These olive/brown canvas camo grenade pouches measure 3-3/4" x 3" x 2" with snapping top flaps and (2) 1” wide snap-on belt straps on the back. Made in the USA and marked “NSN 8465-01-465-2093 DAAK60-97-D-9302" which is a lot of numbers for such a little pouch, but that’s the military for you.

These cold weather caps were made for the East German military, and are a gray wool blend with nylon faux-fur on the front and the standard pin-up ear flaps. New surplus from the late 1960s. Front has a 3/4” dia hammer & compass cloisonné medallion, the erstwhile symbol for E. Germany, that is just pinned on so you could wear it with anything! Size is Euro 57, which is 7-1/8, or a medium.

From Mil-Spec™, these GI-style cotton canvas first aid pouches measure 7-1/2" long x 5-1/4" square with a double hook-and-loop flap inside, and outer buckle and strap flap, plus an adjustable 26" shoulder strap. Fronts have a Red Cross-style cross and "Kit, First Aid" in white. You pick the olive drab or digital camo version.

These digital camo-frame goggles from Voodoo Tactical® measure just over 6” across with 3/8” thick foam to protect your face and keep the sand and dirt out. The shatter-proof and scratch-resistant UV400 polycarbonate lenses are held on your noggin with an adjustable 1-1/2” wide OD elastic strap. We’re pretty sure Rommel would have ordered these if we’d shipped to North Africa.

Orienteering fans will love this nylon camo map case. Opens to 27" x 19" with a clear vinyl window on one side and a hook-n-loop flapped pouch measuring 8-1/2" x 5-1/4" x 1-1/4 with (4) pen sleeves on the other. Folds up to 13-3/4” x 6-1/4” x 1-1/4” with a lanyard clip for carrying. Surplus factor: the clear vinyl is smudged with lines of what look like blue lettering that migrated onto it. Non-orienteerers will find it handy for travel storage for small items.

We’re semi-gaga over these lightly used Belgian Army Engineers’ bags because we don’t hardly ever get square bags. This one is 11-1/2” tall x 5-1/2” square (loaf of bread-sized) in heavy olive drab canvas. Top has leather-reinforced side panels and closes with a brass and leather tab/slot. Has a 4-foot adjustable strap with a lanyard clip, plus (3) C-rings on the back. Inside has (2) 8-1/2” deep side pockets.

The digital boonies call for a digital boonie hat. Ours is cotton with adjustable chin straps and a headband divided into a dozen sections so you can clip stuff onto it.  New, from Mil-Spec™. We’ll pick one in a size from 7 to 7-3/4.

Nope--we thought it was a theodolite-- a surveying instrument for measuring angles in horizontal and vertical planes, but it seems we missed the mark. With the help of a knowledgeable Surpie, we’re reasonably sure this olive drab apparatus is an artillery sight for a Chinese howitzer. (See, even we don’t know everything.) Measures approx 7-1/2" x 5" x 4" with a plethora of moving parts: optical head that pivots up and down; focal knob calibrated from 0 to -90 and +10 to + 80; horizontal and vertical adjustments with a locking lever; and a 1-5/8" dia ball with a 1/2" hole in the bottom for a mount. Weighs in at over 5 lbs. The paint is chipping, but you would too at this age.

Get in touch with your inner Schweizer with an aluminum Swiss military canteen cup. Surplus, and yours might even have a genuine Swiss dent or two. In a perfect oblong, unlike the U.S. kidney shape, they hold 14 oz and measure 4" x 2-3/4” x approx 4” tall with a pair of 2-1/2” folding handles that work better than the U.S. cup handle. All in all, the Swiss seem to have been way ahead of us, canteen-cup-wise.

These elbow pads feature water resistant digital camo cordura nylon sleeves, have thick foam padding on the exterior with plastic shells on the points for added protection and a full length neoprene sleeve on the inside of your arm for comfort and flexibility. Measure 10” long x a nominal 4” ID but are elastic and stretchy enough to slide over the largest forearms around here. Hook-n-loop straps on the ends tighten them. Recommended for skateboarders, dirt-bikers, riot duty, paint-gun fun and shopping those big-box store mega sales. Made in the USA.

From the Hungarian army and headed your way, these helmets have padded adjustable leather inserts in olive drab steel pots with adustable chin straps. All are lightly used but in good condition.

In a material like extra-thick trash-bag plastic, this is a late 1960s Swiss military Nuclear/Biological/Chemical protective poncho. Measures approx 50” long x 38” wide with snap closures in the front. We’re thinking it’d be handy for sudden rain storms but we’re a tad skeptical about its effectiveness in the case of nuclear rain. Best check with Switzerland before going out in the fallout.

Like the ones Johnny Carson wore? No, like the ones the Swiss military uses to handle Nuclear, Biological or Chemical stuff. NBC. These are new, still in the package, olive drab-ish, in a mysterious plastic-like material, 18-3/8” long x 7-1/2” wide, and are constructed like mittens with index fingers, the better to free up your trigger-finger, we assume. Our each is (3) pairs, complete with rubber loops to secure them to your forearms. When worn, they give you an (uncooked) lobster-like appearance, so costumers take a hint.

Once upon a time, people positioned themselves on the globe with maps you could fold up. If that warms the cockles of your orienteering heart, get yourself this black canvas map case. Measures 20” x 16-1/2” with a clear window on one side (for rainy day wandering) and a flap with (5) pencil holders on the back. Folds to an easy-to-carry 11” long x 6” wide with an adjustable and detachable 42” shoulder strap. Lots of hook-n-loop strips keep it together. Best of all, if you get lost you can do your own recalculating.

You’ll need a map case. From the pre-smartphone world, where military maps still live. These are 11" x 6-1/2" folded, and they open to a clear 16-1/2" x 20" window with a zippered top on one side and a 7" x 4-1/2" x 5/8" flapped pocket with (5) pen holders on it. Close with hook-n-loop fasteners and have a 42” long adjustable and removable shoulder strap. You pick olive digital camo or desert digital camo versions.

This is our second Bulgarian army medic’s kit, but this time it’s full of Bulgarian medical supplies. The 12-5/8" x 10" x 5" hard-shell case has a fold-out tray with assorted serum bottles with caps (sans sera), cotton batting, gauze, a tourniquet strap, scissors, tweezers and bandages. Cold-war era, but in impressive condition. In dark green, with a leather red cross cut-out on the front, slide closures and adjustable shoulder and waist straps. A great collectible item!

You don’t have to be a medic to appreciate this rubberized medic’s bag from, we suspect but aren’t posilutely sure, Uncle Sam. In deep olive drab, 8" x 5" x 4-3/4", with a hook-and-loop closure on top, an adjustable 64” shoulder strap and 1-3/8” belt loops on two sides. We like it for toting lunch or anything else you need to keep dry (your powder?) in the woods.

Nah, we don’t know either. Ours has that number, but yours may not, and it’s removable anyway. It’s an olive drab canvas bag 30” x 29” in a vaguely torso/chubby clover shape, e.g. with approx 8” bump-outs at the the top and on two upper sides. Like a garment bag for a fancy dress uniform with a giant collar and big epaulets. (OK, we made that up, but still.) Has a double zipper over the top, canvas handle grips, and adjustable 40” straps so it can be worn like a backpack. (French vets are encouraged to call us and explain.)