Original U.S. Vietnam War 2nd Battalion 7th Marines Camouflage Souvenir Boonie Hat With Viet Cong Hunting Club Patch Original Machine Guns This is definitely a later

This is definitely a later war version of the helmet

The liner is ink stamped size 54 with the original size adjustment string

The photographs show how nicely they clean up: much of the stuff that looks like rust is actually clay-heavy dirt

Off he rushed to turn off his machine and back he came to stay all evening

indicating production by The General Electric Company of Britain

Original U.S. Vietnam War 2nd Battalion 7th Marines Camouflage Souvenir Boonie Hat With Viet Cong Hunting Club Patch Original Machine Guns This is definitely a laterOriginal Item: One Of A Kind. This is a rare theater made Vietnam War bush hat. This style hat became popular with US Servicemen, specifically NCOs, who spent time in the wet hot conditions of Vietnam during the war. The patches all appear to be theater made and correct for the era. The hat itself appears to have been Thai made which would be correct as many personnel spent their R&R time in Thailand and would have hats such as these made for when