Original U.S. Vietnam War Kit Carson Scout Phoenix Program Personal Named Set Schwarzlose MG painted with the Regimental devise

painted with the Regimental devise and colors bearing the maker's shield of "Hawkes and Company

almost received the same on feet and legs when part of his suit went out

Totally original all five Imperial Shashquas show some scabbard wear

TAYLOR" and is covered in strawberry leaf engravings typical of the period

Original U.S. Vietnam War Kit Carson Scout Phoenix Program Personal Named Set Schwarzlose MG painted with the Regimental deviseOriginal Items: One of a kind set. This came to us from a Military museum in Missouri. Why they released, we don't know but if search Wikipedia for the Phoenix Program the things these guys got up to is simply harrowing. Basically all the "Kit Carson" Scouts were former Viet Cong fighters who had changed sides to fight with the Americans. It is recorded that 230 of these scouts were killed and 716 wounded during the war. General Westmoreland blessed