C rations continued to be issued to troops serving in Korea and even as late as the Vietnam War. A Marine tank commander serving in