Can you tell when picture was taken ??

**Joe W** · 05-04-2009 08:28 PM

Can you guess about what year this picture was taken. Don't forget, Marines used old gear for quite a while. After a number of replys I will supply the answer. Sorry for the quality of the picture. Semper Fi, Joe

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**Bill Hollinger** · 05-04-2009 08:42 PM

1945?

**Gibbs505** · 05-04-2009 10:27 PM

1968?

**SteveC** · 05-04-2009 10:39 PM

1963?

**Litt'le Lee** · 05-04-2009 11:23 PM

but the leather sling throwing me--we have new util after herringbone-black Marines - no metal cheverons-

**Joe W** · 05-04-2009 11:44 PM

Litt'le Lee, those are very good observations and should put you right in the ball park. I was sure the leather sling would throw some off, ignore it. But we did have the metal cheverons by 1959.

**Bob Womack** · 05-05-2009 08:26 AM

Looks like between the hours of 11am and 1pm as well.

Bob

**Bill Hollinger** · 05-05-2009 08:43 AM

Were Marines wearing HBTs that late?

**0311Shooter** · 05-05-2009 09:06 AM

Those are the later version HBT's, with the V pocket flaps, we wore those in the early 60's until the BDU's came out.

I would guess that pic to be somewhere in the late 50's to the mid 60's.

**Joe W** · 05-05-2009 11:18 PM

Members of Hotel Company, 3rd. Bn, 8th Marines on training exercise in Vieques P.R. from March to May of 1957.(TRAEX 1-57) Most of the 782 gear, packs, helmets, entrenching tools shelter halfs and such were WW2 issue.

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