Vietnam War US army Insertion Raft
The United States Army Special Forces, also known as Green Berets, is a Special Operations Force (SOF) of the United States Army tasked with five primary missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance and direct action.
the item featured here is a portable raft that was used for inserting small teams of fighters
without being detected. Of rubber construction. Very similar in design to the survival rafts
except that this one is painted black and has very limited markings.
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The raft has information printed in the form of two tables. One tracks the "Inspection record"
while the other tracks the "Directive Compliance Patch". This is where records of any repairs
directed by the manufacturer would be tracked. Yellow ink is used to create the tables. No
data has been written on this example.
This Vietnam War US military collectible may be currently
reproduced.
It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because
the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with
the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this item.
Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of
the collectible.
If you have an interest is seeing other Vietnam war US military collectibles, you can do so by
going to our
Vietnam War US Military Collectibles Price Guide.
Where we cover items from the Army, Navy, Army Air Force and other organizations.
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