YOU ARE PURCHASING:

AN ORIGINAL KOREAN WAR ERA US ARMY WOODEN SIDE RAILS WITH END LEGS COT UNIT.  IT IS BEING SOLD AS A REPLACEMENT UNIT TO REPAIR A BROKEN USGI MILITARY FOLDING WOODEN COT.  

ALL USGI MILITARY COT FRAMES ARE COMPOSED OF 3 PIECES-------1 CENTER LEGS CROSS PIECE AS WELL AS 2 SIDE RAILS AND END LEGS UNITS.  THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDE RAILS UNITS IS THAT ONE COMES WITH A CANVAS WEB CARRYING HANDLE AND TWO CANVAS WEB END STICK SECURING STRAPS WHEREAS THE OTHER UNIT DOESN'T COME WITH ANY CANVAS WEBBING.  THE ONES FOR SALE HERE ON THIS LISTING ARE THE TYPE THAT DO NOT COME WITH ANY CANVAS HANDLE OR SECURING STRAPS.

IN ADDITION EACH SET WILL COME WITH 2 BOLTS, 2 NUTS AND 2 WASHERS TO ALLOW FOR ATTACHMENT OF THIS REPLACEMENT UNIT TO A CENTER LEGS CROSS PIECE.

THESE REPLACEMENT PIECES CAME OUT OF A FCDA (FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION) EMERGENCY SHELTER WHERE THEY HAD BEEN STORED FOR A LONG TIME.   THEY WERE MADE IN THE YEARS 1952 THRU 1954 BY GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT COMPANY UNDER MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS  # MIL-C-10883B.

 WHEN FOLDED, THE SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 37 1/2" X 3" X 3".

WEIGHT:  8 LBS.

NOTE:  THESE REPLACEMENT COT UNITS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.  OVER TIME THEY HAVE INCURRED RELATIVELY MINOR SCRATCHES TO THE PAINT FINISH AS WELL AS TARNISH TO THE METAL FITTINGS.  MOST APPEAR TO HAVE HAD LITTLE OR NO FIELD USAGE.  ALL THE ATTACHED HARDWARE (RIVETS, BRACKETS AND HINGES) ARE IN GREAT WORKING ORDER.  MOST IMPORTANTLY THE WOODEN DOWEL NIPPLES AT THE END OF EACH SIDE RAIL ARE NOT CRACKED OR BROKEN AND WILL FIT SNUGLY INTO THE APPROPRIATE HOLES ON A COT END STICK.      

IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF REPAIRING OR UPGRADING YOUR USGI MILITARY WOODEN FOLDING COT THESE REPLACEMENT SIDE RAILS/END LEGS UNIT WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH MANY MORE YEARS OF FUTURE USAGE. 

NOTE:  ON MULTIPLE QUANTITY LISTINGS THE ITEM IN THE PHOTO IS A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THE INVENTORY THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE.  THE ONE SHOWN MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE ACTUAL ONE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE.


ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE E-MAIL ME BEFORE YOU BID. 

U.S. CUSTOMERS WE WILL USE UPS / ACTUAL SHIPPING COST 

INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS WE WILL USE INTERNATIONAL PRIORITY TO SHIP THIS ITEM, INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS IS THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE SHIPPING METHOD WE WILL USE, SO PLEASE E-MAIL US BEFORE BIDDING IF YOU NEED AN INTERNATIONAL QUOTATION. 

THANKS FOR READING AND GOOD BIDDING.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS – PLEASE NOTE:

IMPORT DUTIES, TAXES, AND CHARGES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ITEM PRICE SHIPPING COST.  THESE CHARGES ARE THE BUYER’S RESPONSIBILITY. 

PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR COUNTRY’S CUSTOMS OFFICE TO DETERMINE WHAT THESE ADDITIONAL COSTS WILL BE PRIOR TO BIDDING OR BUYING. 

CUSTOMS FEES ARE NORMALLY CHARGED BY THE SHIPPING COMPANY OR COLLECTED WHEN YOU PICK THE ITEM UP. THESE FEES ARE NOT ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES. 

WE DON’T UNDER-VALUE MERCHANDISE OR MARK THE ITEMS AS A GIFT ON CUSTOMS FORMS.  DOING THAT IS AGAINST U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS. 


ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL BUYERS.  I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS THAT ARE SHIPPED OUTSIDE
OF THE UNITED STATES.  NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR ITEMS THAT GET LOST OR STOLEN.  BY BIDDING OR BUYING YOU ARE INDICATING THAT YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS.  IF A PACKAGE SHOULD GET LOST, I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH PAY PAL RECEIPTS TO PROVE THAT THE ITEM WAS SHIPPED.  I WILL ALSO TRY TO LOCATE THE ITEM IN THE U.S. MAIL SYSTEM BUT I CAN OFFER NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL BE FOUND.  SO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE BE AWARE OF OUR POLICY AND IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS FEEL FREE TO PURCHASE U.S.P.S. INSURANCE FROM US AT THE TIME YOU PLACE AN ORDER.  IT IS A RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM A LOST SHIPMENT.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

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