Genuine US Military issue
All dated 1973
All are pre-LC-1; the official nomenclature of these is M-1972. This was the stopgap between the M-1967 MLCE and the ALICE system.
They feature a notably smaller press stud (compared with the later larger type in the last photo)
Issued from the immediate post-Vietnam War period, until the 90s, alongside LC-1 components.
Multiple available - All are in excellent worn/used condition, some near-mint.
