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AK 47 assault rifle ammunition chest rig: Viet cong
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown canvas ammunition pouches for an AK-47. Three large central pouches are flanked by a smaller pair on each side, all sewn to a canvas backing panel. Each pouch is fastened with a heavy cotton tap...RELAWM40117
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At an extensive enemy camp and bunker system, a table and seats fashioned from of jungle timber ...
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Maker: Burton, Wayne Anthony
At an extensive enemy camp and bunker system, a table and seats fashioned from of jungle timber stand on a raised earthen platform among trees and undergrowth. The system has just been captured in an ...P04698.004
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Battle damaged QF 20 Pounder Gun Barrel from Centurion Tank ARN 169017 : 1 Armoured Regiment
Technology
Maker: Royal Ordnance Factory
Battle damaged QF 20 Pounder gun barrel from a Centurion Tank. The barrel, which is not fitted with a breech block, has a prominent fume extractor at its midpoint and traces of khaki paint. The riflin...RELAWM40871
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Blue cotton trousers : National Liberation Front
Heraldry
Maker: Local Village/jungle camp production
Faded navy blue trousers with a green nylon patch sewn into the crotch. The trousers have slash style side pockets and rear pockets and a concealed buttoned fly closure. The hems are frayed, there is ...RELAWM40149.004
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Chicom Type 43 Sub-machine Gun : Viet Cong
Technology
Chicom Type 43 sub-machine gun. Pressed metal receiver and drilled top barrel cover that folds down over the muzzle. Marked on the top of the action with three Chinese characters, 1954 and the serial ...RELAWM40072
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Colt Model M1911A1 Pistol : Viet Cong
Technology
Colt Model M1911A1 semi-automatic pistol. Frame marked UNITED STATES PROPERTY M1911A1 US ARMY, the serial number and SA. The left side has the patent dates and COLT's PT. F.A. MFG Co, HARTFORD.CT. USA...RELAWM40065
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Concealed beneath jungle growth is one of the well-constructed entrances to an extensive enemy ...
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Maker: Burton, Wayne Anthony
Concealed beneath jungle growth is one of the well-constructed entrances to an extensive enemy bunker system which has just been captured in an assault by a combined armoured and infantry force as par...P04698.003
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Dark grey cotton trousers : National Liberation Front
Heraldry
Maker: Local Village/jungle camp production
Dark grey cotton trousers of the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong). The trousers have slash style hip pockets and side pockets, a concealed buttoned fly and six belt loops. The bottom of each leg ...RELAWM41007.002
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Embroidered cloth badge : Bushman Scout, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Green cotton shield-shaped badge hand embroidered in satin and stem stiches. The badge is edged in black and bears a diagonal yellow band running from top right to bottom left, superimposed with a red...RELAWM40877.001
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Fawn cotton trousers : National Liberation Front
Heraldry
Maker: Local Village/jungle camp production
Fawm cotton trousers of the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong). The trousers have slash style side pockets, a concealed button fly closure and five belt loops.RELAWM40149.001
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Full length olive green trousers : Viet Cong
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Viet Cong olive green cotton full length trousers with pleats at front and rear. There are two side pockets and one on the righthand side of the seat. The lower seam of the right hand side pocket is c...REL/00215.002
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HAT DICH AREA, PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-01-14. 41583 PRIVATE COLIN P. SISSON, A MEMBER ...
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Maker: Sisson, Colin P
HAT DICH AREA, PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-01-14. 41583 PRIVATE COLIN P. SISSON, A MEMBER OF V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND COMPONENT OF THE ANZAC BATTALION, STANDING OVER THE DEAD BODY OF A VIET CONG...P01661.005
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'Ho Chi Minh' truck tyre sandals : 247 Viet Cong Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of rubber sandals hand-made from car or truck tyres. The sole of each sandal is cut from an oval-shaped section of tyre, with the tread side downwards. Almost none of the original tread remains. ...RELAWM40105
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Horseshoe Base. 4720545 Trooper John Allan Gebhardt (left) and 313141 Trooper Rodney Wilden ...
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Maker: Burton, Wayne Anthony
Horseshoe Base. 4720545 Trooper John Allan Gebhardt (left) and 313141 Trooper Rodney Wilden Lynch, both members of 3 Troop, A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment RAAC, check their Centurion Mk 5/1 (Aust) ...P04698.002
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Long sleeved black shirt : National Liberation Front
Heraldry
Maker: Local Village/jungle camp production
Long sleeved collarless black shirt of the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong). The shirt has white buttons, side splits and patch pockets with diagonal pleats sewn below waist.RELAWM41007.001
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M1918 A2 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) : Viet Cong
Technology
Maker: Royal Typewriter Company Inc Royal Typewriter Company Inc
M1918 A2 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). Large machined steel action and barrel with a gas port underneath. Marked BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE-U.S. CAL .30 M.1918 A2-MANU'F'D BY ROYAL TYPEWRITER COMPANY ...RELAWM40070
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PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM, 1967-02. SOLDIERS OF 6TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ...
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Maker: Coleridge, Michael
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM, 1967-02. SOLDIERS OF 6TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (6RAR), SEARCH VIET CONG PRISONERS, LOCAL GUERILLAS FOUND HIDING IN A TUNNEL A FEW MILES EAST OF TH...P00076.005
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PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1965-12. MEMBERS OF SUPPORT COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL ...
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Maker: Hobbins, F John
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1965-12. MEMBERS OF SUPPORT COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (1RAR), WATCHING OVER A BLINDFOLDED VIET CONG (VC) PRISONER-OF-WAR (POW) WHOM THEY HAD CA...P01686.006
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PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1965-12. MEMBERS OF THE ANTI-TANK PLATOON, SUPPORT COMPANY, 1ST ...
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Maker: Hobbins, F John
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1965-12. MEMBERS OF THE ANTI-TANK PLATOON, SUPPORT COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (1RAR), CAPTURING A VIET CONG (VC) SUSPECT ON A ROADSIDE.P01686.007
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PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-04-06. RETURNED TO THEIR VILLAGE FOR RELATIVES TO BURY ARE THE ...
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Maker: Sisson, Colin P
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-04-06. RETURNED TO THEIR VILLAGE FOR RELATIVES TO BURY ARE THE DEAD BODIES OF SIX VIET CONG SOLDIERS KILLED IN AN AMBUSH BY 6 PLATOON, V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND COMPON...P01661.025
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PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-04-06. THE DEAD BODIES OF TWO OF THE SIX VIET CONG SOLDIERS ...
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Maker: Sisson, Colin P
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-04-06. THE DEAD BODIES OF TWO OF THE SIX VIET CONG SOLDIERS KILLED IN AN AMBUSH BY 6 PLATOON, V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND COMPONENT OF THE ANZAC BATTALION, ON THE NIGHT ...P01661.023
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PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-04-06. THE DEAD BODY OF ONE OF SIX VIET CONG SOLDIERS KILLED IN ...
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Maker: Sisson, Colin P
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-04-06. THE DEAD BODY OF ONE OF SIX VIET CONG SOLDIERS KILLED IN AN AMBUSH BY 6 PLATOON, V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND COMPONENT OF THE ANZAC BATTALION, ON THE NIGHT OF 196...P01661.022
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PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-04-06. THE DEAD BODY OF ONE OF SIX VIET CONG SOLDIERS KILLED IN ...
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Maker: Sisson, Colin P
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-04-06. THE DEAD BODY OF ONE OF SIX VIET CONG SOLDIERS KILLED IN AN AMBUSH BY 6 PLATOON, V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND COMPONENT OF THE ANZAC BATTALION, ON THE NIGHT OF 196...P01661.020
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Resettlement of Slope 30
Art
Maker: Fletcher, Bruce
Two Australian soldiers holding rifles watches over a group of Vietnamese adults, children and animals as they gather belongings to be resettled from Slope 30 in Phuoc Tuy Province. Formerly controlle...ART40539
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RPG 7V Rocket Launcher : Viet Cong
Technology
RPG 7V Rocket Launcher or Anti Tank Grenade Launcher. Tubular construction having a reinforced centre section covered with a brown wood fibre heat shield, two pistol grips and a conical rear that has ...RELAWM40058
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Type 56 (RPD) Light Machine Gun : Viet Cong
Technology
Chicom Type 56 (RPD) Light Machine Gun. Machined steel receiver, air cooled barrel with a gas port underneath. A folding bipod is attached to the barrel near the muzzle. It has a wooden butt, pistol ...RELAWM40056
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Viet Cong gas mask : C Company, 2 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Locally made gas mask. A plastic bag fitted with clear plastic panel handstitched in place for vision, with a section of cotton wadding handstitched over the area of the mouth and nose. The bag is fit...RELAWM40107
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Viet Cong Most Excellent Soldier Medal : Lieutenant F D L Greenway, 1 Division Intelligence Unit
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Viet Cong Most Excellent Soldier Medal. The medal is a rectangle of black cloth overlaid with a piece of squared paper and encased in clear plastic secured with machine sewing. Two long strips of red ...REL/15325.001
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Viet Cong water bottle : C Company, 2 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Mirro Corp. Unknown
Locally modified water bottle with carrier of American manufacture. The steel bottle is impressed 'US MIRRO 1956'. The black plastic lid is missing the cork gasket, which is presumably why the neck of...RELAWM40106.002
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Viet Cong webbing set : C Company, 2 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Locally made Viet Cong webbing set. The belt consists of two lengths of cotton webbing belt fastened together by means of cotton cord woven through sets of eyelets. The belt carries two nylon pouches ...RELAWM40106.001
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VIETNAM, 1968-02. A BUNKER IN A VIET CONG CAMP THAT WAS ATTACKED BY V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND ...
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Maker: Sisson, Colin P
VIETNAM, 1968-02. A BUNKER IN A VIET CONG CAMP THAT WAS ATTACKED BY V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND COMPONENT OF THE ANZAC BATTALION, DURING OPERATION COBURG IN THE BORDER AREA OF BIEN HOA AND LONG KHANH PRO...P01661.009
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VIETNAM, 1968-02. A VIET CONG CAMP THAT WAS ATTACKED BY V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND COMPONENT OF THE ...
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Maker: Sisson, Colin P
VIETNAM, 1968-02. A VIET CONG CAMP THAT WAS ATTACKED BY V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND COMPONENT OF THE ANZAC BATTALION, DURING OPERATION COBURG IN THE BORDER AREA OF BIEN HOA AND LONG KHANH PROVINCES, TO T...P01661.010
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VIETNAM, 1968-02-07. THE DEAD BODIES OF VIET CONG (VC) SOLDIERS KILLED WHEN A COMPANY-SIZED VC ...
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Maker: Sisson, Colin P
VIETNAM, 1968-02-07. THE DEAD BODIES OF VIET CONG (VC) SOLDIERS KILLED WHEN A COMPANY-SIZED VC FORCE ATTACKED V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND COMPONENT OF THE ANZAC BATTALION, DURING OPERATION COBURG IN THE ...P01661.015
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VIETNAM, 1968-01. THE DEAD BODY OF A VIET CONG SOLDIER KILLED IN A CONTACT WITH 6 PLATOON, V ...
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Maker: Sisson, Colin P
VIETNAM, 1968-01. THE DEAD BODY OF A VIET CONG SOLDIER KILLED IN A CONTACT WITH 6 PLATOON, V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND COMPONENT OF THE ANZAC BATTALION. THE CONTACT OCCURRED DURING OPERATION COBURG IN TH...P01661.007
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VIETNAM, 1968-02. THE DEAD BODY OF A VIET CONG SOLDIER KILLED IN A CONTACT WITH 6 PLATOON, V ...
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Maker: Sisson, Colin P
VIETNAM, 1968-02. THE DEAD BODY OF A VIET CONG SOLDIER KILLED IN A CONTACT WITH 6 PLATOON, V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND COMPONENT OF THE ANZAC BATTALION, DURING OPERATION COBURG IN THE BORDER AREA OF BIEN...P01661.011
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VIETNAM, 1968-02-07. WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION CAPTURED AND THE DEAD BODIES OF SOME OF THE VIET CONG ...
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Maker: Sisson, Colin P
VIETNAM, 1968-02-07. WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION CAPTURED AND THE DEAD BODIES OF SOME OF THE VIET CONG (VC) SOLDIERS KILLED, WHEN A COMPANY-SIZED VC FORCE ATTACKED V COMPANY, A NEW ZEALAND COMPONENT OF THE...P01661.014
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Waiting to move, resettlement of Slope 30
Art
Maker: Fletcher, Bruce
A small Vietnamese boy and dog standing beside a pile of pumpkins, a bag of rice and cooking equipment. The boy is among a group of Vietnamese families waiting to move from Slope 30, a Viet Cong contr...ART40537
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Webbing equipment and water bottle : Viet Cong
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Green cotton webbing belt with two-piece steel buckle and two steel slides. The buckle has a five pointed star engraved in its face. To the right of the belt is attached a small green canvas pouch wit...RELAWM40154