Document, manual, book, etc.
Reference
Authorized Protective Eyewear List Posters Collection
The Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL) is a list of protective eyewear tested and approved by the U.S. Military for use by its soldiers. It was created in 2006 because statistics showed that about 10% of battlefield injuries at that time included eye injuries. The APEL is updated periodically and […]
Abbreviation, Meaning and Pronunciation
Abbr. Meaning Pronunciation Source ALICE All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment “alice” WIKIPEDIA APEL Authorized Protective Eyewear List N/A WIKIPEDIA ECWCS Extended Cold Weather Clothing System “ek-waks” WIKIPEDIA IIFS Individual Integrated Fighting System N/A WIKIPEDIA LINCLOE Lightweight Individual Clothing and Equipment N/A Vietnam Gear MOLLE Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment “molly” WIKIPEDIA […]
USGI Copycats Part 4: Miscellaneous
Camouflage Poncho Liner
USGI Copycats Part 3: Propper
“DLA100-94-C-8801”
NSN Reference Part 2: NCB Code
NCB stands for National Codification Bureau. The NCB is the organisation, typically a government agency, in charge of maintaining the NCS database within a given country. Country NCB Code USA 00 / 01 Unassigned (USA) 02 ~ 10 NATO-standard items 11 West Germany / Germany 12 Belgium 13 France 14 […]
NSN Reference Part 1: FSC Code
Federal Supply Class (FSC) codes are used to group products into logical families for management purposes. The four-digit fields, are used to group standardization documents and their products into logical families. Similarly, Standardization Areas refer to categories for engineering technologies, disciplines, and practices that do not fall under a FSC. […]
Vietnam War Reproduction Field Gear Collection
ROK made Repro M1967 canteen cover Stamp just like origin China made M1 helmet cover Stamp: “COVER, HELMET CAMOUFLAGE CONTRACT NO.8116 8465-261-6833 M&L WORKS” Phantom labeled repro M1956 M16 20rd mag pouch Repro M-1967 USMC Buttpack
WWII Reproduction Field Gear Collection
Chi Tu Club WWII US field gear reproduction. Stamp”CT&CLUB 1944″ “K & S CO. 1942” “LY&MFY CO. 1943” SEMS “SEMS 1942”