Original U.S. Vietnam War Incountry-Made “Cowboy” Bush Hat Made from US Parachute Material Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage with a brass front plate

with a brass front plate

with a maker marking above the closure stud on the front of the holster: M

against enemy patrol activity

A lovely piece

which indicates manufacture by Josef Walter & Sohn

Original U.S. Vietnam War Incountry-Made “Cowboy” Bush Hat Made from US Parachute Material Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage with a brass front plateOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an attractive example of a Locally Procured Vietnamese Made Bush Hat (aka Cowboy Hat by GIs). These were popular with U. S. and Army Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Forces all throughout the war. As the United States Military did not issue the now popular Boonie Hat until approximately 1967, many U. S. personnel acquired their own through local indigenous Vietnamese Tailor shops, street vendors, etc. The practice