Description: Flak (Armored) Vest, same basic pattern as US military issued vests. ARVN Flak Vests were created on a smaller size scale than US made pieces, and are marked with labels in Vietnamese, not English. Though ARVN troops carried these in the 1960s, the vests were not widely distributed/manufactured until the Vietnamization program began, nearly all of these bearing production dates post-1969, most being made in 1970.

Description: Multipiece construction, X Metal Frame. Surplus US Model 1945 Field Packs proved unsuitable for ARVN use in the early 1960s. Troops often complained of the packs being too heavy and too small. In 1963, a new pack was developed to be supplied to ARVN troops, which was larger and made of lighter weight fabric. The pack came to be known as the "ARVN Rucksack", and became the predominant Republic of Vietnam military field pack used by all branches of the armed forces through 1975. These packs were also used by US Special Forces and individual US troops in Vietnam.

Description: Plastic canteen, identical to US pattern, QLVNCH/ARVN Quartermaster markings. In the late 1950s-60s ARVN troops largely carried surplus steel US Military canteens. In 1962 the US Military began issuing plastic canteens as standard equipment, and canteens designated for ARVN issue began being produced in the mid-1960s. However, as with Flak Vests, these canteens specifically made for the ARVN were not widely manufactured/issued until the Vietnamization period. Consequently, most of these canteens have post-1969 manufacture dates.

Description: Identical to those supplied to the US Military, Vietnamese language labels. Vietnamization saw large quantities of US designed material manufactured for ARVN use, and as a signifier of this most of these supplies came with Vietnamese language labels/instructions.