P03090.006 Accession Number: P03090.006

Description

Gravel textured explosive compound as used in explosive devices by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam war.

Details

Accession Number
P03090.006
Photographer
Colonel John Howard Kemp (Rtd)
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Date Made
c 1967 - 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor J Kemp
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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