Original U.S. Korean War Experimental T-52-1 Body Armor Vest Nylon with Snaps Multi Nation Flags and 52nd Companies of the

and 52nd Companies of the 5th Marine Regiment taken Parris Island

S / SPRINGFIELD” next to an Eagle stamped into the lock

The marking was slightly mis-stamped

probably from moisture variations over the years

about a half of the way through wartime production

Original U.S. Korean War Experimental T-52-1 Body Armor Vest Nylon with Snaps Multi Nation Flags and 52nd Companies of theOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a scarce set of ARMOR, VEST, NYLON T 52 1 dating to the 1950s, likely an experimental example as there is very little reference to this set. The Army was experimenting with different materials across the vest, resulting in the T 52, T 52 1, T 52 2, and T 52 3. This set, the T 52 1, saw field testing in Korea in mid 1952. The set is marked Size Medium. The stamping inside the vest reads: MEDIUM ARMOR, VEST,