Originally a canteen pouch with two little mouse ear flaps that wrap around the top and snap closed, this insulated olive drab bag could double as a purse or a dog bone holder. Which technically would make it a pooch pouch. Measures 7-1/2" x 7" x 2-1/2". Snap straps on the back let you clip it to your pack or belt.

These gray rubber gas masks from the Russian military fit over your entire head and lend a very insectesque appearance. Eye lenses (you get some spares) measure 2-3/16" dia and the front of the mask ends in a snout-like fitting for a filter, which you won't get because we don't got. Includes a 13" x 5" x 4" OD cloth carrying bag with sundry pouches and straps. Don't wear these masks into any "situations"--they're for decorative purposes only.

But no tent. Or shelter half, as they say in the army, although we don't know whose army these are from.  You get a 3-section, 44" tent pole plus (3) steel stakes, all well used and all in an OD camo pouch. Your bivouac partner is supposed to have the other pole and pegs, so maybe he has your half of the pup tent, too.

With Austrian troops climbing ev'ry mountain and wearing these fatigue caps. In dark olive drab, with little vent holes and that Austrian army target-like red and white circle logo on the peak. Pre-worn in Austria for your convenience. In Euro size 54/55, which is US small, 6-3/4 to 6-7/8.

Flip up the 2-1/2” brim on this soft, camo battle cap from the Italian military, and you’ll achieve something like a Beetle Bailey insouciance, with an Italian flavor. Call it sprezzatura. (Just go look it up, Sparky.) Sized M, but ours was a touch tight on a 7-3/8 capo, so think S/M. Has an elastic band in back, and little vents on the sides for you hotheads.

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 576, which is a medium.

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.

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.

These military surplus pop chutes are made to help open really big parachutes, but please don’t use yours to jump out of airplanes with. (That prohibition applies to all AS&S items, by the way.) This chute measures 26” dia x 21” long or tall, depending on how you look at it. It’s in off-white nylon and mesh with a big compression spring inside and a pair of grommet holes on the bottom. We think it would make a nifty post-modern holiday tree, or a spectacular hat with a tie through those grommets.

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!