Just because the guy is holding the gun does not prove that itwas issued, or was even owned by the government, I had a square butt, 2" chief special in VN that I bought from another GI.The fatigues that the man is wearing appear to be standard non-rip stop jungle fatigues, and the boots are jungle boots. as far as the lack of markings on the uniform go, the 1st Cav when I was supporting them in 1969-1970 resupplied their men in the field every few days with clean uniforms by helicopter. Those fresh uniforms had no insignia because they did not know who was going to get a particular uniform. My best guess on the time frame of the picture is mid to late 1960's.

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