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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:24:44 PM EST
A buddy is willing to give me a mannequin for my man cave and I want to deck it out with some OG-107 jungle fatigues and my XM177 clone. Would this be an acceptable rig?
Hessen Antique  Attached FilePic of CAR.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:27:18 PM EST
[#1]
I'm not sure, but it would still be cool af.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:34:57 PM EST
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Have been seeing these on e-bay lately, both in sets, and as individual pieces. They look like reasonably faithful repros, but the ones I have seen have all been ChiComm production, just in case that's an issue for you.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:35:23 PM EST
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Yes, it is the right thing.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:39:20 PM EST
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Quoted: A buddy is willing to give me a mannequin for my man cave and I want to deck it out with some OG-107 jungle fatigues and my XM177 clone. Would this be an acceptable rig? Hessen Antique https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/00C5784F-EF77-41AF-B39B-AAD7D4012288_jpe-2838263.JPG Pic of CAR. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/10C0BE64-9084-47BA-8A6C-8971C616C819_jpe-2838279.JPG 
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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:42:12 PM EST
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Only if you were carrying an M-14.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:44:56 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Only if you were carrying an M-14. Well that just means I’ll have to buy an M1A now.  The ad says M-16. |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:50:18 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well that just means I’ll have to buy an M1A now. The ad says M-16. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Only if you were carrying an M-14. Well that just means I’ll have to buy an M1A now. The ad says M-16. The 20 round mag pouches had black plastic clips and were nylon, The same with the 30 rounders. I think the first 30 rounders didn't have grenade pouches on them like the ones from the later years. |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:52:35 PM EST
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Why buy repro M56 gear when the original equipment is still out there? Get the real deal.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:54:02 PM EST
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There were canvas pouches that held four 20rd M16 magazines. They’re relatively uncommon, compared to the M56 Ammunition Pouches that held two M14 mags.
 Early, Late, and M16 |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:55:47 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why buy repro M56 gear when the original equipment is still out there? Get the real deal. yup |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:57:12 PM EST
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When I first enlisted I wore that rig I always just called LBE had M16 mag pouches with grenade holders on side.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 7:59:33 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There were canvas pouches that held four 20rd M16 magazines. They’re relatively uncommon, compared to the M56 Ammunition Pouches that held two M14 mags. https://photos.imageevent.com/willyp/firearmsalbums/uscoltarmalitem16ar15556/m16accessoryitems/magazineammopouches/Pouches%20M56.jpg Early, Late, and M16 I never saw canvas 20 round M16 pouches before, learn something new everyday. I carried a M14 pouch as a survival kit on my LBE in the 80's. |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 8:00:38 PM EST
[#13]
I ordered from Hessen one time,don't expect that what you receive willl look anything like the Pic.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 8:07:00 PM EST
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Posted: 6/2/2023 8:07:22 PM EST
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Why buy repro M56 gear when the original equipment is still out there? Get the real deal. A lot of what’s on eBay is from China and even more expensive. |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 8:10:02 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I ordered from Hessen one time,don't expect that what you receive willl look anything like the Pic. Good to know. |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 8:13:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why buy repro M56 gear when the original equipment is still out there? Get the real deal. Agreed. I put an M56 set together pretty cheaply. Just need to know what you're looking at.  Goes well with my XM16E1 clone build. |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 8:17:15 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I ordered from Hessen one time,don't expect that what you receive willl look anything like the Pic. LOL at least you got something. I’ve ordered from them twice and both times I got an email stating “durrr- we said it was in stock but it really wasn’t. D’oh! You’re being refunded” |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 8:32:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryLooks like 20 rounder pouches with the black clips are $20 on that ste. 
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Posted: 6/2/2023 8:40:25 PM EST
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Posted: 6/2/2023 8:49:37 PM EST
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks like 20 rounder pouches with the black clips are $20 on that ste. Bear in mind that the nylon M1967 20rd pouches only saw use in fairly limited numbers later on. They were never as common as the M1956 gear, even at the end. |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 8:49:41 PM EST
[#22]
I wore M-56 stuff up until 2000 or so when we all switched to the new brown gear.
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Posted: 6/2/2023 8:59:08 PM EST
[#23]
Quoted: A buddy is willing to give me a mannequin for my man cave and I want to deck it out with some OG-107 jungle fatigues and my XM177 clone. Would this be an acceptable rig? Hessen Antique https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/00C5784F-EF77-41AF-B39B-AAD7D4012288_jpe-2838263.JPG Pic of CAR. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/10C0BE64-9084-47BA-8A6C-8971C616C819_jpe-2838279.JPG |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 9:00:05 PM EST
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Those look to be M14 magazine pouches? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: A buddy is willing to give me a mannequin for my man cave and I want to deck it out with some OG-107 jungle fatigues and my XM177 clone. Would this be an acceptable rig? Hessen Antique https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/00C5784F-EF77-41AF-B39B-AAD7D4012288_jpe-2838263.JPG Pic of CAR. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/10C0BE64-9084-47BA-8A6C-8971C616C819_jpe-2838279.JPG |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 9:00:41 PM EST
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Well that just means I'll have to buy an M1A now. The ad says M-16. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Only if you were carrying an M-14. Well that just means I'll have to buy an M1A now. The ad says M-16. |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 9:01:27 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The 20 round mag pouches had black plastic clips and were nylon, The same with the 30 rounders. I think the first 30 rounders didn't have grenade pouches on them like the ones from the later years. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Only if you were carrying an M-14. Well that just means I'll have to buy an M1A now. The ad says M-16. The 20 round mag pouches had black plastic clips and were nylon, The same with the 30 rounders. I think the first 30 rounders didn't have grenade pouches on them like the ones from the later years. |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 9:07:27 PM EST
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Posted: 6/2/2023 9:10:27 PM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I wore M-56 stuff up until 2000 or so when we all switched to the new brown gear. No you didn't. The nylon "deuce gear" isn't M-56, it just looks and functions similarly. |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 10:11:57 PM EST
[#29]
Quoted: Those look to be M14 magazine pouches? Quoted: Only if you were carrying an M-14. |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 10:15:04 PM EST
[#30]
claymore bag, lrrp canteens, alice pack with frame, bandoliers,P-38 hanging on a dog tag chain
plus the shit is way to new |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 1:19:17 AM EST
[#31]
I'd have a Gerber Mark-2 hanging in the left side shoulder strap, handle down.
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Posted: 6/3/2023 1:21:47 AM EST
[#32]
you need a 90 degree green flashlight
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Posted: 6/3/2023 1:24:05 AM EST
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Those look to be M14 magazine pouches? No they look like a short version of the M56 universal ammo pouch. The long ones were “universal”. The short ones were “M16A1” pouches. |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 1:30:43 AM EST
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Those are the canvas M1967 ones for the M16. Canvas was M56. M67 was nylon. |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 1:38:33 AM EST
[#35]
You need a AN/PRC-25 too.
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Posted: 6/3/2023 2:37:13 AM EST
[#36]
Quoted: A buddy is willing to give me a mannequin for my man cave and I want to deck it out with some OG-107 jungle fatigues and my XM177 clone. Would this be an acceptable rig? Hessen Antique https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/00C5784F-EF77-41AF-B39B-AAD7D4012288_jpe-2838263.JPG Pic of CAR. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/10C0BE64-9084-47BA-8A6C-8971C616C819_jpe-2838279.JPG Hell yeah, screen name checks out! |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 4:36:04 AM EST
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Oh, yeah. Don't forget the lensatic compass!
Personally, I would skip the butt pack and have a first aid kit. |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 4:54:45 AM EST
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man ive got an original set of web gear like that i picked up at the knob creek show trade me something cool for it. ive got every early variation of 20rd and 30rd pouches and doubles of a bunch of em on the 30rd gen 1 and 2 types.
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Posted: 6/3/2023 5:00:51 AM EST
[#39]
Nice.
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Posted: 6/3/2023 5:36:32 AM EST
[#40]
I was a 1st Cav grunt 69-70 working the Cambodian border area. We only had a few "issue" items as I remember. Just kept hanging a lot of stuff from the ruck frame. We had 20 magazines of ammo, usually in those thin cloth bands that tied around your waist or over your shoulder. Here is a photo of 3 guys in the squad.
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Posted: 6/3/2023 6:04:12 AM EST
[#41]
No fence around mag release button
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Posted: 6/3/2023 6:35:58 AM EST
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd have a Gerber Mark-2 hanging in the left side shoulder strap, handle down. I have that already. |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 6:36:19 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: you need a 90 degree green flashlight Have that already too. |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 6:41:47 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No fence around mag release button XM177E2 had a fence. XM177E1 didn’t. |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 6:44:25 AM EST
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We called our issue gear "782 gear" back in cold war times. Everything was canvas and metal from what I recall. It soaked up sweat like a sponge. swet and water would accumulate and soak down through your mag pouches.
But OP may be able to find more options by searching 782 gear; if has not tried that yet. |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 6:49:30 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Canvas was M56. M67 was nylon. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Those are the canvas M1967 ones for the M16. Canvas was M56. M67 was nylon. |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 6:54:35 AM EST
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Since it’s a CAR-15 you should do a MAC-V-SOG tribute. It would look really cool and give you a lot more freedom in the gear selection.
Photos pulled from Google:  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 6:56:24 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We called our issue gear "782 gear" back in cold war times. Everything was canvas and metal from what I recall. It soaked up sweat like a sponge. swet and water would accumulate and soak down through your mag pouches. But OP may be able to find more options by searching 782 gear; if has not tried that yet. That and we carried the Field Transport pack. It was a two piece pack system. When in combat you only wore the top pack. I was there late on and our magazine pouches carried 3, 30 round magazines and two frags. The M-14 pouches we had were single magazine types. Most of our 782 gear was old Korean War stuff. |
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Posted: 6/3/2023 7:02:47 AM EST
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Posted: 6/3/2023 7:04:16 AM EST
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