VIETNAM WAR US ISSUED ARVN M69 FLAK JACKET
The primary standard fragmentation vest issued to US Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces was the M69 Flak Jacket , alongside earlier models like the M-1959. These vests weighed about 8 pounds and used layers of ballistic nylon to stop shrapnel rather than bullets.
ARVN Forces: ARVN units were similarly supplied with US-pattern fragmentation vests via U.S. military assistance programs, particularly for static defense, base security, or high-risk operations.
This example has the printed sewn on instruction labels in Vietnamese indicating it was issued to the ARVN forces. It also has a instruction booklet also printed in Vietnamese.