SMG General Purpose Ammo Pouch
General purpose ammunition pouch, issued to CIDG units for the Thomson and M3 SMG’s. They were used by SOG teams to carry magazines for the Karl Gustav M45, better known as the Swedish K.
CISO “Sterile” Ammo Pouch
General purpose ammunition pouch, designed by CISO (Counter Insurgency Support Office) in Okinawa. These were used by SOG teams to carry AK47 or Swedish K magazines as there were too large for the standard M56 pouches.
Conrad “Ben” Baker & CISO
Baker, a WW II veteran who served briefly in General Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters staff before putting his skills at organization and logistics to work with Field Engineers. In 1963 he was working in Okinawa when Special Forces Capt. David E. Watts worked to develop the Counterinsurgency Support Office (CISO) in…
M56 Canteen Cover
With the adoption of the M-1956 equipment, the M-1910 1-quart canteen and later World War II-production of the M-1910 remained in service well into the 1960s, later replaced by a plastic variant introduced in 1962. Both were of similar dimensions and slightly curved to sit comfortably on the hip. As…