U.S. Military Vietnam War Era Original M1956 Entrenching Tool Shovel Cover Carrier Various Dates Military & Tactical Boots Each booklet of detection paper Size:7 Each booklet of detection paper is compact enough to fit in a side pocket and comes packaged in a polyethylene bag to protect it from moisture or accidental exposure The pattern would carry on past the 1980’s up to current day either as commercial hunting clothing or designer fashion and were used throughout the majority of the conflict as they held up exceptionally well due to their tough canvas build but would eventually begin to rot in the humidity of the East Asian jungles of Vietnam Adopted in 1956 as part of the M 1956 Load Carrying System that became standard issue to multiple branches after the Korean War