Original U.S. Vietnam War Full Box of Type C Field Ration “C-Rat” by Southern Package & Storage Co. - Dated November 1968 16th Century Model 1809/31 smoothbore

Model 1809/31 smoothbore

The metalwork still shows a very nice original blued finish in most areas

It sailed aboard the RMS Queen Mary and arrived in Great Britain on 10 September

The liner does have some wear and cracking

It has an intact belt loop

Original U.S. Vietnam War Full Box of Type C Field Ration “C-Rat” by Southern Package & Storage Co. - Dated November 1968 16th Century Model 1809/31 smoothboreOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this was a fantastic discovery! Its not very often you come across a C Ration case still full. While the initial specification was officially declared obsolete in 1945, and production of all Type C rations ended in 1958, existing stockpiles of both original and revised Type C rations continued to be issued to troops serving in Korea and even as late as the Vietnam War. A Marine tank commander serving in Vietnam