1953 flak jacket

[bakludwig]

Any help on this one would be greatly apeciated as it is not my area. what would one like this go for ? And any history on it would be great.
Thanks
Mike

[bakludwig]

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[MattS]

The M1952 body armor was developed during the Korean War to replace the WW2 M12 vest, and these were very commonly seen in Vietnam. Last one like this I bought was $50, but that's only a ballpark figure. See also: http://www.olive-drab.com/od_soldier...rmor_korea.php