This image displays a toy minifigure set representing a U.S. Army “Grunt” (the popular slang term for an infantryman) from the Vietnam War era. The figure is specifically outfitted as a machine gunner.
He is wearing an M1 Helmet with the iconic “Mitchell” camouflage pattern cover, which was standard issue during the war. His uniform consists of olive-green trousers and he is depicted with rolled-up sleeves, as was common in the intense heat of the Vietnamese jungle.
His combat loadout is that of a machine gunner: he wears two crisscrossed bandoliers of 7.62mm ammunition for the M60 machine gun. He also has a printed web belt with a “US” marked canteen, ammunition pouches, and a fragmentation grenade.
The set includes two highly detailed weapon accessories:
- A toy replica of the M60 machine gun. The M60 was the primary U.S. general-purpose machine gun of the Vietnam War. It was famously nicknamed “The Pig” by the troops due to its size, weight, and powerful “thump” when fired. The M60 gunner was the foundation of the infantry squad’s firepower.
- A toy replica of a pump-action shotgun. Shotguns were devastating and highly effective weapons in the close-quarters jungle combat and base defense of Vietnam, often used by the “point man” on patrol.
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