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April 1974, Barter Island, Alaska
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01-24-2021 01:06 PM
# ADS
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Originally Posted by
BEAR
April 1974
Just before we arrived, January '75... Looked like the same snow too...
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Those canvas 1956 pouches were one of the best all around pouches the Army ever issued. They'll even hold 25 12 Gauge shotgun shells.
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Thank You to Brian Dick For This Useful Post:
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Good utility pouch. Just a bit big for a couple 1911 mags...you could fit a box of .45 ball in there too.
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Bear, where are your “over-dirties” ?
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Originally Posted by
frenchkat
“over-dirties”
Realistic name too... But after a few days out, I can easily imagine where the name came from. Ours would be burned and melted because they were nylon.
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All I ever wore were the cotton version. Couldn’t keep them clean to save our lives.
Good to hear from a couple of old Alaska hands.
Ken “Frenchkat” Bowen
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Originally Posted by
frenchkat
All I ever wore were the cotton version.
I was Canadian
army and ours were nylon. I ended up training with Bear in Jan '75 during a joint forces training opportunity (Fairbanks). We didn't know then of course but we were in the same places at the same time...and you weren't far away.
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Originally Posted by
frenchkat
Bear, where are your “over-dirties” ?
Strangely enough we didn't take them. Barter Island had no trees and our green uniforms could be seen for miles. One of our squads was even tracked by a couple of Polar Bears for a short while.
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Last edited by BEAR; 04-27-2021 at 11:33 AM.
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