Original U.S. Vietnam War Presentation Montagnard Crossbow with Quiver & Bolts to Captain James F. Russell, U.S. Army Advisor Water Jacket Assembly In short the "Raisuli"

In short the "Raisuli"

This set is called a Hauptbesteck 1939 (Main Cutlery 1939)

During the pre-war period from 1925 to 1935 all years of manufacture were to be coded as well

as is engraved on the side of his mess kit

Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Original U.S. Vietnam War Presentation Montagnard Crossbow with Quiver & Bolts to Captain James F. Russell, U.S. Army Advisor Water Jacket Assembly In short the "Raisuli"Original Item. One of a Kind. This is a lovely Montagnard crossbow souvenir presented to (then) Captain James F. Russell, a U. S. Army Advisor in Vietnam from September 1964 1965. Russell served two tours of duty in Vietnam, the first as an adviser from 1964 to 1965, and the second from 1970 to 1972. During his second tour, he commanded a U. S. military police battalion in Saigon. The bow measures 21 inches and the body measures 12 1 2 inches, makes a