Original U.S. Vietnam War Soldier Bring-Back Vietcong Bamboo Rice Paddy Hat with Written Provenance - Dated April 1969 Browning LMG The Navy entered the Vietnam

The Navy entered the Vietnam War in 1958

The rifle would be manufactured by Winchester as the Model 1885 Single Shot

The Germans were thicker than flies and the obstacles on the beach and in the water were still all intact

with some of the markings faded away

Original U.S. Vietnam War Soldier Bring-Back Vietcong Bamboo Rice Paddy Hat with Written Provenance - Dated April 1969 Browning LMG The Navy entered the VietnamOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous example of a G. I. bringback Vietcong Rice field hat with written provenance written on the husks underneath. There is a Vietcong emblem attached to the front of the hat, which has lost 95% of its enamel and now appears like brass. The hat is constructed of bamboo leaves covered by a rough cloth and held together underneath by small wooden rods. The hat is in fantastic shape for its age, retaining its