ORIGINAL WARTIME MANUFACTURED THAI "PROJECT UNITY" PROGRAM PROCURED LAOTIAN OD CANVAS MAGAZINE BANDOLIER AS ISSUED TO AND WORN BY THE LAOTIAN IRREGULAR FORCES, THE THAI UNITY BATTALIONS AND SOME CIA CASE OFFICERS DURING THE WAR IN LAOS.
THESE BANDOLIERS ARE INDICATIVE TO THE LAOTIAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND WE HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY PERIOD PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF THESE BANDOLIERS BEING USED IN SOUTH VIETNAM OR CAMBODIA.
FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION PLEASE SEE THE EXCELLENT REFERNCE BOOKS "SHADOW WAR" BY KEN CONBOY AND JAMES MORRISON AS WELL AS MR. CONBOY'S LATEST 3 VOLUME SERIES "THE ERAWAN WAR" TO NAME A FEW.
THIS OD CANVAS BANDOLIER FEATURES 6 POCKETS WHICH HOLD ONE EACH AND HAS A CANVAS SHOULDER STRAP WITH AN OPEN FRAME BUCKLE CLOSURE ALLOWING THE BANDOLIER TO BE WORN SLUNG OVER THE SHOULDER OR MORE COMMONLY DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE CHEST "BANDIDO" STYLE. ALL 6 POCKETS HAVE METAL PRESS STUD FASTENERS AND ALL ENDS OF THE SHOULDER STRAP ARE "TARRED".
AN EXTREMELY RARE BANDOLIER THAT IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION AS SHOWN WITH MINOR STORAGE / SHELF WEAR.
SHIPPING TO US RESIDENTS VIA PRIORITY MAIL W/TRACKING IS 14.00 THROUGH THE USPS.
INTERNATIONAL 1ST CLASS MAIL SHIPPING WITH TRACKING IS US 37.00 THROUGH THE USPS. WE DO
OFFER COMBINED SHIPPING SO IF YOU ORDER MORE THAN ONE ITEM, PLEASE WAIT FOR US TO INVOICE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR COLLECTIONS!!! JOHN O'CONNOR - INDOCHINA / SOUTHEAST ASIA MILITARIA.